On Thursday 11 September 2003 15:43, Owen Mehegan wrote: > I'm not sure which version of the Debian install this is, I'm using the > mini-sparc image that I found here: > http://auric.debian.org/~bcollins/disks-sparc/current/ > > In any case, the issue with SILO comes up _during the install,_ so right > now I'm stuck. The install wants to run SILO so the system can be bootable, > but that won't run. For some reason it also will not create a boot floopy. > Since I'm in the midst of an install, apt-get doesn't seem to be present, > so I can't take your suggestion of updating and checking. Any other ideas?
Is it possible to finish the installation without installing SILO, then boot your installation using a boot disk and then try what I suggested? It seems you have a duff package set with the wrong version of either SILO or glibc. You could try contacting whoever it is that distributes the mini-ISO image and see if they can replicate & fix the problem. If possible it might be an idea to try an official full ISO image - at least it is (almost) guaranteed to work. Regards, David.
