Bug#244974: installation report: sparc ultra2

[Todd Troxell <todd@phys.psu.edu>]

Package: installation-reports

Debian-installer-version: 4/20/2004 BETA 3 from:
http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-sparc/current/images/sparc64/netboot/
uname -a: Did not get that far.  Similar box says: Linux metacognition
2.4.24-sparc64 #1 Fri Jan 30 18:32:22 EST 2004 sparc64 GNU/Linux
Date: 4/20/2004 18:00 EST

Method: netboot from netboot/boot.img boot from console, not serial

Machine: Sun Ultra 2 Creator
Processor: Ultrasparc II 200mhz
Memory: 1gb
Root Device: scsi /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0
Root Size/partition table: didn't get that far
Output of lspci: no pci on this box

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:

Netboot died at init with Kernel Panic: Attempted to kill init!

Last few messages were:
Freeing initrd memory: 1242k freed
VFS: Mounted root (ext2 filesystem)
Warning: Unable to open an initial console.
Unimplemented SPARC system call 188
Unimplemented SPARC system call 188
Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init!
 Press L1-A to return to the boot prom


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Todd Troxell <todd@phys.psu.edu>
PSU Physics NOC: 814.865.3024