Re: Debian 6.0 installation on SGI O2

["Tom@gmail" <tjmcavaney@gmail.com>]

> Hi all!
> 
> I'm Manuel Molina. I'm trying to install Debian 6.0 on a MIPS R5000 SGI
> O2, with 384 MBytes of RAM and two hard drives.
> 
> I already have the DHCP and TFTP configuration stages done.
> I used the following image for TFTP:
> http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/main/installer-mips/current/images/r5k-ip32/netboot-boot.img
> 
> I reach the point of booting, but when it loads the kernel, after
> several lines, it seems to hang (if you press NUMLOCK or try to move the
> mouse, nothing happens)
> 
> The last lines:
> 
> tip32: IP32 Liux tftpboot loader 0.3.13
> Loading program segment 1 at 0x80004000, size = 0x0 515bc0
> Zeroing memory at 0x80519bc0, size = 0x8b680
> Kernel entry point is 0x800098e0
> Copying initrd from 0x88eb3c80 to 0x805a6000 (0x33aa48 bytes)...
> Initrd copied.
> Starting kernel...
> 
> Any idea ?

I would suggest connecting via a serial cable and seeing what shows up on the console.