On (22/07/04 01:46), Colin Watson wrote: > On Thu, Jul 22, 2004 at 12:53:42AM +0100, Clive Menzies wrote: > > I repeated the install and didn't experience the display problems that > > occurred first time around although the "Partition Free space" option > > was still missing. This time I manually configured the partition table > > to leave the MacOS install intact. > > > > The quik installation loop manifested itself once more and so I checked > > the root directory, via tty2, which showed the /initrd directory which was > > empty. There was no /boot directory or symlink to an initrd.img. > > I'd like to see any quik-installer messages in /var/log/syslog (tty4, > but they may have scrolled off), if I could, please. Written below: <snip> Jul21 23:15:02 anna [3338]:DEBUG:resolver(quik-installer):mark <snip> *Jul21 23:15:41 main-menu[399]:DEBUG:resolver(kernel-installer):search, *dependancy from quik-installer *Jul21 23:15:41 main-menu[399]:DEBUG:resolver(quik-installer):mark *Jul21 23:15:41 main-menu[399]:DEBUG:resolver(parted-udeb):search, *dependancy from nobootloader *Jul21 23:15:41 main-menu[399]:DEBUG:resolver(nobootloader):mark *Jul21 23:15:41 main-menu[399]:DEBUG:resolver(bootable-system):search, *dependancy from prebaseconfig <snip>
* lines repeated at 23:16:11, 23:16:15, 23:25:28, 23:34:06, The machine is downstairs - so the above is transcribed from my notes - apologies for any inaccuracies ;) I don't know what this tells you but let me know if you need anything else. It would be good to get nc working so I could paste this output. > > So I suspect that quik partially installed but in the absence of an > > initrd image, couldn't complete. I guess that this is addressed in > > Bug#260333 filed against initrd-tools? > > I doubt it. quik-installer should be able to deal with a non-initrd > kernel quite happily. The problem here is that something is causing > quik-installer to exit without saying why, and I'd like to know what. > > Also, I suspect you were looking for the kernel and initrd in /boot > rather than /target/boot. Yes - I was - I see there is rather more substance to /target than / ...... a little knowledge is a dangerous thing ;) Regards Clive -- http://www.clivemenzies.co.uk strategies for business -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
