Re: installer still not in Sarge ?
On Mon, Feb 07, 2005 at 09:10:31AM +0100, xerces8 wrote:
> From: Justin Pryzby <justinpryzby@users.sourceforge.net>
>
> > On Fri, Feb 04, 2005 at 03:37:00PM +0100, xerces8 wrote:
> > > From: Justin Pryzby <justinpryzby@users.sourceforge.net>
> > >
> > > > On Fri, Feb 04, 2005 at 09:48:06AM +0100, xerces8 wrote:
> > > > > Hi!
> > > > >
> > > > > I downloaded the Sarge weekly CD images on 2005-jan-25 ( label is :
> > > > > Debian GNU/Linux testing "Sarge" - Official Snapshot i386 Binary-1
> > > > > (20050122) )
> > > > >
> > > > > annd se the same hungup as in the the september version.
> > > > What hangup? Can you point me to a previous message?
> > >
> > >
> > > Ah, I found my old message :
> > > http://lists.debian.org/debian-testing/2004/10/msg00005.html
> > >
> > > It is short :
> > >
> > > I tried sarge weekly from 20040925 on my athlon (K-7) and it
> > > fails on first boot with last lines :
> > >
> > > pivot_root: No such file or directory
> > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> > Do you still get that message with your more recent install CD?
>
> I checked and yes, I get that. It appears the kernel does not find
> my HD ( and the IDE controller, it is a Promise PDC 20276); hard to
> tell as the messages fly off the screen too fast. ( any idea how to
> view them ? )
Yup, you can run dmesg; to see the kernel's most recent messages.
Also check some log files in /var/log/ (though I don't know if the
boot stuff will be there if you're running off a CD; for that matter I
don't know if anything will be there). Note that userspace output
won't be in the dmesg, but its only the last 50 lines or so. You can
use shift-PageUp to scroll back at least a few pages in video ram
(this assumes that you don't clear the screen or switch to a new VT or
into the installers ncurses interface).
> Besides , I tried the RC2 installer CD and it works. So how
> integrated is it ?
I guess the install team is keeping RC2 for themselves, or the testing
CD guy hasn't updated to the RC2 installer yet.
--
Justin Pryzby
"Now seeking qualified employers"
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