Re: Sparc64 Install Problem
> I'm trying to install 3.0 on a Sun Ultra2 using CDs created with jigdo.
> This is my first experience with Debian. Here is what I've done...
I just did this on an Ultra1.
> 1. Booted with CD1, got the boot: prompt and hit Enter.
> 2. Got an error "/boot/sparc64.gz not found" or something similar.
> 3. Looked at the CD contents and found /boot/sparc64 without the gz
> suffix.
> 4. At the boot: prompt I entered "/boot/sparc64" and hit Enter.
Instead, I booted with the "rescue" image which, for whatever reason, did
a normal install. Here's what I did:
ok> boot cdrom
. . . blah blah blah . . .
SILO: rescue
. . . normal installation occurs here . . .
> 5. The computer begins to boot, I see the normal Linux screen as it
> boots.
> 6. During boot a kernel panic occurs...
>
> Kernel panic: I have no root and I want to scream
> Press L1-A to return to the boot prom
I love Linux error messages. A little humour can go a long way. You would
have to specify where your root is. With a CD boot, I don't know what it'd
be... you specify it like this:
SILO: linux root=/dev/XYZ
But since you're trying to install, what device you mount as root I can't
remember. It'd be the RAMdisk image that is loaded up.
But again, like I said, when I chose "rescue" target to boot, that
actually got me into the normal installation.
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tim ellis
senior database architect
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