Bug#265903: boot.img floppy error/question
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: Candidate 1 downloaded from
www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer on August 15
uname -a: Linux teufel.hartford-hwp.com 2.4.18-bf2.4 #1 Son Apr 14
09:53:28 CEST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: 15 August, 2004, 11:30 AM
Method: Floppy boot, boot.img and then root.img
Machine: custom machine. Intel D850MVL system board
Processor: Intel Pentium IV 1.9 Ghz.
Memory: 1 Ghz non-ECC
Root Device: SCSI (Adaptec 39160)
Root Size/partition table: Fresh install on 30 Gb SCSI disk
Output of lspci:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82850 850 (Tehama) Chipset Host Bridge (MCH) (rev 04)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82850 850 (Tehama) Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 04)
0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 04)
0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 04)
0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801BA IDE U100 (rev 04)
0000:00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #1) (rev 04)
0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM SMBus (rev 04)
0000:00:1f.4 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #2) (rev 04)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 MX 440] (rev a3)
0000:02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM/CA/CAM Ethernet Controller (rev 03)
0000:02:09.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec ASC-29320LP U320 (rev 03)
0000:02:0a.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AHA-3960D / AIC-7899A U160/m (rev 01)
0000:02:0a.1 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AHA-3960D / AIC-7899A U160/m (rev 01)
0000:02:0c.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev 03)
0000:02:0c.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy MIDI/Game port (rev 03)
0000:02:0c.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Creative Labs SB Audigy FireWire Port
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:
My goal is a floppy installation of sarge using kernel 2.6. The
instructions said that when the boot.img diskette is run, to enter
boot: linux26. However, the result was the message that a "linux26"
kernel unknown.
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