On Thu, Mar 18, 2004 at 10:15:50AM +0100, Ingo Juergensmann wrote: > Hi! > > After I managed to successfully install Debian with Svens di-2004.02.26 > (from http://people.debian.org/~luther/pegasos/ - di-2004.03.15 wasn't > available then), I want to give some feedback upon that...
For info, those are netboot initrd of the corresponding d-i snapshot (2004.03.15 is mostly beta3), builtin into a chrp kernel. > - d-i worked fine - except for that problem that it doesn't supported pppoe. > It started straight with trying to retrieve files via a fixed line > (configuration via DHCP or manual setup). It is obvious that this only works > for machines hooked up directly to the net or are behind a router. When your > machine to install is supposed to be your router, this will give you some > problems to succeed installation with d-i. ;) > Whereas I could work around this problem, I know of at least one other > person who has this problem as well. > > Prior to the installation problem, there was a problem to even load & start > d-i successfully. The kernel couldn't mount root= or didn't find console, > but Sven solved these problems rapidly by telling me to use kernel parameter > "devfs=mount" when loading d-i image via OF. So I think this happens quite > often and should be listed somewhere nearby the d-i image (f.e. a small > INSTALL/README in http://people.debian.org/~luther/pegasos/ ?). ;) Ingo, did you look into the documentation described at : http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ Go to the two links in the first paragraph of the Beta 3 section. > - after installation a dpkg-reconfigure console-data didn't work. Choosing > keymap from arch list (qwertz, german no-dead-key, standard) resulted in an > error, stating that it can't find and load such a keymap. > > After all, the installation went quite good an Sven was very helpful with > help and support for some other problems like getting the sound card to > work. Thanks, Sven! No problem, but make sure you thank all the other folk which made d-i possible too, i was only involved in a small part of it myself. Friendly, Sven Luther
