Re: Install debian sparc64 with a hdd/ssd as source

2022-07-14 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 7/14/22 23:28, Connor McLaughlan wrote: Alright, Ctrl-a a n works...thanks! I also might have figured out my installation problem...my netinstall cd is to old and doesn't have the required 2022 debian signing keys for the repositories. While network access works, it seems to refuse to

Re: Install debian sparc64 with a hdd/ssd as source

2022-07-14 Thread Connor McLaughlan
Alright, Ctrl-a a n works...thanks! I also might have figured out my installation problem...my netinstall cd is to old and doesn't have the required 2022 debian signing keys for the repositories. While network access works, it seems to refuse to connect/install from the debian mirror. Can i

Re: Install debian sparc64 with a hdd/ssd as source

2022-07-14 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
On 7/14/22 21:57, Jan Engelhardt wrote: Don’t use “screen” as a terminal program, use “minicom”. Your local screen session intercepts the escape sequences in the running debian-installer’s screen session. It's ok to use screen. Since ^A is escaped by the upper screen instance, the key sequence

Re: Install debian sparc64 with a hdd/ssd as source

2022-07-14 Thread Jan Engelhardt
On Thursday 2022-07-14 21:37, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > >> On Jul 14, 2022, at 9:03 PM, Connor McLaughlan wrote: >> >> ctrl+a or do not work. I get a message of "no other window". >> >> I am using screen like this. to connect: screen /dev/ttyUSB0 9600,cs8 > >Don’t use “screen” as a

Re: Install debian sparc64 with a hdd/ssd as source

2022-07-14 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
> On Jul 14, 2022, at 9:03 PM, Connor McLaughlan wrote: > > ctrl+a or do not work. I get a message of "no other window". > > I am using screen like this. to connect: screen /dev/ttyUSB0 9600,cs8 Don’t use “screen” as a terminal program, use “minicom”. Your local screen session intercepts

Re: Install debian sparc64 with a hdd/ssd as source

2022-07-14 Thread Connor McLaughlan
Hello Adrian, ctrl+a or do not work. I get a message of "no other window". I am using screen like this. to connect: screen /dev/ttyUSB0 9600,cs8 Regards, Connor On Thu, Jul 14, 2022 at 8:26 PM John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > > > > > On Jul 14, 2022, at 8:07 PM, Connor McLaughlan wrote:

Re: Install debian sparc64 with a hdd/ssd as source

2022-07-14 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
> On Jul 14, 2022, at 8:07 PM, Connor McLaughlan wrote: > > do you or someone reading this know how to change tabs in the > installer on sparc64 in order to get to the logfile? Ctrl+a and should work. See the manpage of GNU screen. Adrian

Re: Install debian sparc64 with a hdd/ssd as source

2022-07-14 Thread John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
> On Jul 12, 2022, at 4:16 PM, Connor McLaughlan wrote: > > How can i find the cause of it and manually correct it and install > grub from the rescue system? > (also does anyone know the key combination to switch console tabs in > the installer when the serial connection runs over the screen

Re: Install debian sparc64 with a hdd/ssd as source

2022-07-14 Thread Connor McLaughlan
Hello Jon, do you or someone reading this know how to change tabs in the installer on sparc64 in order to get to the logfile? I am using a serial connection over screen to the machine, but sending ctrl+a + 1-4 will not change the tabs? Regards, Connor On Tue, Jul 12, 2022 at 6:46 PM Stan

Re: Install debian sparc64 with a hdd/ssd as source

2022-07-12 Thread Connor McLaughlan
Hello again, i had mixed results for now with the installation on a T1000 using the dd'ed netinstall iso. All went seemingly well until suddenly some files on the debian mirrors could not be found and i had to ignore it and went with a base system. The message was "Downloading a file failed"

Re: Install debian sparc64 with a hdd/ssd as source

2022-07-06 Thread Connor McLaughlan
Sorry..obvious error in my last post, resulting from a cut-paste-mix of a grub2 iso-boot tutorial... "casper" should be "install"...or wherever the kernel and initrd reside in the iso. linux (loop)/install/vmlinux iso-scan/filename=${isofile} quiet splash initrd (loop)/install/casper/initrd.gz

Re: Install debian sparc64 with a hdd/ssd as source

2022-07-06 Thread Connor McLaughlan
Thank you Stan, this looks promising and easy enough. Another method i found working, but not as convenient as the above, is to install grub2 on another system with a working cdrom and then to add an iso residing on an existing partition as menuenty in grub. The only difference compared to x86/64

Re: Install debian sparc64 with a hdd/ssd as source

2022-07-05 Thread Stan Johnson
On 7/5/22 9:15 AM, Connor McLaughlan wrote: > Hello, > > is there a sparc64 debian installer image available somewhere that i > could write with dd to a hdd/ssd and boot from it? > > > Regards, > Connor > Hi Connor, As I recall, the last time I tried to install Debian SID from the Debian

Install debian sparc64 with a hdd/ssd as source

2022-07-05 Thread Connor McLaughlan
Hello, is there a sparc64 debian installer image available somewhere that i could write with dd to a hdd/ssd and boot from it? Regards, Connor