Re: Further difficulties with install
On Sat, 15 Mar 2003, Chris Tillman wrote:
> On Sat, Mar 15, 2003 at 05:00:51AM +0800, debian@computerdatasafe.com.au wrote:
> > On Fri, 14 Mar 2003, Chris Tillman wrote:
> >
> > > On Fri, Mar 14, 2003 at 07:55:05PM +0800, debian@computerdatasafe.com.au wrote:
> > > > This may be in part because I've confused the installer....
> > > >
> > > > While awaiting for an answer to my previous question, I decided to
> > > > continue the install from where I left off.
> > > >
> > > > I was booted up, got to "load kernel modules" and declined to load them
> > > > off the CD.
> > > >
> > > > Well, now I went on from there and chose "Install kernel and Driver
> > > > Modules." I had the install CD in the drive and allowed it to use that.
> > > > It mumbled and gave me a selection list of one entry whose full name
> > > > wasn't visible, and I accepted it.
> > > >
> > > > I then went on to "Configure Device Driver Modules," but there were no
> > > > modules there.
> > > >
> > > > I went back and forth a few times and discovered the modules are for
> > > > 2.2.20 whereas I chose a 2.4 kernel.
> > > >
> > > > No worries, eject that CD and use disk 1.
> > > > I repeated "Install kernel and Driver Modules," and this time it
> > > > unconditionally copied /dists/stable/main/disks-i386/current/drivers.tgz
> > > > which does not seem any better;-(.
> > > >
> > > > Is it worth reporting this as a bug? It seems to me it should work, but
> > > > OTOH if d-i is the official fix to all these problems I guess there's
> > > > little point.
> > >
> > > I don't understand the problem. Configure Modules should work now.
> >
> > My install kernel is 2.4. The modules that got installed are 2.2.20.
> > Reiterating didn't get any 2.4 modules in place. As I said, when I
> > inserted disk 1 after having installed modules off the install disk, it
> > didn't less me choose modules, it just installed the wrong ones again.
>
> Ah. The only solution I know, is to make sure you have the matching
> root.bin. If you boot the 2.2.20 kernel, make sure the root.bin you
> use is from the powermac folder in the archive. For 2.4, it must
> be the one from the new-powermac folder.
It shouldn't have been installing modules for a different kernel.
> >
> > > You're right, there won't be any significant changes to boot-floppies.
> > >
> > > > If d-i is the official fix, what's involved in giving that a run?
> > >
> > > Testing is appreciated, the installer is in alpha moving-to-beta
> > > stage. There are many links for info, take a look at the last month's
> > > traffic on lists.debian.org/debian-boot .
> >
> > If you want more people to test it, you should make it easier to find;-)
> > As I said, I spent quite a bit of time roaming the download instructions
> > looking for it, and didn't find it.
>
> Well, it's not really ready for general public testing yet.
>
> > The discussion of Sarge needs a better link - there is one, but it's
> > useless - to d-i, and that link needs to point to something, maybe
> > Joey's Daily Builds, and maybe as much as 2k of notes on what to use
> > when, and how to connect it to Woody and Sarge.
> >
> > And, Joey's Daily Buulds need to be built daily. Some of what I found
> > there is months old.
>
> That's cuz Joey is not really involved on a daily basis. In the recent
> archives of debian-boot you'll find lots of links to d-i status pages,
> info pages, and pointers to the Real (Tolleff's) Daily Builds.
>
> However, since you have a mac, no daily builds for you. You have to
I think you're confused. Search back, and you will see I'm running IA32.
I was using Joey's daily builds because that's what the README I got
from CVS said. That's now fixed and I'm using the right daily builds.
> roll your own in order to test. If you'd like to try it, check out the
> cvs tree (cvs.debian.org/debian-installer/README) and go 4 it. There's
> no partition application yet, and no boot loader installer; but you
> can get the menus to work ;)
I've got the CVS checked out. I'm a bit doubtful about actually building
it because all my machines, test machines aside, are running Red Hat
Linux 7.{2,3}. However, I _can_ admire the source code.
I don't see any build instructions there though.
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Cheers
John Summerfield
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