Re: [Fwd: loopback not working ? (was /floppy/type.txt required while installing from the network ???)]

[Eric van der Vlist <vdv@dyomedea.com>]

Oooops, sorry for the noise!

I had a typo in the size of my root partition and the images which were 
installed on /target/tmp were not complete and created this very 
misleading error message.

Soory again,

Eric

Edd Dumbill wrote:
> I'm posting this for Eric, as he's had troubles reaching the list. 
> Please accept my apologies if you get two copies, and if you reply,
> please CC Eric as well as he's not currently subscribed.
>
>
>
> > From: Eric van der Vlist <vdv@dyomedea.com>
> > To: debian-powerpc@lists.debian.org
> > Subject: loopback not working ? (was /floppy/type.txt required while installing from the network ???)
> > Date: 16 Apr 2002 18:51:03 +0200
> >
> > I am not sure if this first email has found its way to the list, 
> > however, escaping to the shell, I can see that a loopback has been 
> > mounted as /floppy but none of the files which are there can be read (a 
> > cat gives a "read: Input/output error").
> >
> > It *seems* therefore that there would be a problem with the loopback 
> > device in the kernel used at install time.
> >
> > Any idea of workaround?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Eric
> >
> > Eric van der Vlist wrote:
> >
> > > I am installing Debian on an iBook from the net following the tracks 
> > > clearly and kindly given in:
> > >
> > > http://people.debian.org/~branden/ibook.html
> > > and
> > > http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/a/mac/2002/03/29/ibook_linux.html
> > >
> > > The install procedure boots fine with the yaboot version found at
> > >
> > > http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/woody/main/disks-powerpc/current/powermac/
> > >
> > > The "install kernel and driver modules" downloads images-1.44/rescue.bin 
> > > and drivers.tgz from the same location but then it fails saying that it 
> > > can't read /floppy/type.txt (normal, there is no floppy...).
> > >
> > > Any idea on what's happening and how I can work around this issue?
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
> > > Eric
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > See you in Barcelona.
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