Bug#276780: Fwd: Re: Bug#276780: Installation report
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On Saturday 16 October 2004 22:38, Ahmad Khayyat wrote:
> Thanks for you prompt reply.. but can't the kernel panic be avoided.
> It hapens when rebooting after phase 1 of using sarge debian-installer
> with default kernel and vga=771. Phase 1 goes very well but the system
> never rebooted.
This was with the default kernel (2.4.27) right?
I'm afraid I can't give you a clear answer. The segmentation fault is an
indication of something really bad happening in the kernel or one of the
kernel modules it tries to load.
I find that my A40 is supported a lot better by kernel 2.6 than by 2.4.
My feeling is that you would do better trying to get the installer and your
system working with the 2.6 kernel. Did you try my suggestions with linux26?
You can also try sending us the logs from the failed boot (maybe someone will
be able to make sense of the error), but getting them off the hard disk will
require some creativity.
The basic idea is to boot the installer, proceed until you get to
partitioning, switch to vt2, mount /target and copy relevant log files
from /target/var/log/ to floppy or over the network [1].
[1] http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?DebianInstallerFAQ - question 25
Cheers,
FJP
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