DOH! Smack me now... I think I burned the ISOs of the m68k CDs instead of the i386!! Auuugghh!
/*Raj*/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Raj Wurttemberg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 5:52 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; debian-user@lists.debian.org > Subject: HELP: lilo wasn't able to install... > > > Well, I am able to mount the partition with > > mount -t ext2 /dev/sda1 [directory] > > There were files on the drive, three tarballs, and fdisk was > able to access > the drive and list the partitions. Now what? > > Thanks, > /*Raj*/ > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Anita > > Lewis > > Sent: Friday, August 17, 2001 7:09 AM > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Subject: Re: Help: lilo wasn't able to install... > > > > > > On Fri, Aug 17, 2001 at 06:23:43AM -0400, Raj Wurttemberg wrote: > > > Anita, > > > > > > I tried the "root=/dev/sda1" process already. It too > > failed. I even tried > > > making a small 10MB /boot partition, but Debian still > > refuses to install > > > LILO. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > /*Raj*/ > > > > So you are saying that you can use that install floppy to > > install and it > > will boot, but when you try to access your root partition, it fails? > > > > Try booting from the install floppy or cd with 'linux rescue' > > and then try > > to do: mount -t ext2 /dev/sda1 > > Also try 'fdisk /dev/sda' in rescue mode. > > > > Can you mount the partition? If not, then try doing the > > install and while > > it is progressing, do 'Ctrl Alt F1' and F2 and so on and see > > if there is any > > information there. Key info would be if it actually mounts > > the hard drive > > and puts anything on it. > > > > Anita > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >