Re: Odd install from floppy problem
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Alvin Oga wrote: | | On Sun, 25 Sep 2005, Carlos Correia wrote: | | |>-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- |>Hash: SHA1 |> |>[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: |>| Rewrite the root.img disk and be sure to format the disk properly before |>| writing it. |>| |> |>I've done that several times before I wrote the previous e-mail and |>didn't help... | | | what exactly did you do ?? | | did you use fdformat or superformat ?? | - if not, that is why your *.img files doesnt work | | - if you did.. try a different floppy ... preferrably | a good floppy with zero defects, as dd will require | a zero-defect floppy to write properly since there;s | no fs to skip around an bad blocks | | after those low level format, than you can do the | dd if=root.img of=/dev/fd0 data=sync | | c ya | alvin | | | Thank you, Alvin :-D Actually, as I was using a new floppy (already formated, and bug free -- so they say), I haven't done the low level format. More: I've tried with more then one set of disks... You were right: the root.img floppy had errors. It was just a question of formatting the disks to guarantee they were bug free, and now The installation is already running :-D Thanks again, Carlos - -- MEMÓRIA PERSISTENTE, Lda. Tel.: 219 291 591 - GSM: 967 511 762 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL: http://www.m16e.com AIM: m16e - ICQ: 257488263 - Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype.com username (VoIP): m16e.com -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFDNyj890uzwjA1SJURAsg1AKCVOQ8W5aojuzMHv3ja9CjXZLYXygCfVKGP RBhc5Nka8dV0UDbfk73YvM0= =nRW1 -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Odd install from floppy problem
Carlos Correia wrote: > Everything goes fine during the loadins of the boot.img floppy but, > after inserting the root.img disk, the screen slowly begins to turn > white... and nothing more happens :-( I assume this is after it's read data from the floppy or something. Your description of the problem is not very clear. > Any hints? You could try passing the debian-installer/framebuffer=false boot parameter. -- see shy jo signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Odd install from floppy problem
On Sun, 25 Sep 2005, Carlos Correia wrote: > -BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- > Hash: SHA1 > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > | Rewrite the root.img disk and be sure to format the disk properly before > | writing it. > | > > I've done that several times before I wrote the previous e-mail and > didn't help... what exactly did you do ?? did you use fdformat or superformat ?? - if not, that is why your *.img files doesnt work - if you did.. try a different floppy ... preferrably a good floppy with zero defects, as dd will require a zero-defect floppy to write properly since there;s no fs to skip around an bad blocks after those low level format, than you can do the dd if=root.img of=/dev/fd0 data=sync c ya alvin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Odd install from floppy problem
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: | Rewrite the root.img disk and be sure to format the disk properly before | writing it. | I've done that several times before I wrote the previous e-mail and didn't help... Thanks anyway, Carlos - -- MEMÓRIA PERSISTENTE, Lda. Tel.: 219 291 591 - GSM: 967 511 762 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL: http://www.m16e.com AIM: m16e - ICQ: 257488263 - Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype.com username (VoIP): m16e.com -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFDNsuo90uzwjA1SJURAuhOAJwOATWGTnE5/pYkq3RoKVEX/7+EOACgiilO XpR5IvJqjEyPenm3HdIy7pk= =TfVQ -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Odd install from floppy problem
Rewrite the root.img disk and be sure to format the disk properly before writing it. On 9/25/2005, "Carlos Correia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- >Hash: SHA1 > >Hi, > >I'm trying to install Sarge in a Uniwill laptop (chipset SiS 630) which >has no CD-ROM, so I burn the install floppies to try to install from the >network. > >Everything goes fine during the loadins of the boot.img floppy but, >after inserting the root.img disk, the screen slowly begins to turn >white... and nothing more happens :-( > >Any hints? > >Thanks, > >Carlos >- -- >MEMÓRIA PERSISTENTE, Lda. >Tel.: 219 291 591 - GSM: 967 511 762 >e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] - URL: http://www.m16e.com >AIM: m16e - ICQ: 257488263 - Jabber: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Skype.com username (VoIP): m16e.com >-BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- >Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) >Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > >iD8DBQFDNqOx90uzwjA1SJURAhmSAKCRAIqb9INdsQwyBYt/FiqxLpJzmwCeJFwp >gFFf0VGsbDg2z6N2QkHQjYs= >=xdfs >-END PGP SIGNATURE- > > >-- >To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] >with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >
