Re: Install query

2006-03-29 Thread Dermot Paikkos
On 29 Mar 2006 at 14:44, Emmanuel Kasper wrote: > > Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 01:00 > it means probably you did not specify the correct initrd when booting > the kernel try to add initrd=/path/to/the/initrd initrd: just another > thing to worry about :-( Manu Thanx. That seem

Re: Install query

2006-03-29 Thread Emmanuel Kasper
> Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 01:00 it means probably you did not specify the correct initrd when booting the kernel try to add initrd=/path/to/the/initrd initrd: just another thing to worry about :-( Manu Dermot Paikkos a écrit : On 29 Mar 2006 at 19:26, James Andrewartha w

Re: Install query

2006-03-29 Thread Dermot Paikkos
On 29 Mar 2006 at 19:26, James Andrewartha wrote: > On Wed, 29 Mar 2006, Dermot Paikkos wrote: > Are you using a serial console? Yes I am . Sorry I should have mentioned that. If so, you'll need to add > console=ttyS0 to the boot paramters - try "boot dqb0 -flags i" and > then enter "b boot/vml

Re: Install query

2006-03-29 Thread James Andrewartha
On Wed, 29 Mar 2006, Dermot Paikkos wrote: > Compaq Alpha DS10, 1 x SCSI HDD (dsk0) with root on /dsk0a. > > I am trying to overwrite my Tru64 install with a fresh copy of > debian. I am not multi-booting and would like to use all the > available space on dsk0 for the Debian install. > > I have a

Install query

2006-03-29 Thread Dermot Paikkos
Hi, Compaq Alpha DS10, 1 x SCSI HDD (dsk0) with root on /dsk0a. I am trying to overwrite my Tru64 install with a fresh copy of debian. I am not multi-booting and would like to use all the available space on dsk0 for the Debian install. I have a couple of questions. 1) Should I destroy the exi