Re: boot stopped - attempt to access beyond end of device - sarge 20040306

["Donald Duck" <fdisposable@hotmail.com>]

Thank you for your quick answers.
ramdisk_size argument works.
I think I will download a netinst iso to try latest d-i this week-end.
Regards,
Franck

> From: Joey Hess <joeyh@debian.org>
> To: Donald Duck <fdisposable@hotmail.com>,debian-boot@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: boot stopped - attempt to access beyond end of device - sarge 
> 20040306
> Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 11:45:18 -0500
>
> Erich Waelde wrote:
> >
> > Hi,
> >
> > Donald Duck writes:
> > > Wanted to try Sarge. Got Official jigdo files for the testing 
> distribution
> > > on CD.
> > > Downloaded only 'Debian GNU/Linux testing "Sarge" - Official Snapshot 
> i386
> > > Binary-1 (20040306)'.
> > >
> > > While booting the CD (mode linux or expert, no difference):
> > >    ...
> > >    loading install/cdrom.gz
> > >    ... {about 1s later}
> > >    01:00: rw=0, want 8203, limit=8192
> > -----------------------------------^^^^
> >
> > The ram disk image is currently too big. Add
> >   ramdisk_size=10240
> > or similar to your entry at the boot prompt.
>
> Better yet, use a netinst image that is not 4 days out of date.
>
> --
> see shy jo

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