Bug#276780: Fwd: Re: Bug#276780: Installation report
I tried using the installer with kernel 2.6 and disabling usb, apic,
lapic and acpi.. still no luck
linux26 vga=771 noapic nolapic acpi=off debian-installer/proc/../usb=false
or something like that as suggested in F7 of the installer.
On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 01:14:44 +0200, Frans Pop <aragorn@tiscali.nl> wrote:
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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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