On Tue, Apr 27, 2004 at 10:51:30PM +0200, Herbert Kaminski wrote: > Package: installation-reports > > Debian-installer-version: sarge-sparc-netinst.iso dated 24-Apr-2004 > from http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/sparc/current/ > uname -a: did not get that far > Date: 27-Apr-2004 22:30 CEST > Method: net-inst CD > > Machine: SparcClassic > Processor: sparc > Memory: 16 MByte > Root Device: SCSI disk 1GByte. ID3 > Root Size/partition table: did not get that far > > Output of lspci: n/a > > Base System Installation Checklist: > > Initial boot worked: [E] > Configure network HW: [O] > Config network: [E] > Detect CD: [O] > Load installer modules: [O] > Detect hard drives: [ ] > Partition hard drives: [E] > 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: > > 1. booting from CD still needs 'linux root=/dev/rd/0 rw' > at the SILO prompt These options should now be present in the latest version of silo.conf in svn. > 2. as expected: no language choice due to lack of memory > 3. no keyboard selection at all. Later, with priority=medium, > I could select 'keyboard' from main menu, but only got the > alternatives 'sun keyboard / USB keyboard', but no german > layout. Very bad. > 4. DHCP only worked on second try. > 5. partitioner did not start. > > Currently, netboot works _far_ better than this iso! Can you please be a little bit more verbose as to which of these problems are specific to the iso boot and which are due to the very low memory. Do the DHCP, partman and keyboard problems also occur when netbooting the same machine? Thanks for testing Gaudenz > > Herbert > > > > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-REQUEST@lists.debian.org > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmaster@lists.debian.org >
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