> I'm trying to install 3.0 on a Sun Ultra2 using CDs created with jigdo. > This is my first experience with Debian. Here is what I've done...
I just did this on an Ultra1. > 1. Booted with CD1, got the boot: prompt and hit Enter. > 2. Got an error "/boot/sparc64.gz not found" or something similar. > 3. Looked at the CD contents and found /boot/sparc64 without the gz > suffix. > 4. At the boot: prompt I entered "/boot/sparc64" and hit Enter. Instead, I booted with the "rescue" image which, for whatever reason, did a normal install. Here's what I did: ok> boot cdrom . . . blah blah blah . . . SILO: rescue . . . normal installation occurs here . . . > 5. The computer begins to boot, I see the normal Linux screen as it > boots. > 6. During boot a kernel panic occurs... > > Kernel panic: I have no root and I want to scream > Press L1-A to return to the boot prom I love Linux error messages. A little humour can go a long way. You would have to specify where your root is. With a CD boot, I don't know what it'd be... you specify it like this: SILO: linux root=/dev/XYZ But since you're trying to install, what device you mount as root I can't remember. It'd be the RAMdisk image that is loaded up. But again, like I said, when I chose "rescue" target to boot, that actually got me into the normal installation. -- tim ellis senior database architect
