Package: installation-reports Boot method: Tried both i386 CD#1 and NETINST CD Image version: 9/13/06 (CD#1) and 9/14/06 (NETINST CD) from cdimage.debian.org Date: 9/13/06 (CD#1) and 9/14/06 (NETINST)
Machine: Clone with Intel AL440LX motherboard Processor: Intel PII 233 Memory: 192 Meg Partitions: none - WDC AC31600H 1.6 Gig Hard-drive Output of lspci and lspci -n: n/a Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot worked: [O] Configure network HW: [ ] Config network: [ ] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [ ] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [ ] Create file systems: [ ] Mount partitions: [ ] Install base system: [ ] Install boot loader: [ ] Reboot: [ ] Comments/Problems: Encountered same kernel panic ("not syncing") during installation using both i386 CD#1 and NETINST CD on two separate (but same hardware) systems. Also tried install setting framebuffers=false at the boot prompt but still encountered panic. Here is what happens: System boots off CDs to Debian screen with boot prompt. Selected language OK (English). Selected country OK (US). Selection keymap OK (American English). Progress bar window with "Detecting hardware to find CD-ROMs" appears and completes to end and then window disappears leaving a blue screen. There is a few seconds of hard-drive activity and then the CD-ROM drive spins up for a few seconds as if something is being read and then it stops. At the bottom of the blue screen is a row of black with the white cursor flashing at the bottom-left of the screen. The system sits there for 30 to 60 seconds and then a bunch of stuff appears on the screen with the last few lines saying there was a "kernel panic - not syncing - fatal exception in interrupt". Note that both Woody and Sarge installed and ran great on both of the systems I got the kernel panics on so it is not a hardware failure type of problem. Sarge is still installed and running on one of them so if you want me to run any Sarge commands to collect any system info I can do so. Note also that I did not set DHCP to false at the boot prompt even though I do not have a DHCP server. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]