>>>>> On Tue, 10 Dec 2002 18:12:32 -0500 >>>>> "NLM" == Noah L Meyerhans <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: NLM> NLM> Since I don't know of anybody else doing such a thing, I've begun work
I have started my efforts about two weeks ago. NLM> on the port of debian-installer to the Alpha platform. I've got most NLM> things built, but at the moment I'm struggling to get the kernel+initrd NLM> pruned down to a small enough size to fit on a floppy. What is expected Seems they could not fit single floppy. NLM> to be available in the initrd during the install process (i.e. what can NLM> I safely leave out of the initrd)? Nothing :( I have faced a problem with booting from two disks. The trouble seems to be in Herbert's kernel, since mine boots and loads debian-installer initrd image. There is a trouble with initrd directory tree creation: after boot I get cycling messages Dec 12 02:19:35 (none) user.info init: Process '/sbin/debian-installer' (pid 860) exited. Scheduling it for restart. Dec 12 02:19:35 (none) user.info init: Starting pid 882, console /dev/console: '/sbin/debian-installer' Cannot open template file /var/lib/cdebconf/templates.dat Cannot open template file /var/lib/cdebconf/templates.dat Cannot open question file /var/lib/cdebconf/questions.dat Cannot open template file /var/lib/cdebconf/templates.dat Debian Installer Main Menu Cannot open question file /var/lib/cdebconf/questions.dat Cannot open template file /var/lib/cdebconf/templates.dat These file are just not installed. The fix should be trivial, so I can conclude, that the base for alpha is done. -- Alexander Kotelnikov Saint-Petersburg, Russia -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
