On Wed, Mar 13, 2002 at 02:18:50PM +0100, Kato Zoltan wrote: > I'm trying to install debian mips on a SGI Indy (R4000/100MHz, 16MB RAM, > 8-bit video). I'm booting from the network succesfully and I'm also able > to create and activate a 100MB swap + 900MB linux partition and configure > the network using DHCP without any problem. Then I download the kernel > modules/drivers + Base System from the network. This is where I start to > have problems. Either during download or during the installation process > the system hangs: The installation process stops, I'm unable to execute > commands (like df, free) in the shell (alt+F2). I do not see any error > message on the log screens (alt+F3, alt+F4). Currently I can reach a point > where I see the following message: Just a guess - You are to impatient :) The problem is that this is a really slow machine and the installer lacks at certain points a progress bar which even let me believe that the machine got hung. Just waiting a couple of minutes solved the mystery. Flo -- Florian Lohoff flo@rfc822.org +49-5201-669912 Nine nineth on september the 9th Welcome to the new billenium
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