Your message dated Tue, 17 Aug 2004 08:34:24 +0100 with message-id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> and subject line Bug#265903: boot.img floppy error/question has caused the attached Bug report to be marked as done.
This means that you claim that the problem has been dealt with. If this is not the case it is now your responsibility to reopen the Bug report if necessary, and/or fix the problem forthwith. (NB: If you are a system administrator and have no idea what I am talking about this indicates a serious mail system misconfiguration somewhere. Please contact me immediately.) Debian bug tracking system administrator (administrator, Debian Bugs database) -------------------------------------- Received: (at submit) by bugs.debian.org; 15 Aug 2004 15:58:00 +0000 >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sun Aug 15 08:58:00 2004 Return-path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from mail2.atl.registeredsite.com [64.224.219.76] (nobody) by spohr.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 1 (Debian)) id 1BwNOS-0006Md-00; Sun, 15 Aug 2004 08:58:00 -0700 Received: from imta01a2.registeredsite.com (imta01a2.registeredsite.com [64.225.255.10]) by mail2.atl.registeredsite.com (8.12.11/8.12.8) with ESMTP id i7FFvxUo005642 for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sun, 15 Aug 2004 15:57:59 GMT Received: from teufel.hartford-hwp.com ([64.252.52.115]) by imta01a2.registeredsite.com with ESMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sun, 15 Aug 2004 11:57:58 -0400 Received: by teufel.hartford-hwp.com (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 1C8771276; Sun, 15 Aug 2004 11:58:01 -0400 (EDT) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: boot.img floppy error/question Reply-To: "H.Haines Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Sun, 15 Aug 2004 11:58:01 -0400 (EDT) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Haines Brown) Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60-bugs.debian.org_2004_03_25 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on spohr.debian.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-8.0 required=4.0 tests=BAYES_00,HAS_PACKAGE autolearn=no version=2.60-bugs.debian.org_2004_03_25 X-Spam-Level: Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: Candidate 1 downloaded from www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer on August 15 uname -a: Linux teufel.hartford-hwp.com 2.4.18-bf2.4 #1 Son Apr 14 09:53:28 CEST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux Date: 15 August, 2004, 11:30 AM Method: Floppy boot, boot.img and then root.img Machine: custom machine. Intel D850MVL system board Processor: Intel Pentium IV 1.9 Ghz. Memory: 1 Ghz non-ECC Root Device: SCSI (Adaptec 39160) Root Size/partition table: Fresh install on 30 Gb SCSI disk Output of lspci: 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82850 850 (Tehama) Chipset Host Bridge (MCH) (rev 04) 0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82850 850 (Tehama) Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 04) 0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 04) 0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 04) 0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801BA IDE U100 (rev 04) 0000:00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #1) (rev 04) 0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM SMBus (rev 04) 0000:00:1f.4 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #2) (rev 04) 0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 MX 440] (rev a3) 0000:02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM/CA/CAM Ethernet Controller (rev 03) 0000:02:09.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec ASC-29320LP U320 (rev 03) 0000:02:0a.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AHA-3960D / AIC-7899A U160/m (rev 01) 0000:02:0a.1 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AHA-3960D / AIC-7899A U160/m (rev 01) 0000:02:0c.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev 03) 0000:02:0c.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy MIDI/Game port (rev 03) 0000:02:0c.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Creative Labs SB Audigy FireWire Port Base System Installation Checklist: Initial boot worked: [E] Configure network HW: [ ] Config network: [ ] Detect CD: [ ] Load installer modules: [ ] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [ ] Create file systems: [ ] Mount partitions: [ ] Install base system: [ ] Install boot loader: [ ] Reboot: [ ] [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Comments/Problems: My goal is a floppy installation of sarge using kernel 2.6. The instructions said that when the boot.img diskette is run, to enter boot: linux26. However, the result was the message that a "linux26" kernel unknown. --------------------------------------- Received: (at 265903-done) by bugs.debian.org; 17 Aug 2004 07:33:35 +0000 >From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Aug 17 00:33:35 2004 Return-path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Received: from mailrelay.eurospot.com (relay.swisscom-eurospot.com) [62.39.81.196] by spohr.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 3.35 1 (Debian)) id 1BwyTP-00084y-00; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 00:33:35 -0700 Received: from dragon.kitenet.net (unknown [82.109.138.58]) by relay.swisscom-eurospot.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 12F8F287291; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 09:33:34 +0200 (CEST) Received: by dragon.kitenet.net (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 094C66E098; Tue, 17 Aug 2004 08:34:24 +0100 (BST) Date: Tue, 17 Aug 2004 08:34:24 +0100 From: Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "H.Haines Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Bug#265903: boot.img floppy error/question Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> References: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="UoPmpPX/dBe4BELn" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.6+20040803i Delivered-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.60-bugs.debian.org_2004_03_25 (1.212-2003-09-23-exp) on spohr.debian.org X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-6.0 required=4.0 tests=BAYES_00,HAS_BUG_NUMBER autolearn=no version=2.60-bugs.debian.org_2004_03_25 X-Spam-Level: --UoPmpPX/dBe4BELn Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Haines Brown wrote: > My goal is a floppy installation of sarge using kernel 2.6. The=20 > instructions said that when the boot.img diskette is run, to enter=20 > boot: linux26. However, the result was the message that a "linux26"=20 > kernel unknown. =20 I'm sorry, but we don't support booting the 2.6 kernel from floppies, since it doesn't fit. The docs have been updated to not linux26 does not work in this case. --=20 see shy jo --UoPmpPX/dBe4BELn Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name="signature.asc" Content-Description: Digital signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.5 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFBIbT/d8HHehbQuO8RAoLTAKDq5VDL9gZD13wF7B6J4Ldz0pxq7wCgyOo6 UlKY5s71ECyhBhIS+qcu7Zk= =keZm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --UoPmpPX/dBe4BELn-- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]