On Sat, Nov 27, 2004 at 10:06:38PM +0100, Pascal de Bruijn wrote: > Geert Stappers wrote: > >On Sat, Nov 27, 2004 at 09:05:30PM +0100, Pascal de Bruijn wrote: > > > >>Debian-installer-version: > >>http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/i386/rc2/sarge-i386-netinst.iso > > ^^ > >that is CD-rom. > Ok sorry my mistake! > I took the floppy images off that ISO, from in /install/floppies directory. [even initial boot fails] > >>Comments/Problems: > >> > >>I have a LS120 ATAPI floppydrive connected as a Primary Slave. When I use > >>a (normal 1.44MB) floppy to boot from, my install gets stuck here: > > > >Here you use a floppy (not the CD rom) > >Why the sudden switch for CD to floppy? (please tell the whole story) > > > See the above, I really did use the floppy, I took the floppy images off > the iso. The above 'sorry' is accepted :-) > >>Insert the root floppy or plug in a USB storage device. > >>Press Enter when ready, or type a command: > >> > >>I can press enter all I want, nothing happens! > >> > >Tell us more about you computer. (Has it an USB keyboard?) > > > > > It's an ASRock A7VM2 motherboard with an AMD Athlon XP 2200+ processor. > I'm still using the good old PS/2 for keyboard support. No mouse connected. > > I have a 40GB 5400rpm Seagate drive attached to my motherboards Primary > ATA133 channel as Master. > The LS120 ATAPI Floppy drive is attached to my motherobards Primary > ATA133 channel as Slave. > > I don't have a lspci from the machine, but all of the chipsets on it are > Via or Via related (like S3 Savage for the videocard). I know I've got a > Via-Rhine as NIC, i'm not sure which revision until I get debian installed. > > The machine does have a Via USB 2.0 chipset, providing an ehci and uhci. > > > > >>Regards, > >>Pascal de Bruijn > >> > >>PS: If this bug gets resolved, please let me know, I'll do a test run :) > >> > >It will also take some effort from you, to get it resolved 8^) > > > To be honest I think the problem is reasonably simple (though i'm no > expert), the installer searches /dev/fd0 and /dev/sda (usb-storage) > (maybe /dev/sdb and so on) for the root disk, right? > we just need to add /dev/hdb or /dev/hdb1 to that, problem is, it > depends on which ata channel the atapi floppy is connected what it's > device designation is. > > Also the kernel needs ATAPI floppy support compiled into it, or the > modules needs to be on the ramdisk for this to work at all. I'm not sure > if that currently is the case! > > > > >Geert Stappers > > > > > Please note, I'm not a rocket scientist, these are just my two pennies > worth... Maybe I'm totally wrong... Maybe not. I hope to hear from you soon, I think you are too humble :D Your analyzis makes sense. But I doubt that is can be fixed that way. I see problems in the size of a kernel with IDE code, as it has to fit on a 1.44Mb floppy (2.88Mb??) About capacity of floppies: What fits on a LS120 diskette? Could it hold a kernel and the initrd? Cheers Geert Stappers
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