On Mon, Apr 26, 2004 at 08:30:31PM -0700, Blars Blarson wrote: > Package: installation-reports > > INSTALL REPORT > > Debian-installer-version: sparc beta3 mini-iso > http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/main/installer-sparc/beta3/images/cdrom-mini.iso > Date: 2004-04-26 20:05 PDT > Method: How did you install? mini-iso > What did you boot off? cdrom > If network install, from where? debian.oregonstate.edu > Proxied? no > > Machine: Sun Sparcstation LX > Processor: 50Mhx sun4m > Memory: 96 Mb > Root Device: /dev/sda > Root Size/partition table: > Output of lspci: > > Serial console > Sbus cards: > FSBE SCSI/ethernet > SunVideo video capture > > Base System Installation Checklist: > > Initial boot worked: [O ] > Configure network HW: [O ] > Config network: [O ] > Detect CD: [O ] > Load installer modules: [O ] > Detect hard drives: [O ] > Partition hard drives: [O* ] > Create file systems: [O ] > Mount partitions: [O ] > Install base system: [O ] > Install boot loader: [O ] > Reboot: [* ] > [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it > > Comments/Problems: > > Same sparcstation LX, only installing to first hard drive. This works. > > partman still won't do anything with the second hard drive. Does the kernel see the drive? (in a shell) Probably Anton can help with this problem. Did you send him the content of /val/log/partman (as requested after your last installation-report). > > In the second stage, I ran into two problems. > > It still put a bogus inittab that needs to be manually fixed before the > system is usable. (ttyS0 not enabled, tty[0-6] are enabled) Do you install over serial console? Or is this a special sparc problem. Does somebody know which package creates the inittab? > > When editing sources.list (why isn't a more user freindly editor than > nano available -- even vi would be better) I hit ^Z thinking it might > get me to a shell. It hung the system, requiring a reboot to get out. > What package should I report this bug on? Probably busybox or nano. > > > > -- > Blars Blarson blarson@blars.org > http://www.blars.org/blars.html > With Microsoft, failure is not an option. It is a standard feature. > > > -- > 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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