Kernel 2.6 : shutdown now impossible

2004-10-19 Thread Stephane Bortzmeyer
I just upgraded an UltraSparc 10 from kernel 2.4 to 2.6, using the Debian package in sarge: myriam:~ % dpkg -s kernel-image-2.6.8-1-sparc64 Package: kernel-image-2.6.8-1-sparc64 Status: install ok installed Priority: optional Section: base Installed-Size: 21560 Maintainer: Debian Kernel Team

Sarge Installation issues on an Ultra 5

2004-10-19 Thread Mike Lough
I am getting the following error when I try to install Sarge on my Sparc. RAMDISK: couldnt find valid RAM disk image starting at 0. Kernal panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 00:00 Any ideas on what I can try ? Mike Lough Tech Services Acopia Networks 41 Wellman

Sun E250

2004-10-19 Thread Gonzalo Fernández Carrasco
Hello, I'm trying to install debian sarge into a Sun E250 with the net install cd, and I'm having the following problems: -CDROM: It sometimes fails and the installation crashes. Sometimes it is not even well detected and after choosing language and keyboard, it reports that it

Re: Sarge Installation issues on an Ultra 5

2004-10-19 Thread Blars Blarson
In article [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. Please convice your mail program not to send HTML. It's wastful, irritating, and makes your message look like spam. I am getting the following error when I try to install Sarge on my = Sparc.

Re: hard drive problem

2004-10-19 Thread Steven Wilcoxon
sformat can handle SCSI fibre channel drives. I've used it on a bunch of 36G drives that 520 byte sectors myself. They catch is with some drives you do lose some capacity since it doesn't do some of the fancier low level formats and it does have limits on larger drives. On Wednesday 06