Re: Tips on ZX6000 install
On Wed, Apr 15, 2009 at 06:47:10PM -0500, Carlo Segre wrote:
>
> Hi All:
>
> I have seen references to problems like these on the list but with no
> clear resolution.
>
> I have a newly acquired ZX6000 system with version 2.21 ROM. I have been
> trying to install lenny on this system with no success and I wonder if
> there are tricks I am just not aware of.
First thing I'd suggest is updating your ROM - 2.31 appears to be
current.
>
> I have no problem getting to boot installation menu with three kernel
> options: Install, Install (Expert mode), and Rescue. Whenever I select
> any one of these, I get the kernel loading line and then the line telling
> me it is loading intrd.gz and when this latter says "done" everything
> stops.
>
> This happened when I was using the VGA output and when I tried connecting
> to the console as well. As a side note, once I started working on the
> console, I can't get the system to go back to the VGA display again.
>
> I tried making sure that the console was set to 9600 baud since that is
> the speed of the serial port I have connected it to but this does not
> change anything.
>
> I tried the current squeeze image since there was a note in August 2008
> saying that the kernel in lenny might be the problem.
>
> I would appreciate any help the list can give me, I haven't found
> anything in the installation manual which addresses this problem.
>
> Please cc me as I am not subscribed to this list.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Carlo
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dann frazier
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