Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: RC1 from http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ uname -a: Date: Mon Aug 9 14:20:26 BST 2004 Method: businesscard CDROM
Machine: Sun Ultra 5 Processor: 360Mhz UltraSPARC IIi Memory: 512 Mb Root Device: 41Gb IDE hard drive, /dev/hda Root Size/partition table: 512M /boot; 9.5Gb /; 1Gb swap Output of lspci: Base System Installation Checklist: Initial boot worked: [O] Configure network HW: [O] Config network: [O] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [O] Create file systems: [O] Mount partitions: [O] Install base system: [O] Install boot loader: [ ] Reboot: [E] [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Comments/Problems: Happy to report that RC1 CDROMs boot 'out of the box' (ie, no arguments to the SILO boot prompt of any sort required) on the Ultra 5 in our office. Unfortunately, after the first reboot, I get the error: "The file just loaded does not appear to be executable" from OpenBOOT. Seems like the SILO install is borked somewhere. I'll try doing an expert install and see what happens. Phil -- http://www.kantaka.co.uk/ .oOo. public key: http://www.kantaka.co.uk/gpg.txt -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
