Re: Bug#90549: SS2 Problem
On Wed, Mar 21, 2001 at 09:25:53PM -0500, Adam Di Carlo wrote:
>
> Matt Lewandowsky <matt.l@techie.com> writes:
>
> > Package: boot-floppies
> > Version: potato (downloaded 20Mar2001)
> > architecture: sparc
> > model: SparcStation 2 (Machine Type 55)
> > memory: 64MB
> > scsi: internal (esp)
> > cd-rom: none
> > network card: internal (le)
> > pcmcia: none
> >
> > I've tried booting from the image on quite a few disks and get the
> > following afer the nice long instructions in SILO:
> >
> > boot: <I press CR here>
> > Uncompressing image...
> > Booting Linux...
> >
> > Watchdog reset
> > Window UnderflowType help for more information
> > ok
> >
> > So, does it appear to be operator error, my floppy drive, my floppies,
> > the kernel, Debian, the image, something else, or all of the above?
> >
> > Any assistance is more than appreciated.
This was a common problem with the SS2's, and I don't think we ever
resolved it. I'm going to produce some woody boot-floppies soon, perhaps
that will resolve the problem.
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