Herbert Kaminski wrote: > Hi, > > trying to install sarge-i386-netinst.iso from > http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/sid_d-i/netinst/i386/20040131/ > on a pure SCSI drives me crazy :-] > > First, the CD does not boot with standard settings, where KNOPPIX > boots easily.
What is the error message / Exactly where did it fail? > Fiddling around with controller and BIOS settings > finally gets the system up, What did you change for that? > but soon it loops endlessly: > after selecting language and keyboard, hardware detection executes > and then the CD could not be mounted (as expected after reading the > Instalaltion-HOWTO). Next screen says "...failed to find and mount > a Debian CD...". Next screen is Main Menu. Selecting either "Detect > and mount CD-ROM" or "Load installer components" both restarts > hardware detection, this time telling me that it is missing modules > 'initio' and '8238too' and I need to load them from a floppy. > This continues endlessly. > > >From a shell, I can mount the CDrom_driver floppy (BTW: the HOWTO > says I need the SCSI_drivers floppy, but there is none. It would > reduce the pain to test the installer somewhat if the HOWTO would > suggest the right floppy). Now if I only knew what to do with the > udebs on that floppy... googling around did not help at all.. Probably something like switching to console 2 and typing udpkg -i your_missing_scsi_driver.udeb Thiemo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]