Re: Re: unable to boot on the netinst CD

2005-11-15 Thread juan . budia
It happened the same to me on Ultra-1 with Sarge. With the CDnetinst loaded. Either write reset at the ok> promt or, at the ok> promt do setenv boot-device cdrom disk  (first cdrom, then disk). And then turn off and on the power of the machine. Apparently, it was not the same doing boot cdrom at

Re: unable to boot on the netinst CD

2005-08-12 Thread Pooly
Hi, Yes I thought about it, but since the computer is inside an internal network with very few user, it does not matter much (I think). I'll give a try with a 2.6.x. Thanks, 2005/8/12, Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Friday 12 August 2005 11:41, Pooly wrote: > > I downloaded the Woody ISO, bo

Re: unable to boot on the netinst CD

2005-08-12 Thread Frans Pop
On Friday 12 August 2005 11:41, Pooly wrote: > I downloaded the Woody ISO, boot it, install it, upgrade to latest > stable, and it works like a charm ! I don't have anymore > 'hda:end_request:', only few "Unimplemented SPARC system call 188" > which seems to be harmless from what I've read, and a c

Re: unable to boot on the netinst CD

2005-08-12 Thread Pooly
Hi, I downloaded the Woody ISO, boot it, install it, upgrade to latest stable, and it works like a charm ! I don't have anymore 'hda:end_request:', only few "Unimplemented SPARC system call 188" which seems to be harmless from what I've read, and a complain about being unable to sync system clock

Re: unable to boot on the netinst CD

2005-08-11 Thread Frans Pop
On Thursday 11 August 2005 13:01, Pooly wrote: > If i use the testing-netinst the installation works fine if I install > the stable release. But when I boot up I've got the same errors with > the partition check as before. (see below) > If I try to install the Etch version with the installer it st

Re: unable to boot on the netinst CD

2005-08-11 Thread Pooly
Hi, the exact messages are (copy by hand...) : Partition check: hda:end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00 (hda), sector 0 end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00 (hda), sector 2 end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00 (hda), sector 4 end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00 (hda), sector 6 end_request: I/O error, dev 03

Re: unable to boot on the netinst CD

2005-08-11 Thread Tyler
The partition check errors are just informational I believe... its the ramdisk problem that comes *after* this partition check message that the bootup chokes at. Tyler. Pooly wrote: Hi, If i use the testing-netinst the installation works fine if I install the stable release. But when I boot

Re: unable to boot on the netinst CD

2005-08-11 Thread Pooly
Hi, If i use the testing-netinst the installation works fine if I install the stable release. But when I boot up I've got the same errors with the partition check as before. (see below) If I try to install the Etch version with the installer it stops at 'couldn't find debs for ipchains'. Any clues

Re: unable to boot on the netinst CD

2005-08-05 Thread Pooly
Hi, I've removed two stick (out of 4) of memory, and try to change their slot (from 0-1 to 2-3), but neither attempt worked. I tried with/without ramdisk_size=16000. I believe the : Partition check: hda:end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00 (hda), sector 0 end_request: I/O error, dev 03:00 (hda), sec

Re: unable to boot on the netinst CD

2005-08-05 Thread Frederic Lehobey
Hi, On Thu, Aug 04, 2005 at 03:20:17PM +0100, Pooly wrote: > > I'm trying to install a Debian 3.1 on an Ultra5. When I boot on the CD > (3.1r0a-sparc-netinst) I end up with a kernel panic with : > Ramdisk : couldn't find valid RAM disk image starting at 0 > Cramfs: wrong magic > > I've google a

Re: unable to boot on the netinst CD

2005-08-05 Thread Pooly
Hi, > [1 Aug 05] sparc netboot image needs to be passed ramdisk_size=16000 > to boot properly > I've tried this, but I still get the same errors. Should I try with a daily snapshot or the rc3 release of the netinst CD ?

Re: unable to boot on the netinst CD

2005-08-04 Thread Frans Pop
On Thursday 04 August 2005 16:28, Morten Werner Olsen wrote: > I've also tried to install the daily netboot image (20050804) on an > Ultra5, but it hangs when trying to mount the cd (after asking > questions about language, location, keyboard setup and hardware > detection. A known bug? Are you su

Re: unable to boot on the netinst CD

2005-08-04 Thread Morten Werner Olsen
On Thu, Aug 04, 2005 at 03:20:17PM +0100, Pooly wrote: > I'm trying to install a Debian 3.1 on an Ultra5. When I boot on the CD > (3.1r0a-sparc-netinst) I end up with a kernel panic with : > Ramdisk : couldn't find valid RAM disk image starting at 0 > Cramfs: wrong magic > > I've google a bit, an

unable to boot on the netinst CD

2005-08-04 Thread Pooly
Hi all, I'm trying to install a Debian 3.1 on an Ultra5. When I boot on the CD (3.1r0a-sparc-netinst) I end up with a kernel panic with : Ramdisk : couldn't find valid RAM disk image starting at 0 Cramfs: wrong magic I've google a bit, and I've found nothing which works. Any hints on this ? than