Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: 2004-05-13, Beta 4 from debian.org. uname -a: <The result of running uname -a on a shell prompt> Date: 2004-05-14 Method: Debian-Installer Beta 4, CD-Image with Debian base, boot from CDROM Machine: Sun SPARC IPX (sun4c) Processor: Weitek W8701 (power-up chip) Memory: 64 MB Root Device: SCSI Root Size/partition table: Output of lspci: 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: I burned a CD from sarge-sparc-netinst.iso, then booted with "boot cdrom" on the SPARC. During initial boot the system enters an infinite loop. The last "good" lines printed are: Mounted devfs on /dev Freeing unused kernel memory: 132k freed Then the loop starts: 01:00 rw=0, want=4105, limit=4096 attempt to access beyond end of device These messages are repeated with different values for "want=", like 4097, 4098, 4099, ..., 4105. |