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Re: Installing on RP5430



On Thu, May 20, 2004 at 12:32:53PM +0100, James Morris wrote:
> Hi 
> I have had limited success, I think mostly my lack of in depth knowledge is
> the issue though.
> I managed to get the istall working using the net-install iso, but I get a
> warning about not having a palo partition, so I tried again accepting the
> option for new users which creates everything in the one dir except swap.
> Same problem. So i skip this step and it completes the rest of the install
> ok but won't boot.
> What did I do wrong?

Nothing; this is a known defect in the existing debian-installer.
I think you have to go into Custom mode which forks off a process every
time you press a key and is thus horribly slow.

-- 
"Next the statesmen will invent cheap lies, putting the blame upon 
the nation that is attacked, and every man will be glad of those
conscience-soothing falsities, and will diligently study them, and refuse
to examine any refutations of them; and thus he will by and by convince 
himself that the war is just, and will thank God for the better sleep 
he enjoys after this process of grotesque self-deception." -- Mark Twain



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