Debian 1.2 rescue disk reboots Toshiba Tecra laptop
Greetings!
I have a Debian 1.2 CD from iConnect. When I boot my Toshiba Tecra
730CDT laptop from the rescue floppy (either resq1440.bin or the new
new-resq1440.bin) I get "Loading root.bin ............" and "Loading
linux ............", and then the laptop reboots from the floopy,
giving me the "boot:" prompt again.
At http://www.cck.uni-kl.de/misc/tecra710/, Jens Maurer reports that
his Tecra Laptop cannot load "bzImage" format kernels. (He has
submitted a kernel patch for this.) Does the rescue floppy use a
bzImage kernel?
I do have a Debian 1.1.11 CD (PHT Nov 96 Monthly Archive), and I can
boot from its installation boot and root disks.
Will I be able to get a Debian 1.2 rescue floppy for this laptop? If
not, I can install 1.1 and then upgrade to 1.2. Is it possible to
shift to 1.2 part way through the installation, either by providing
the 1.2 base disks or by substituting the 1.2 CD when I reboot, or do
I need to run dselect on 1.1 before shift to the 1.2 upgrade?
This problem does not affect loadlin.
Thanks,
Kirk Hilliard
P.S. Is someone maintaining a list of 1.2 glitches and simple fixes?
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