Re: Can not get a floppy only install to work
Hi Tom,
On Mon, May 15, 2000 at 09:28:56PM -0500, Tom wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have an IBM PS/2 Model 8535 386sx with 4 meg RAM and a 75meg IDE hard
> drive and a 1.44 meg floppy drive. I am trying to do a base Debian
> install but can not get past the second disk. I have tried 2.1 and 2.2
> now with the exact same results and error message. I start with the
> compact rescue disk, the system comes toa a prompt boot: I press enter,
> the system continues and then asks for the root disk. I insert the
> floppy that I made with the compact root.bin file and press enter the
> system then responds with
> end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy) sector 0
> VFS: can not open root device 02:00
> This message is consistent and I have already tried remaking the
> floppies on other new floppy disks, I have tried boot params of
> root=/dev/fd0 or floppy0 and always I have the same error message.
> After two days of fighting with this I would appreciate any help
> Thanks
Have you read the install docs (specifically section 5.7)??
It describes the process for installation on low memory systems.
You need to boot from a "lowmem.bin" boot disk image.
Detailed instructions at:
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/i386/ch-install-methods.en.html#s-low-mem-disk
It works, but 4MB ram makes for an almost painfully slow system.
HTH.
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David Karlin
dkarlin@coloradomtn.edu
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