Package: installation-reports
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: Sarge IA64 RC2 downloaded Oct 3.
MD5 Sum
3025ad992f5bbd0c498b4eecbdc8ceb7 sarge-ia64-netinst-rc2.iso
Date: Oct 3, 2004 20:00 MDT
Method:
I wrote the image to CD-RW and used the Linux 2.6 115200 serial port
installation. I did not choose Expert. I followed all the prompts and
chose automatic partionioning for a multi-user workstation.
Machine:
A Compaq DL590/64. It is a dual Itanium 733 MHz with 1 GB RAM.
Root Device:
SCSI / CPQARRAY
/dev/ida/c0d0p2 or /dev/ida/c0d0/partition2 if devfs.
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [E]
Comments/Problems:
Everything was going so well. I was very hopeful. Then reality crushed
my hopes and dreams once again.
I rebooted, ran elilo from the EFI Shell, and watched it die in flames
as it could not mount its root partition or find /dev/console.
Here is /etc/elilo.conf:
# elilo configuration file generated by elilo 3.4-7.sarge.1
install=/usr/lib/elilo/elilo.efi
boot=/dev/ida/c0d0p1
delay=20
default=Linux
append="console=ttyS0,115200n8 "
image=/vmlinuz
label=Linux
root=/dev/ida/c0d0p2
read-only
initrd=/initrd.img
image=/vmlinuz.old
label=LinuxOLD
root=/dev/ida/c0d0p2
read-only
initrd=/initrd.img.old
I tried replacing root= with root=/dev/ida/c0d0/partition2 in the hope
that using devfs was the problem but it didn't seem to work.
What's the magic sauce that I need here?
--
Zan Lynx <zlynx@acm.org>
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