Bug#295426: debian-installer rc2 hangs after issuing the message "Unable to load some modules"
--- Peter Vandenabeele <peter.vandenabeele@mind.be>
wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 15, 2005 at 11:06:59AM -0800, Alex Teclo
> wrote:
> > Package: installation-reports
> > Debian-installer-version: release candidate 2 from
> >
>
http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/i386/rc2/sarge-i386-netinst.iso
> > uname -a: Linux fury 2.6.8-2-686 #1 Mon Jan 24
> > 03:58:38 EST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux
> > Date: Sat Feb 12 14:00 CET 2005
> > Method: sarge-i386-netinst.iso on a CD-R
> > Machine: Zitech PC
> > Processor: Pentium II at 233 MHz
> > Memory: 128 MB
> > Root Device: IDE (Quantum Fireball SE2.1A)
>
> > 1) I boot from the cdrom and type "expert26"
>
> Did you try the 2.4.27-2 kernel (e.g. just answer
> <enter>
> at this stage) ? Since woody "just works" this might
> be
> relevant to get further ?
Yes, booting Sarge with a 2.4.x kernel might have
solved the problem, but I wanted to install a 2.6.x
directly.
I heard it's not that easy to upgrade from 2.4.x to
2.6.x when everything is installed (especially udev
and/or devfs). But well I'm not a 2.6.x expert :).
>
> > 2) I choose "English" as language
> > (Note that English is not my native language, but
> it's
> > easier to describe everything in english)
> > 3) I choose "Belgium" as country
>
> We could have a look if you bring it to fosdem next
> weekend
> (26-27 Feb in Brussels).
>
> Peter
>
Sorry but the machine is a bit too heavy to carry it
in the train/bus/tramway :)
Actually, I have solved the problem (in a dirty way,
though): I removed the hard disk from the Zitech PC,
put it in another machine (Compaq Deskpro Pentium II @
400 MHz), installed Sarge with a 2.6.x kernel, then
put the hard disk back into the Zitech PC. It works,
but it's dirty...
It might actually just be a hardware issue... Perhaps
are both the CD-ROM drives I have been using more or
less "broken".
Also, I'm considering running memtestx86 on the
machine, since it might also be a problem with the
RAM.
Thanks a lot for your reaction anyway :)
Alex
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