Debian install woes
Hi All, I'm trying to install Debian on some Dell 1750's and really need some guidance. As these machines ship with Fusion MPT scsi host adapters I replaced the kernel on the rescue floppy (none of the rescue kernel images recognised the MTP adapter) with the latest stable kernel (2.4.22) with MPT support compiled in. I reach the 'Install Kernel and Driver Modules' stage and it tells me it can use the CDROM to load the installable packages. I hit OK, it then tells me it can't load the rescue disk from the floppy. I've re-inserted the rescue disk after it wanted the ram disk image guessing that it would need it as the kernel to install. I use Alt-f2 to get a console up and tailed /var/log/messages, it's complaining about Mounting /dev/loop0 on /floppy failed: No such device I ensured the kernel I built had loop device compiled in as per the docs. I look at the contents of /dev and /dev/loop0 is there as is /floppy. Any help/suggestions would be appreciated enormously. Thanks, James Williamson -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian install woes
On Sat, Dec 06, 2003 at 06:45:06PM +, james wrote: I'm trying to install Debian on some Dell 1750's and really need some guidance. You could try using Heanet's modified version of Debian[1] for Dell Poweredge servers. I think it was made for 2650's but might work with your 1750's. [1] http://ftp.heanet.ie/pub/heanet/ - Ryan pgp0.pgp Description: PGP signature
Re: Debian Install woes..
On Wed, Jul 21, 1999 at 01:41:20PM -0700, Steven Klass wrote: Hey all. Ok, I installed Debian without a hitch, and then deselect came into play. Here is the problems that I ran into, when trying something different, and maybe you guys can help me out a bit. I ran the standard install using the install disks (Binary - The orange one). When it came time for me to select which type of install I wanted, I chose Basic - because I want the freedom to pick and choose which debs I want later. I know I could have done custom, but hey I'm also relatively lazy in scrolling through some 1500 debs:) Anyway it was time for the reboot. After I rebooted, I picked my root passwd and established a user, and then dselect came up. The screen prior to it stated that just use Access, Install, and Configure, because I had already picked the debs to install. Makes sense. So since I rebooted and I saw that it found my nic, why not use the ftp access option and get the latest and greatest right? I ftp'd to Debian and bam I was instantly downloading the latest and greatest stuff. Way cool. Install - Oh CRAP!! Error after error after error, and then finally sorry dpkg stated too many errors. OK, now what. Since the errors were so many, and so frequent I could only catch glimpses of the error codes. Namely ncurses comes to mind. Obviously configure won't work, and it didn't, I tried. What did I do wrong? It would appear that I was supposed to install form the CD, but where on the CD are these files? I didn't see them. And since I can't do what I tried, it should have been in the docs not to do that. Has anyone else seen this problem? TIA, much appreciated. When installing lots of files (which you're trying to do), the ftp method for dselect can run into problems with dependencies. I'd suggest you download and install apt manually, then start dselect, go to the [A]ccess menu and select the apt method. As far as your current problem, you can try running dselect-install again (sometimes it takes several passes to get everything worked out right). HTH, Mike [Private mail welcome, but no need to CC: me on list replies.] -- Michael Merten -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- NRA Life Member -- http://www.nra.org --- Debian GNU/Linux Fan -- http://www.debian.org --- CenLA-LUG Founder -- http://www.angelfire.com/la2/cenlalug -- God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, courage to change the things we can, and wisdom to hide the bodies of the slobs we have to kill for pissing us off ...
Re: Debian Install woes..
Don't panic. If the system is letting you log in, then no permanent damage is done (i.e. you DON'T need to reinstall everything.) Here's what to do: See if you have the 'script' command available; it is in a base package, but onot priority essential, so you may or may not have it. If you don't have it, then download the bsdutils_???.deb (I don't know the version) from the main/binary-i386/basesubdir of your favorite debian distribution (you can try 'find /cdrom -name 'bsduti*'' to see if its on the cdrom, after you mount the cdrom on /cdrom). Once you have script available ( it's /usr/bin/script), run it as root, then go into dselect and re-run the dselect 'configure' option'. Type 'exit' to kill the shell that script started, and you will see a message that the output file is 'typescript'. Mail this file to the debian-user list, and we will comment on how to fix things. Note that, depending on what access emthod you chose in dselect, you may have to iterate the 'install' option a few times before everything will install successfully. This is fixed with apt, since apt knows what order to isntall things in. The older install methods install things in the wrong order, so you have to choose 'install' over and over. But, do the script thing. mail it in, and we will try to help you. Carl
Debian Install woes..
Hey all. Ok, I installed Debian without a hitch, and then deselect came into play. Here is the problems that I ran into, when trying something different, and maybe you guys can help me out a bit. I ran the standard install using the install disks (Binary - The orange one). When it came time for me to select which type of install I wanted, I chose Basic - because I want the freedom to pick and choose which debs I want later. I know I could have done custom, but hey I'm also relatively lazy in scrolling through some 1500 debs:) Anyway it was time for the reboot. After I rebooted, I picked my root passwd and established a user, and then dselect came up. The screen prior to it stated that just use Access, Install, and Configure, because I had already picked the debs to install. Makes sense. So since I rebooted and I saw that it found my nic, why not use the ftp access option and get the latest and greatest right? I ftp'd to Debian and bam I was instantly downloading the latest and greatest stuff. Way cool. Install - Oh CRAP!! Error after error after error, and then finally sorry dpkg stated too many errors. OK, now what. Since the errors were so many, and so frequent I could only catch glimpses of the error codes. Namely ncurses comes to mind. Obviously configure won't work, and it didn't, I tried. What did I do wrong? It would appear that I was supposed to install form the CD, but where on the CD are these files? I didn't see them. And since I can't do what I tried, it should have been in the docs not to do that. Has anyone else seen this problem? TIA, much appreciated. Steven M. Klass Physical Design Engineer Andigilog Inc. 7404 W. Detroit Street, Suite 100 Chandler, AZ 85226 Ph: 602-940-6200 ext. 18 Fax: 602-940-4255 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.andigilog.com/
