Bug#288799: silo fails
On Wed, Jan 05, 2005 at 01:49:32PM -0500, Mehul N. Sanghvi wrote:
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> Comments/Problems:
>
> ok boot cdrom
> SILO 1.4.8
>
> Welcome to Debian GNU/Linux sarge!
> .
> .
> .
> .
> [ ENTER - Boot install ] [ Type "rescue" - Boot into rescue mode ]
> boot: <Enter>
> Allocated 8 Megs of memory at 0x40000000 for kernel
> Loaded kernel version 2.4.27
> Loading initial ramdisk (2965185 bytes at 0x1F808000 phys, 0x40c00000
> virt)...
> /
> Remapping the kernel... FP Disabled
> ok
>
> If I install Debian stable, I have no problems. Debian stable uses
> kernel 2.4.18 and does not use initrd images. The problem seems to
> be with kernel images that use initrd.
>
> If you need any more information, or have stuff you would like me to
> try out, please do email me and let me know what you want to try.
Visit http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=267428
It is simular and has a patch plus a compiled package.
Mmm the compiled package is at [1] (note the date ;- )
Please provide feedback.
> I really would like to have Debian/Sarge running rather then woody
> or NetBSD for that matter (which is the other system that boots up
> _and_ lets me use X11, but that is another story).
>
> cheers,
>
> mehul
Cheers
Geert Stappers
[1] http://www.stappers.nl/gst/pool/main/s/silo/
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