Re: Debian install failure on laptop. Please help ...
AARGG !!! Tried resc1440 from 2.1.4 (with 2.0.36 kernel) and the laptop DOES NOT boot succesfully !! I know the machine can be booted to linux OK because of tomsrtbt doing so !!! The A20 Gating failed problem was fixed BUT the boot hangs with no message whatsoever after the Loading linux . dots (cursor blinking uselessly on the following line). NOW ... what can I do to EMERGENCY install a Debian system with the box ipled with tomsrtbt (which gives me the system up and running, with my HD partitions ready for ext2 and swap, the network and the CD) plus the 2.0 CD Thank you and have an happy 1999. -- Robert Alexander - IBM Italy work e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] private : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Debian install failure on laptop. Please help ...
I cannot boot any Debian (tecra or whatever) rescue disk on my latest laptop (previous 3 IBM Thinkpads where OK). Really need a solution. Here is the description (in the attachment). Thank you very much. Happy 1999. Bob Alexander [EMAIL PROTECTED]Very dear Debian friends, In the past I have succesfully installed many Debian levels on a host of IBM Thinkpads (755s,760s). Despite having usually to resort to the TECRA disks because of the IBM Thinkpads dislike of bzImage kernels until now I always made it ... Now I got this WONDROUS 770E which is a PII-233, 128MB RAM, 5GBHDD thing with a huge (14.1) TFT (sorry ... couldn't resist a little enthusiasm) but am totally unable to get Debian booting on it. I would appreciate VERY much any help. Here is my situation Thank you VERY MUCH in advance ... happy 1999 !!! Bob Alexander [EMAIL PROTECTED] Current configuration: IBM Thinkpad 770E : Intel PII-233, 128MB RAM, 5GB HDD Linux HDD partitions : 600MB /dev/hda2 ext2, 128MB /dev/hda3 swap at the end of the 5GB HDD Tried various flavours of resc1440.*tecra.* disks from 2.0, 2.1.2 qnd 2.1.3. All hang after the Loading Linux 10 or so dots with an A20 Gating Failed message. I am able to IPL Linux flawlessly on this machine using Tom's root/boot disk (current 1.7.102 level) and with it I built the ext2 and swap filesystems on my HDD partitions. I have an (almost) complete 2.0 Frozen CD I have mastered a while ago. What could I do to get a running kernel on my HDD, gcc, the kernel source and the make-kpkg utility and possibly all of the debian base packages ??? Tried mounting the base floppies with no luck ... After IPLing with tomsrtbt I can mount my 2.0 CD and see all packages but I cannot manage to extract/install them since I don't have any Debian utility up and running. I could download stuff like base_20.tgz on my /dev/hda1 partition which is FAT (Win95)
Re: Debian install failure on laptop. Please help ...
On Wed, 30 Dec 1998, Robert J. Alexander wrote: I cannot boot any Debian (tecra or whatever) rescue disk on my latest laptop (previous 3 IBM Thinkpads where OK). Try the latest rescue/drivers images in incoming (mirrored at llug.sep.bnl.gov). They use the 2.0.36 kernel and are now zImages so laptops should be easier. Let me know how it goes as they are hot out of the oven (released yesterday) and I haven't heard any reports back from the other testers yet. (grab the 2.1.4 images) HTH, Brandon +--- ---+ | Brandon Mitchell * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://bhmit1.home.ml.org/ | | Sometimes you have to release software with bugs. - MS Recruiter |
Re: Debian install failure on laptop. Please help ...
Thank you very much Brandon. Good to hear there is some hope ... I tried your .gov site but despite having many 2.1.4 stuff the rescue are only 2.1.3 ... probably will have to try in some more time ... BTW the .gov site is a mirror. I looked for an Incoming directory on ftp.debian.org but no luck ... where is it hidden ?? May you and our Debian friends enjoy a magic 1999. Cheers from Rome (just sunset now ...). Bob Brandon Mitchell wrote: On Wed, 30 Dec 1998, Robert J. Alexander wrote: I cannot boot any Debian (tecra or whatever) rescue disk on my latest laptop (previous 3 IBM Thinkpads where OK). Try the latest rescue/drivers images in incoming (mirrored at llug.sep.bnl.gov). They use the 2.0.36 kernel and are now zImages so laptops should be easier. Let me know how it goes as they are hot out of the oven (released yesterday) and I haven't heard any reports back from the other testers yet. (grab the 2.1.4 images) HTH, Brandon +--- ---+ | Brandon Mitchell * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://bhmit1.home.ml.org/ | | Sometimes you have to release software with bugs. - MS Recruiter | -- Robert Alexander - IBM Italy work e-mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] private : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Debian install failure on laptop. Please help ...
On Wed, 30 Dec 1998, Robert Alexander wrote: Thank you very much Brandon. Good to hear there is some hope ... I tried your .gov site but despite having many 2.1.4 stuff the rescue are only 2.1.3 ... probably will have to try in some more time ... BTW the .gov site is a mirror. I looked for an Incoming directory on ftp.debian.org but no luck ... where is it hidden ?? I realized that shortly after sending you the message. Looks like Enrique either didn't get the who upload done (he has a hard time connecting from over seas sometimes) or the mirror didn't finish. The real incoming is for developers only (probably on master). Us lay people are stuck waiting for a mirror or the package getting into the actual archive :-) Cheers from Rome (just sunset now ...). Bob Heh, I'm sitting here at work missing the snow that I saw while driving in today. Rome would be a nice change. Happy holidays, Brandon +--- ---+ | Brandon Mitchell * [EMAIL PROTECTED] * http://bhmit1.home.ml.org/ | | Sometimes you have to release software with bugs. - MS Recruiter |
