Thx ... I'll try Debian as the embedded child on a CF / I agree with your Ubuntu observation - it's perfect as a Desktop and I installed the Dapper 6.06 LTS on a Soekris 5501+ 20GB HDD as web server / both works as a dream.
ervin On 30/11/2007, Bill Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi Ervin, > > If I'm right Ubuntu uses that ******** ***** ** **** called Parted, > which is probably the source of your error. > > Ubuntu is an excellent easy-to-use Linux distribution for desktop PCs, > but it's usefulness for an an environment such as an embedded device is > questionable. I suggest you try running Debian instead. Its installer is > a lot more robust and flexible than Ubuntu's. I personally find the > Ubuntu installer horrible, both in usability and performance. > > A possible alternative: I recently installed an Ubuntu Server dist, > which seems to run [at least most of] the standard Debian installer. > Went without a single glitch. > > Bill > > > On Thu, 2007-11-29 at 23:18 +0100, ervin wrote: > > hi, > > > > I'm pxe booting ubuntu dapper 6.06 to a Soekris 4501 (64MB RAM & 1GB > > Compact Flash card) ... dhcp, tftp and the server install is running > > smoothly until I want to write the partitioning to the CF card .... > > > > I tried guided and manual partitioning .... same issue, which is: > > ---------------------------- issue > > ------------------------------------------------- > > The attempt to mount a file system with type swap in IDE1 master, | > > | partition #5 (hda5) at none failed. > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > I made tests on different CF card 1GB & 4GB and from both Sandisk & > > IBM ... no difference. > > > > My manual partitions: > > > > 200 MB / > > 100 MB swap > > 350 MB /usr > > 350 MB /var > > > > 1 GB Microdrive: > > Pri Mas IBM-DSCM-11000 LBA Xlt 522-64-63 1052 Mbyte > > > > Same issue with a Sandisk 1GB > > > > > > Ideas? > __________________ > > _______________________________________________ > > Soekris-tech mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.soekris.com/mailman/listinfo/soekris-tech > > > -- > GNU - "GNU's Not Underdone" > > -- mvh/best regards ervin
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