Re: Install problem with AHA 2940 SCSI (older PC)

["Robert C. Ramsdell" <rcriii@ramsdells.net>]

I found the source of this last problem,  It wasn't with the Rescue Disk at
all, it was with my memory setting!  I had been booting using the command:

boot: linux mem=80mb

When I tried booting without it (just hit [Enter] at the boot: prompt), I
was able to complete the install!  (Question:  Is the system 'seeing' all my
memory?)  I now have a working Debian system!  Next up:  Networking with my
windows box.

Thanks for all your help.

Robert

----- Original Message -----
From: t.bedlam <bedlam@concentric.net>
To: Robert C. Ramsdell <rcriii@ramsdells.net>
Cc: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2000 11:31 PM
Subject: Re: Install problem with AHA 2940 SCSI (older PC)


> On Sun, Jun 11, 2000 at 10:48:18PM -0500, Robert C. Ramsdell was only
>    escaped alone to tell thee:
>
> > It correctly identitifes /dev/sda1 and /dev/sda2 as the Linux and swap
> > partitions.  However, it will initialize, but hangs if I try to do a
> > bad-block scan of either partition.  After establishing this fact I
> > ignored the scan step and moved on (why does it hang?  I know there are
no
> > bad blocks)
>
> Hmm. This is new. I believe the install page (and perhaps the FAQ-omatic)
> give 2 sets of boot fd images. (The DebianHP is busy.) Perhaps you could
try
> the other set.
>
> > "Mount /dev/fd0  (type msdos) on /floppy: wrong filesystem type, or bad
> > superblock on /dev/fd0"
> > "Mount /dev/fd0  (type ext2) on /floppy: wrong filesystem type, or bad
> > superblock on /dev/fd0"
>
> Wow. Also new. Yes, try the other set and see what happens.
>
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