Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/daily/hppa/20040329/sarge-hppa-netinst.iso uname -a: N/A (never makes it to a shell) Date: Tue Mar 30 10:44:59 EST 2004 Method: 'boot scsi.2.0' (external SCSI CD-ROM with the ISO burned on a CD-R)
Machine: HP 715/100 Processor: PA-RISC 1.1 Memory: 160 MB Root Device: internal SCSI hard disk (but never makes it that far) Root Size/partition table: N/A (never makes it that far) Output of lspci: N/A Base System Installation Checklist: Initial boot worked: [E] Configure network HW: [ ] Config network: [ ] Detect CD: [ ] Load installer modules: [ ] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [ ] Create file systems: [ ] Mount partitions: [ ] Install base system: [ ] Install boot loader: [ ] Reboot: [ ] [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Comments/Problems: I have a lot of old HP PA-RISC machines lying around, so I thought I'd try to help get the sarge installer tested on hppa. I know it's not yet considered to be "working". I downloaded <http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/daily/hppa/20040329/sarge-hppa-netinst.iso> onto a local computer (HP-UX 10.20, with a DVD burner in it), and burned it to a CD-R. Then I assembled an old HP 715/100, with an external SCSI CD-ROM, monitor/keyboard/mouse, and network transceiver+cable. I booted the machine and hit ESC to get the firmware menu/prompt. At the firmware prompt, I typed 'search scsi' to see what names the devices were using, then 'boot scsi.2.0' to boot the CD. Linux booted properly, but after a few seconds I got the following errors: Setting up filesystem, please wait .. umount: /initrd: Invalid argument Segmentation fault Segmentation fault Segmentation fault The "Segmentation fault" messages repeated for as long as I cared to let them, one every few seconds on average. Hitting the (soft) power button caused Linux to shut down gracefully and power off. I repeated this procedure with the same result. The suggestion to use 'DEBCONF_PRIORITY=low' was made in IRC, but I don't know precisely how to *do* that. I tried booting the CD with 'boot scsi.2.0 DEBCONF_PRIORITY=low' but it made no visible difference. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
