Bug#247743: SPARCstation 5 and 20040505 daily businesscard image
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: daily businesscard iso 20040505 from
http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/sparc/current/
uname -a: Linux opal 2.4.24-sparc32 #1 Fri Jan 30 16:04:55 EST 2004
sparc unknown
Date: 20040506
Method: businesscard, external CD-RW, sunsite.ualberta.ca, not proxied
testing
Machine: SPARCstation 5
Processor: sparc4m
Memory: 64 MB
Root Device: SCSI /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target4/lun0/disc 4.1 GB
Root Size/partition table:
scsi(0,4,0)part1 ext3 4.1GB /
scsi(0,4,0)part2 swap 181.3MB swap
scsi(0,3,0)part1 reiserfs 1.0GB /home
Output of lspci: N/A
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: [E]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
Install base system failed because the installer chose the wrong kernel:
kernel-image-2.4.24-sparc64-smp instead of kernel-image-2.4.24-sparc32.
I was not prompted for a kernel to install.
Here is the contents of /proc/cpuinfo
<Description of the install, in prose, and any thoughts, comments
and ideas you had during the initial install.>
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