On Wed, Apr 06, 2005 at 08:43:46PM +0200, Thomi Schmid wrote: > Hi Frans, > > ramdisk_size=16384 is what is loaded on the kernel boot paramter line as > default. It does not work. I have increased this value to ramdisk_size=32768. > It did also fail with the same symptoms.
I think ramdisk_size=21384 should be enough (21384*1024=21897216) sh-3.00# zcat /mnt/iso/install/initrd.gz | wc -c 21897216 I tried the netinst ISO on a B180, after using hexedit to patch the ISO image to say ramdisk_size=32768 (you'll see the kernel cmdline near the start of the image). It worked fine for me after that. > > > attempt to access beyond end of device > > > ram0: rw=0, want=40650, limit=32768 I think those numbers are in terms of 512 byte sectors, so the limit is 16384K (from the kernel param), and it tried to access offset 20325K Richard > In the meantime I have repeated the tests on a 712/100 I have at work. That > machine behaves the sane: It only successfully boots using 40960 as the > ramdisk_size paramter. > > I have more issues: using X on these machines is not possible (the mouse does > not work, despite using a good working configuration from a Debian 3.0 HPPA > installation on the same machine 712/100). I will do a follow up debug report > after doing some more trying. > > Bye, > Thomas > > > Am Mittwoch, 6. April 2005 01.28 schrieb Frans Pop: > > On Saturday 02 April 2005 23:33, Thomi Schmid wrote: > > > ok, ramdisk_size=40960 did the job, debian installer did start (thanks > > > to HP "isl" to change the kernel parameters) > > > > > > I'm right now within the install process, I will submit another report > > > when it will be finished. > > > > It looks like the ramdisk values shown in your boot messages could be > > doubled. > > > > > attempt to access beyond end of device > > > ram0: rw=0, want=40650, limit=32768 > > > > Could you please try and tell us what the minimal value is at which the > > installer will boot correctly? > > If the theory is correct 20480 should also work. Could you please also > > test a value of 16384? > > > > TIA, > > Frans Pop > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
