Bug#265174: netwinder rc1 fail

[kyle@mcmartin.ca (Kyle McMartin)]

Package: installation-reports

Debian-installer-version: rc1
uname -a: nil
Date: Wed, Aug 11, 2004
Method: Netbooted netwinder from tftp

Machine: corel netwinder
Processor: intel sa110
Memory: 64m
Root Device: /dev/hda
Root Size/partition table:
	/dev/hda1	20M	ext2r0
	/dev/hda2	2G	ext3
	/dev/hda3	swap
Output of lspci:
..

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]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Comments/Problems:

Installer installed riscstation kernel on my netwinder. As a result the
machine did not come back after reboot.

Also, if a /boot partition exists, could the vmlinuz symlink be put in /boot?

Due to the way the netwinder firmware works, it looks for a file on a
partition, following symlinks. Since the vmlinuz symlink is on / it's useless
because it's looking with /boot as it's base.

Since the firmware can't mount >ext2r0, it would be better if this was enforced more strictly, you almost certainly need a /boot partition.

Regards,
-- 
Kyle McMartin