On Mon, Nov 07, 2005 at 02:26:47PM -0000, Andrew, Chris Mr wrote: > Hi, all. > > Just subscribed to the list after being off it for 6 months plus. > > Has anybody managed to install Etch on A SS20? > > I do "boot cdrom", CDROM boots, start the install, all looking good, > then installer tries to detect my CDROM (that I booted from), and > prompts me for modules. I have tried all the options, but no luck. > > BTW, I booted the default Etch kernel. It's quite annoying, because my > Sparc only likes new media, not CDRW's....so getting through some disks. > > BTW, I reported this twice as a bug, but no acknowledgement, so not sure > if being addressed. Next plan could be a Sarge install (no probs), > then maybe see if "apt-get dist-upgrade" works. I've never tried this. > On an SS20 - I had Etch running for a while IIRC. Best plan is probably to do an absolutely minimum Sarge install, then change your sources.list and do an apt-get update ; apt-get dist-upgrade. This works for me almost every time on any machine I try it: the trick is to have as little as possible installed as you upgrade and add it gradually thereafter. If you need to install 1000 packages: install 200 and add the rest 50 at a time: takes longer but is generally much less error prone :)
Andy > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > > Chris. > > CJH ANDREW > DII SA4a2a > Mil: 94382 3450 > Civ: 01225 813450 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
