Re: Debian-Installer on mipsel
On Sat, Aug 30, 2003 at 01:42:05PM +0000, The Fungi wrote:
> > Before this, /linurc has been replaced by a symlink to /sbin/init, so
> > the system should start a normal init process. I get the busybox init
> > welcome message and then the system hangs. Did anybody have similar
> > experiences on other platforms?
>
> I recall there was a similar problem with the busybox in woody's
> boot-floppies on pmax DECstations. Can't remember if it was resolved
> before or after woody went stable. Had to do with an unpleasant
> interaction with the kernel being used, but now I'll be damned if I
> can remember the specifics...
That was the infamous "Maxine-bug", which happened only on the Personal
DECstation series. The reason was a kernel bug, which is resolved in
the current kernels.
Regards,
Karsten
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