Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: beta3
uname -a: NA
Date: 2004-04-07
Method: CDROM sarge-sparc-netinst.iso
Machine: Sun UltraSparc 5
Processor: sun4u
Memory: 265 MB
Root Device: IDE
Root Size/partition table: Didn't get that far
Output of lspci: Didn't get that far
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [E]
Configure network HW: [ ]
Config network: [ ]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Create file systems: [ ]
Mount partitions: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
Simply could not get it to boot. Silo loads but when I press enter to
boot into the kernel, all I get is one "Illegal Instruction" message.
Downloading the jigdo snapshot for the sparc also produces this error.
To contract, the stable installation disk works fine.
--
Chad Walstrom <chewie@wookimus.net> http://www.wookimus.net/
assert(expired(knowledge)); /* core dump */
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