On Fri, Sep 24, 2004 at 03:35:38PM -0700, Vagrant Cascadian wrote: > > > Package: debian-installer > > > Severity: normal > > > Version: rc1 > > > i am not able to sucessfully get the alpha netboot image to work without using > > > a serial console. > > > when i try: > > > boot ewa0 -fl "" > > > it downloads and loads the image, loads the initrd, and begins starting > > > the kernel with the options root=/dev/ram ramdisk_size=16384 devfs=mount,dall > > > and then hangs. > > > it basically works if i use a serial console and specify: > > > boot ewa0 -fl "root=/dev/ram ramdisk_size=16384 devfs=mount,dall console=ttyS0,9600" > > What kind of video device does this system have? > lspci > 0000:00:06.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c810 (rev 02) > 0000:00:07.0 Non-VGA unclassified device: Intel Corp. 82378ZB/IB, 82379AB (SIO, SIO.A) PCI to ISA Bridge (rev 03) > 0000:00:08.0 Ethernet controller: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21040 [Tulip] (rev 23) > 0000:00:0b.0 Display controller: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21030 [TGA] (rev 02) > i'm guessing it's that last one (DECchip 1030)? Yes. Currently, d-i has no support for the (non-VGA-compatible) TGA display adapters. I believe Sven Luther has been working on this at the Oldenburg conference. -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
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