HP 712 - No partitionable media
I have an old 712 that I am trying to install Sarge on, and I can't seem to
get past the disk detection phase. Here are the steps I'm taking and the
results, following section 4.3 (Booting from network) in the PA-RISC HOWTO:
- I set up bootp/tftp on my existing linux box to serve up the lifimage from
http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/sarge/main/installer-hppa/current/images/
netboot/2.6/boot.img.
- From the HP BOOT-ADMIN prompt, I use "boot lan" to kick off the
installation.
- The image loads, and it goes into low memory installation mode (I have
only 32 MB on the machine at this time).
- I configure my network and am able to connect to the debian ftp mirror to
get installation packages.
- On the install package selection screen, I select the network setup,
auto-partitioning, and SCSI support options, and those are pulled from the
mirror.
- This is where I get stuck. I reach the screen that loads up the
partitioner, and it errors with the dreaded "no partitionable media were
found" message. My machine contains the standard 1 GB SCSI drive that
shipped in that machine, which currently contains an old HP-UX installation
(that I plan to wipe and replace with Debian). The drive seems ok, because
I can boot HP-UX from it.
Is there a step that I have missed in getting the installer to recognize my
drive?
Thanks!
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James
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