Bug#62623: rescue(install)-floppies fails on MCA/ESDI
> now kernel > 2.2.x supports ESDI and MCA, but install-floppies don't
> support them.
Which version of boot-floppies did you try?
Which exact model of machine do you have?
> "fdisk -l" on rescue-floppy is not able to find /dev/ed* and "lilo"
> won't make disk bootable.
We need your kernel message output. You may need the
'ed=cyl,head,sec' boot argument.
> I suggest to look at this rescue-discs (only for Debian 1.2-1.3.1) at
> ftp://ftp.dgmicro.com/pub/linuxmca/Debian/ and to correct future
> versions.
Debian has functioned with MCA boxes since the slink release, 2.1,
last year.
> Rescue-floppies from Debian 2.1 don't allow to open a second shell in
>"lowmem"-Install.
Lowmem is no longer supported. Sorry.
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.....Adam Di Carlo....adam@onShore.com.....<URL:http://www.onShore.com/>
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