Re: Installation Problems
"Craig H. Block" <chblock@flashcom.net> writes:
> I'm having a couple problems installing i386 using CVS bf. I haven't
> seen any mention of these for i386 so I wonder if I am the only one
> experiencing them.
No, your not.
> I am unable to load the rescue image from CD. It gets through the
> selection process properly, but when installing the image it returns an
> error "Unable to mount the Rescue Floppy" I am able to load the image
> from floppy (fd0) and this problem does not occur when installing
> base2_2.tgz from CD. Jumping over to tty2 and doing a "df" when this
> error occurs shows that /dev/cdrom is in fact mounted on /instmnt.
I get this too. Working on it. Do you see an error
> dbootstrap will not reboot the system. It hangs for a while then
> respawns. Attempting to run "halt" or "reboot" from a shell does
> nothing.
Huh, haven't check this one. Was it ok for 2.2.4 ?
> If I execute a shell then exit, dbootstrap does not respawn.
Huh, haven't check this one. Was it ok for 2.2.4 ?
> If I exit
> on tty2, it does not return to a "press enter to activate console"
> prompt. This causes both tty's to remain unusable.
init seems to have a problem with 'respawn', yes, andersee is working
on it.
> The last problem free install for me was with media made from CVS bf
> updated and built Juanuary 2. The system I build bf with is a potato
> "apt-get upgraded" daily.
Ugh. Sometimes it seems we're moving *further* from stability.
It can be frustrating but I hope thing settle within the week.
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