Re: working on the Alpha port
>>>>> On Tue, 10 Dec 2002 18:12:32 -0500
>>>>> "NLM" == Noah L Meyerhans <noahm@debian.org> wrote:
NLM>
NLM> Since I don't know of anybody else doing such a thing, I've begun work
I have started my efforts about two weeks ago.
NLM> on the port of debian-installer to the Alpha platform. I've got most
NLM> things built, but at the moment I'm struggling to get the kernel+initrd
NLM> pruned down to a small enough size to fit on a floppy. What is expected
Seems they could not fit single floppy.
NLM> to be available in the initrd during the install process (i.e. what can
NLM> I safely leave out of the initrd)?
Nothing :(
I have faced a problem with booting from two disks. The trouble seems
to be in Herbert's kernel, since mine boots and loads debian-installer
initrd image.
There is a trouble with initrd directory tree creation: after boot I
get cycling messages
Dec 12 02:19:35 (none) user.info init: Process '/sbin/debian-installer' (pid 860) exited. Scheduling it for restart.
Dec 12 02:19:35 (none) user.info init: Starting pid 882, console /dev/console: '/sbin/debian-installer'
Cannot open template file /var/lib/cdebconf/templates.dat
Cannot open template file /var/lib/cdebconf/templates.dat
Cannot open question file /var/lib/cdebconf/questions.dat
Cannot open template file /var/lib/cdebconf/templates.dat
Debian Installer Main Menu
Cannot open question file /var/lib/cdebconf/questions.dat
Cannot open template file /var/lib/cdebconf/templates.dat
These file are just not installed. The fix should be trivial, so I can
conclude, that the base for alpha is done.
--
Alexander Kotelnikov
Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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