On Thu, Nov 15, 2001 at 01:58:26PM -0600, Brian Dolan-Goecke wrote: > > I hope this is going to the correct place. If not please let me know and > I will direct future questions elsewhere. > > I have a problem with the install scripts on intel and on sparc for woody. > > The problem on intel is that the ppp package now requires libpcap0 which > isn't in the install list of packages, so the ppp install fails and blows > the whole install. I think my install script maybe old, so you have > probably already fixxed this. this was fixed quite awhile ago. > The Problem with the sparc is more of a problem. I have tried to install > via the tftpboot.img files on two different sparc machines, a 1120 and a > sparc 5 workstation. The 1120 install is done via the serial port, and the > sparc 5 was done via the installed video/monitor/keyboard/mouse. But locked > hard after the installation of the wiptail package. The 1120 install all > I see is: > > lqqqqqu Installing Base System - alt-F4 to debug, alt-F1 to return tqqqqqk > x Extracting x > x /var/cache/apt/archives/whiptail_0.50.17-7_sparc.deb... x > Debian GNU/Linux System Installation its not locked up, there is simply no more progress bar updates after that point. i suppose you don't have a tty4 to switch to so you could see dpkg plugging away on a serial port. i have fixed this in 3.0.17 boot-floppies, you now get progress bars for all parts of the base install. -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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