Bug#480935: installationreport: floppy install 20080227 not working
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: <floppy image built on 20080227>
Image version:
< http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/
installer-i386/current/images/ >
Date: <11.05.2008 12:00>
Machine: <Laptop Toshiba Satellite 320 CDS + Compaq Armada 7800
+ selfbuilt machine Pentium II 350MHz>
Processor: several (486 + Pentium II + Pentium)
Memory: different (from 32MB to 192MB)
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [ ]
Configure network: [ ]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
User/password setup: [ ]
Install tasks: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Overall install: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
Tried the floppy install on three different machines, with
similar results:
booting from "boot" floppy
-> initial boot screen - Pressed ENTER
-> "Loading linux ......"
-> "Loading initrd ...."
-> "ready"
-> [Then cursor flashing in the next line, and hang for ever]
and:
[Sometimes I got a kernel panic:
Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on
unknown-block(9,0)]
Tried also with params like "acpi=off" or "noapic" or "nolapic"
or "BOOT_DEBUG=3": no success, no additional infos.
Kind regards
Holger
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