Bug#415992: Boot floppy fails to load initrd.gz (Etch)
On Fri, Mar 23, 2007 at 10:03:14PM +0300, Ilya A. Naydov wrote:
> Package: installation-reports
> Version: i386 20070317
is it the RC2 floppy image ?
>
> I've tried to boot from floppy, but boot stopped on "Loading initrd.gz...."
can you try with another floppy disk
> Boot floppy from Sarge works well, but I cannot install Etch with this
> floppy... And I have no Sarge CDs now, it tells about different
> kernels on CD and on boot floppy...
> I've noticed also that initrd.gz on Etch boot floppy is too small in
> size in comparison with that on Sarge boot-floppy.
true, due to the increase of kernel 2.6 :(, the usb modules have been removed
>
> PS: Tried to install Etch on Compaq ARMADA 4131T... P166, 42Mb
> memory... It cannot boot from CD :(
>
i've tested rc2 floppy images with qemu with 42Mb of memory and it works well
>
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