Ferdinand, On Sun, Jul 18, 2004 at 02:38:52PM +0200, Ferdinand O. Tempel wrote: > Package: installation-reports > INSTALL REPORT > Debian-installer-version: 20040716, > http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/alpha/20040716/sarge-alpha-businesscard.iso > Linux alphabox 2.4.26-1-generic #2 Sat May 1 16:31:16 EST 2004 alpha > GNU/Linux > Date: Sun Jul 18 13:54:13 CEST 2004 > Method: Network install, initiated from a bootable "businesscard" CD. > The CD is booted from the Alpha's SRM console with `boot DSKA600`. I've > tried to install from the regular CD too, but kernel panics are > experienced when the CDRom drive is accessed extensively. This sounds like it might be a hardware problem. I've never seen kernel panics related to CD access on alpha. > alphabox:/home/polarwolf# fdisk -l /dev/sdb > Disk /dev/sdb: 4550 MB, 4550934016 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 553 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > 3 partitions: > # start end size fstype [fsize bsize cpg] > a: 2 500 499 ext2 > b: 501 554* 53* ext2 > Install boot loader: [E] > Comments/Problems: > It works well, until in the last phase it tries to write an aboot > configuration out to disk. The error which shows up in the logging > console is: > main-menu[261]: (process:12921): error: bootcode overlaps with partition > #1. If you really want this, use -f1 > aboot-installer: info: Installing aboot on '/dev/sdb' > So I've done some investigation, and it appears that to install aboot > you need some free space on the disk before the first partition > (according to the FAQ on > http://www.alphalinux.org/faq/SRM-HOWTO/srm-aboot.html: This bug in the partitioner should be addressed as of the 20040720 daily (sid_d-i) CD images. If you can, I would appreciate it if you would re-test the autopartitioning support using this newer image; I'm unfortunately not in a position to do such testing, since all my disks have live data located on them in inconvenient places. Cheers, -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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