Re: Can't install Sarge on an HP NetServer
On (26/08/05 15:46), marco_elen wrote:
> On (25/08/05 11:27), Raquel Rice wrote:
>
> > The upgrade "manual" suggests using aptitude dist-upgrade and doing
> > the kernel upgrade in a separate step. After upgrading to Sarge, I
> > later upgraded the kernel on the server to 2.4.27 and all went well.
> > But keep your old kernel around ... just in case. ;-)
> >
> > BTW ... I'm booting off the SCSI drive too.
>
> On Thu, 25 Aug 2005 21:33:32 +0100, Clive Menzies wrote:
>
> > I've got an LH3 also upgraded to sarge recently (from an original woody
> > install) and upgrading with aptitude worked flawlessly. I also had a
> > couple of LHPro200's which I've now given away but the last one also
> > upgraded to sarge without a problem. The all booted off the SCSI RAID
> > drives.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Clive
>
> First of all, thanks to you all. You suggestion are really helpful. But unfortunately I'm still having troubles and I'm desperate.
>
> I tried installing Woody (booting with vanilla) and adding as an apt source only the first CD (yes I have CDs because it's an internal server and can't connect it to internet).
> Then I rebooted and added the first three Sarge CDs (because adding all 14 CDs requires too much time just to see if things works).
> Then I launched apt-get dist-upgrade.
> After a few question, it apt-get finished.
After sarge went stable I read of similar problems on the list. Raquel
referred above to using aptitude instead of apt-get for the upgrade; I
suspect that may have something to do with your problem.
Regards
Clive
> Then I rebooted the machine.
> And... THE SYSTEM HANGS.
> It just write "LI" (maybe it starts to write LILO?) and hangs :(
>
> Don't know why, and actually don't know how to proceed.
> I'm thinking that there is no way of installing.
> Would adding all 7 Woody CDs and all the 14 Sarge CDs make the installation and upgrade process work?
>
> Furthermore, I need to have LVM management and this is further compicating the installation.
>
> RedHat installs with no problem, but I really liked to have Debian because I know it is better :). Only that it is so hard to install...
>
> Best regards,
> Marco Ballini
>
>
>
> ____________________________________________________________
> 6X velocizzare la tua navigazione a 56k? 6X Web Accelerator di Libero!
> Scaricalo su INTERNET GRATIS 6X http://www.libero.it
>
>
--
www.clivemenzies.co.uk ...
...strategies for business
Reply to: