On Mon, Sep 01, 2008 at 07:19:10PM +0200, Folkert van Heusden wrote:
> > > Ok this fixed the problem that installing from a virtual optical drive
> > > failed during the package-installation.
> > I have closed #495928.
>
> Allright.
>
> > > A new problem, though, is that when choosing the 'minimal initrd image',
> > > the system comes up and boots up to the point where it says 'Begin:
> > > Waiting for root file system ... '. At that point it keeps waiting
> > > forever.
> >
> > Could you try adding "console=hvc0,38400" to the installer command-line?
> > If I am not mistaken, that is the virtual console which you are using,
> > isn't it?
>
> Well, it eventually timed out. I then got a initrd emergency shell. It
> told me it could not access my boot device (/dev/sda2) in time. I'm now
> going to reinstall but this time with the full initrd image (the
> non-shrinked version, the one that also includes drivers that do not
> seem to be needed for this system (well at least during installation)).
Oh… sorry, I might not have understood your first reply. You were
able to make the installation sucessful through the end, right?
And the black screen you mentioned appeared on the first boot? In that
case, the problem you reported in #495928 might still be present in
Lenny.
Please keep us informed when you will have tested with the full initrd.
Cheers,
--
Jérémy Bobbio .''`.
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