Package: installation-reports Severity: critical INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: netinst 20041007 from http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/sparc/20041007/sarge-sparc-netinst.iso (md5sum b370379763a9e7efbe3439ab5c16113e ) % file sarge-sparc-netinst.iso sarge-sparc-netinst.iso: Sun disk label 'CD-ROM Disc with Sun sparc boot created by mkisofs' 768 alts/cyl, 768 data cyls, 127 alt cyls, 8323840 blocks, boot block present uname -a: 2.4.27 Date: 2004 10 8 Method: hit L1-A after openboot banner appears type 'boot cdrom' in OpenBoot Prom 4.0 type <return> to start installer Machine: Sun SunBlade 100 Processor: Ultrasparc-IIe (ie sun4u, or "sparc64" arch) Memory: 384Mb Root Device: ide Root Size/partition table: Output of lspci and lspci -n: Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it 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: [ ] Comments/Problems: The netinst cdrom is _still_ panicing with this message: Allocated 8 Megs of memory at 0x40000000 for kernel Loading initial ram disk of 2890906 bytes at 0x2F800000 phys ...something... .... lots of messages missing .... NET4: Unix domain sockets 1.0/SMP for Linux NET4.0. RAMDISK: couldn't find valid ram disk image starting at 0 Freeing initrd memory: 2823k freed cramfs: wrong magic Kernel panic: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on 00:00 Press L1-A to return to the boot prom However if I boot _again_, I get to the "Choose Language" prompt. Unfortunately at this point the USB keyboard does not work, not even L1-A. If I boot a third time, I get to the same situation. I tried unplugging the usb mouse, leaving just the keyboard in. This made no difference. I could not obtain any boot logs, apart from what I could transcribe from the screen. The woody installer fails too, with Cannot find /boot/sparc64.gz (this may be my fault, I am not sure if the disc was sparc32-only) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
