On Mon, Jan 03, 2005 at 11:11:06PM +0100, Ulrich Teichert wrote: > Hi, > > >Delete the "console=tty0", so you end up with: > > > > Linux/PPC load: console=ttyS0,9600 root=/dev/ram > > > >and try again! > [del] > > Right, then the installer knows what to do. I think this should go into > the Debian installation docs, there are a lot of boxes with graphic cards > out which are not supported by Linux.
Err, it should default to vga tedxt mode if the graphic card fbdev is not builtin, at least it does it here. > But the low level SCSI-driver is missing in this image, or any low level > SCSI drivers for that matter. There are only the high level modules there, > like sd_mod.ko and sr_mod.ko: Sure, these should be loaded through the network. Try the powerpc/cdrom/vmlinuz-prep.initrd for images with scsi modules included. > Nov 30 00:06:32 hw-detect: Using discover version 1. > Nov 30 00:06:35 hw-detect: Detecting hardware... > Nov 30 00:06:36 hw-detect: Missing module 'sym53c8xx'. > Nov 30 00:06:36 hw-detect: Missing module 'usb-storage'. > Nov 30 00:06:36 hw-detect: Missing module 'ide-mod'. > Nov 30 00:06:36 hw-detect: Missing module 'ide-probe-mod'. > Nov 30 00:06:36 hw-detect: Missing module 'ide-detect'. > Nov 30 00:06:36 hw-detect: Missing module 'ide-generic'. > Nov 30 00:06:37 hw-detect: Missing module 'ide-floppy'. > --More-- (57% of 44385 bytes) Nov 30 00:06:37 > hw-detect: Missing module 'ide-disk'. > Nov 30 00:06:37 hw-detect: Missing module 'isofs'. > Nov 30 00:06:37 hw-detect: Loading modules... > Nov 30 00:06:37 hw-detect: Detected module 'pcnet32' for 'Advanced Micro > Devices [AMD] 79c970 [PCnet32 LANCE]' > Nov 30 00:06:37 hw-detect: Trying to load module 'pcnet32' > Nov 30 00:06:37 kernel: pcnet32.c:v1.30i 06.28.2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Nov 30 00:06:37 kernel: PCI: Enabling device 0000:00:0c.0 (0000 -> 0003) > Nov 30 00:06:37 kernel: pcnet32: PCnet/PCI II 79C970A at 0x1020, 00 06 29 2e > 98 9d assigned IRQ 22. > Nov 30 00:06:37 kernel: divert: allocating divert_blk for eth0 > Nov 30 00:06:37 kernel: eth0: registered as PCnet/PCI II 79C970A > Nov 30 00:06:37 kernel: pcnet32: 1 cards_found. > Nov 30 00:06:38 hw-detect: Detected module 'floppy' for 'Linux Floppy' > Nov 30 00:06:38 hw-detect: Trying to load module 'floppy' > Nov 30 00:06:38 kernel: inserting floppy driver for 2.6.8-powerpc > Nov 30 00:06:38 kernel: Using anticipatory io scheduler > Nov 30 00:06:38 kernel: Floppy drive(s): fd0 is 2.88M > Nov 30 00:06:38 kernel: FDC 0 is a National Semiconductor PC87306 > Nov 30 00:06:38 hw-detect: Detected module 'ide-cd' for 'Linux ATAPI CD-ROM' > Nov 30 00:06:38 hw-detect: Trying to load module 'ide-cd' > Nov 30 00:06:39 kernel: Linux Kernel Card Services > Nov 30 00:06:39 kernel: options: [pci] [cardbus] [pm] > Nov 30 00:06:39 hw-detect: Starting PCMCIA services: using yenta_socket > instead of i82365 > Nov 30 00:06:39 hw-detect: cardmgr[1070]: no sockets found! > Nov 30 00:06:39 cardmgr[1070]: no sockets found! > Nov 30 00:06:39 hw-detect: done. > Nov 30 00:06:39 hw-detect: Detected discover version 1, installing discover1. > Nov 30 00:06:39 hw-detect: Detected hotplug support, installing hotplug. > Nov 30 00:06:40 hw-detect: Missing modules 'sym53c8xx (Symbios Logic Inc. / > NCR 53c825), usb-storage (USB storage), ide-mod (Linux IDE driver), > ide-probe-mod (Linux IDE probe driver), ide-detect (Linux IDE detection), > ide-generic (Linux IDE support), ide-floppy (Linux IDE floppy), ide-disk > (Linux ATA DISK), isofs (Linux ISO 9660 filesystem) > > /lib/modules/2.6.8-powerpc/kernel/drivers/scsi # ls > scsi_mod.ko sd_mod.ko sr_mod.ko > > So, either this is the wrong image (I've taken the same as Daniel mentioned > in one of his mails: > http://debian.yorku.ca/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-powerpc/current/images/powerpc/netboot/vmlinuz-prep.initrd), > or it's missing some vital modules. Notice, the canonical address for the daily builds is : http://people.debian.org/~luther/d-i/images/daily Friendly, Sven Luther
