> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 17 February 2003 15:43 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Floppy Install Problem on SS10 > > Your SPARC should automatically use the serial console for > i/o since there is no keyboard. > > This behaviour is propably a bug in the debian installation > system, maybe it is restricted to installation by floppy disc > only. We had this discussion already: After using Ben > Collins' CD-Image, this issue has been solved for me (see the > debian archives for details on this).
Thanks for all the advice, folks... Ben Collins' disks were no good either...kept getting the same problem and also when booting 'linux console=ttya' I eventually bit the bullet and set up rarpd and tftpd on my e-smith box and got it booted off there and had the installer running in minutes...only thing now is that SILO fails at the end of the install...but that's another story I guess... G. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager via NCC Help Desk (0115) 9772010. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept for the presence of computer viruses. Nottinghamshire County Council Legal Disclaimer

