Sat, Feb 02, 2002 at 11:37:24PM -0500 wrote: > Package: CD > Version: 2.2r4 > flavor: vanilla > architecture: i386 > model: 200mhz pentium-mmx pc - put together with a lot of stuff laying > around > memory: 50M > scsi: nope > cd-rom: ATAPI > Bare system > > Been trying (off and on) for about a month to get this installed. > First problem > Tried to install off the CD. Right after the installaion would start i got > message saying 'could not uncompress' or 'No setup signature found' or or > 'crc.error' or a host of other messages. > SOmeone suggested that even though the BIOS says I can boot off a CD (Award > Bios), I shoud try loading a driver first. I loaded DOS and installed a > driver for the CDRom. This appeared to work. I would go into DOS and run > Boot.bat from the Install dir on the CD. > Second problem > Everything looked great (I even removed the DOS during partitioning), until > i tried to reboot. The system keeps rebooting. LAst msg I can make out is > 'Warning - Unable to open an initial console' then another line I can't
This can happen is the filesystem you are mounting as root is wrong, or if there is something wrong in /dev/. There should be a line before that indicating what partition Linux is mounting as the root filesystem, does it look right? Try appending something like 'root=/dev/[your root partition]' at the lilo prompt if it is mounting the wrong filesystem. It isn't clear to me why this would be wrong though. > make out then it reboots. I tried using the rescue, but I keep getting the > same results as I did before I loaded the DOS - compressing issues, > crc.error, etc. This is when you try to boot off the Debian 2.2r4 floppies, or is it the floppy you created at install time? Did you try creating a set of floppies (root.bin and rescue.bin) and booting off them? If you succeed at that you can have a look around your installed (but not working) system. > I am determined to see this through. I need a little help here though. > > Thanks for your time. No problem, I hope that helps. -David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
