Re: 3ware 9000 question

2004-12-09 Thread Geoff Soutter
Hi Simon, (good to see another k1w1 around the place) Looks like pivot_root can't find the root filesystem - a common problem but the error is unfortunately unhelpful. I had this for a USB HD because the proper usb modules are not added to the initrd created on the installed disk. Assuming

Re: d-i support for USB target media

2004-12-07 Thread Geoff Soutter
Geert Stappers wrote: On Mon, Dec 06, 2004 at 08:26:58PM +, Geoff Soutter wrote: Hi ppl, I recently installed Sarge to a USB hard disk and had to jump through a few hoops to do it ... here's the install report. http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2004/11/msg01601.html Basically, d-i doesn't

Bug#283712: d-i support for USB target media

2004-12-07 Thread Geoff Soutter
Geert Stappers wrote: On Tue, Dec 07, 2004 at 03:17:06PM +, Geoff Soutter wrote: Geert Stappers wrote: snip/ As Far As I Known covers the hd-media image from USB devices. hd-media is different then the 'default' netinst image. You find it at http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/testing

Re: d-i support for USB target media

2004-12-07 Thread Geoff Soutter
Joey Hess wrote: Geoff Soutter wrote: I recently installed Sarge to a USB hard disk and had to jump through a few hoops to do it ... here's the install report. http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2004/11/msg01601.html Basically, d-i doesn't currently support installing to bootable USB devices

d-i support for USB target media

2004-12-06 Thread Geoff Soutter
Hi ppl, I recently installed Sarge to a USB hard disk and had to jump through a few hoops to do it ... here's the install report. http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2004/11/msg01601.html Basically, d-i doesn't currently support installing to bootable USB devices, the appropriate USB modules

Re: sarge installer and 3rd party modules

2004-12-04 Thread Geoff Soutter
Hi Bart, I'm no expert but this sounds similar to the problem I had booting off a USB hard drive that I had installed to - only difference seems to be you require a custom module whereas I just needed to pick up some which were there but were not being used. Have a look at the instructions in

Bug#283712: Installation Report (Reboot from USB Hard Disk failed)

2004-11-30 Thread Geoff Soutter
Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: 24/11/2004 - http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/i386/rc2/sarge-i386-netinst.iso uname -a: Linux t3 2.6.8-1-386 #1 Thu Nov 11 12:18:43 EST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux (hmm, must reset the clock!) Date: 26/11/2004 Method: