Hi Steve, On Fri, Oct 01, 2004 at 04:54:13PM -0400, Steve Feehan wrote: > Hello. I have just tried to install sarge using the pre-rc2 > netboot image at: > http://people.debian.org/~vorlon/d-i/images/2004-09-30/netboot/boot.img > The system is a DS10L w/ no cd or screen. I'm using a serial > console. > I've used these netboot images in the past and had problems > with the space at the beginning of the disk not being allocated. > In those cases I would manually partition from the shell and > everything was OK. > This version does seem to setup the partitions correctly: > | > #1 1.0 MB K aboot # > | > #2 80.0 MB F ext2 /boot # > | > #3 280.0 MB F ext3 / # > | > #4 3.5 GB F ext3 /usr # > | > #5 1.8 GB F ext3 /var # > | > #6 541.0 MB F swap swap # > | > #7 305.0 MB F ext3 /tmp # > | > #8 3.5 GB F ext3 /home # > But near the end of the install the aboot install fails. > I choose 'execute a shell' from the menu and try to install > aboot manually: > /target/sbin/swriteboot /dev/ide/.../part1 /target/boot/bootlx > This fails with an error about a corrupt disk label. Yes, the target for swriteboot must be a drive, not a partition. > I should also mention that when I execute a shell, the terminal > is screwed up so it's hard to get the full error. > Any idea why the aboot install would fail? Suggestions as to > things I should try? > Unfortunately since the error happens at the very end of the > install, it takes a lot of time to reproduce. Also, since > I'm using a serial console I can't switch to a virtual console > during the install. After the failure of aboot to install automatically, can you go back to 'execute a shell' and copy down the contents of /var/log/messages and /var/log/syslog, then attach these logs to a bug report filed against the installation-reports package? If possible, please use the template at <http://www.nl.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/report-template>. These should tell us the exact nature of the aboot-installer failure. Thanks, -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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