I think this is relevant for people doing the install system for sparc: SILO seems to have problems with kernels in separate /boot partitions. The installer shouldn't propose something that will lead the user into a dead end on sparc!
Alex ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 15:31:29 +0200 From: Tom Deprez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Installation on SPARCSTATION 20 Resent-Date: Mon, 27 May 2002 15:32:15 +0200 (MEST) Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I found a way to solve the problem. If I do not use a seperate partition for /boot then it works... Why is that? But, now I'm facing another problem :-(. During the first part of installation my cd-rom was recognised. Now the installation keeps me asking for the path.... (which path anyway? eg /dev/cdrom?) When I try to mount, I get the message: /dev/cdrom is not a block device. What am I doing wrong? The cdrom was recognised during the first installation fase.... Regards, Tom. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom Deprez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, May 27, 2002 12:08 PM Subject: Installation on SPARCSTATION 20 > Hi all, > > First : I'm new to Debian, I'm new to Sparcs, so I'm really a newbie on both > of these! > (I received the sparc, because otherwise they throw it away and I wanted to > try Debian out, > since most people tell me it's the best linux os for a server) > > I've followed the installation instructions and all went ok, until the end: > > 1. Creating the rescue floppy didn't work :-( It failed every time I tried > 2. When I try to boot with 'boot disk', I get the following message: > > cannot find /vmlinuz (unknown ext2 error) > > I'm a little bit stuck here, since nothing is familiar for me. I've looked > with google for > answers, but most of them were a little bit cryptic, so I'm not wiser at the > moment. > > I know about the sun disk label 's' and I think I did it right, but I'm not > sure. I did the following: > > when creating partitions I did the following: I entered 's' and then just > entered (thus letting Sun > find itself). This resulted in 3 partitions, it removed all the previous > partitions, is this normal? > I deleted the first 2 (and left the 3rd alone, since I read that it was a > special partition, needed to be on id 3). > > Then I created the following partitions: > > sb1 50 MB / > sb2 16 MB /boot > sb3 the special partition > sb4 128 MB swap > sb5 100 MB /home > sb6 rest of the 2.1 GB /usr > > sba1 4.1 GB /var > sba2 special partition > > This is mainly a server for the intranet, I hope my partitioning is ok. If > not, please give some > advice. Highly appreciated! > > Now, my questions: > > What did I do wrong? > > Why couldn't I create the rescue floppy? Is there a way to still create it? > How can I proceed with the installation? > > Thanks in advance, > Tom. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
