Re: Installation

["M.C. Vernon" <mcv21@cus.cam.ac.uk>]

On Mon, 26 Oct 1998, Rodrigo Moya wrote:

> >I am new to debian linux (not new to linux in general), and still trying to
> >install debian 2.0.
> >
> >All kernels I tried to boot on my machine, hang after they found my CD-ROM
> >drive (FreeBSD boots clearly)
> >
> >My setup is:
> >ASUS SP98AGP-X
> >K6-233
> >Adaptec 2940UW (rev 1.32)
> >2 x SCSI hardisks
> >IDE-CDROM
> >128MB
> >Diamon Fire GL1000PRO (AGP)
> 
> 
> I have the same problem. I've tried to install RedHat 4.2/5.0, Debian
> 1.3/2.0, Suse 5.1/5.2 and it never works. I've also tried with different
> disks (all IDE): Master/Slave/Slave, Master/Slave, Master... and it always
> stops in the same place:
>     hda:.....
>     hdb...... (which is the cdrom)
>     hdd.....
> 
> My setup is
>     Pentium MMX 200
>     2xIDE harddisks (4.3 GB and 2.5)
>     1 IDE cdrom drive
>     64 MB
> 
> I've asked this question in hundreds of places (including Debian lists) and
> only had an answer about specifying hard disk parameters to LILO. I tried
> it, but still stops in the same place. Because of this error, I can use
> Linux only on a 386 (well with 20 MB RAM, 2.5 GB hard disk, but still a 386,
> so I cannot flavour completely the power of Linux).
> 
> Marcus, if you've got an answer from a different place, please tell me,
> since sometimes I feel desperated for not being able to use Linux on this
> machine, which would be a great thing.

Hmm... it might seem silly, but try putting a CDROM in the drive - my
system took _ages_ until I did this - looking at the logs showed it was
trying in vain to find a FS on the <empty> CD drive...

Matthew

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