Bug#422307: Sparc installation problem.

2007-05-06 Thread Anthony Smith
Hey, I wanted to resurrect my old SPARC to use as a web proxy/ dan's guardian server for my daughter and Debian supports my old box. I tried etch sparc installer on the debian site but I am assuming that the known problem with the esp driver on the cd install is what almost made me quit and

Bug#422307: Sparc installation problem.

2007-05-07 Thread Frans Pop
On Monday 07 May 2007 03:54, Anthony Smith wrote: > I had to figure out the hard way, that to get to the shells during > install you have to set debconf priority to low AND BOOT_DEBUG=3any > other combination failed for me. I repeatedly tried BOOT_DEBUG=3 and > never saw a menu where I could g

Bug#422307: Sparc installation problem.

2007-05-07 Thread Frans Pop
On Monday 07 May 2007 17:08, Frans Pop wrote: > priority=low is certainly not required to enter a shell. The easiest > method is to use from almost any installer screen until you > get to the main menu and then selecting the "execute a shell" option. > I've added a sentence in the manual about usi

Bug#422307: Sparc installation problem.

2007-05-04 Thread Anthony Smith
Package: installation-reports Boot method: CD Image version: Sarge Date: 4 May 2007 Machine: Sparc 20 Processor: SuperSparc II Memory: 128M Partitions: Old Solaris 8 partitions I re-installed solaris 8 to make sure the hardware wasn't the problem. Configuration: No video - I am usin

Bug#422307: Sparc installation problem.

2007-05-05 Thread Emanuele Rocca
Hello Anthony, * Anthony Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [2007-05-04 15:36 -0600]: > Image version: Sarge Can you try a recent version of the installer? http://www.debian.org/releases/etch/debian-installer/ Thanks. ciao, ema -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "un