re: Installing Debian from Red Hat (without a CD or floppy drive)
In article <[🔎] 20030610104751.GA591@apollo>,
Clive Menzies <clive@clivemenzies.co.uk> wrote:
> On (10/06/03 02:15), Steve Grabowsku wrote:
>
>> Thanks to this list, I was able to get good instructions on how to do
>> a cross-install using a chroot jail. I tried them, and things went
>> well, up to the point were I actually tried to boot into the new Debian
>> installation.
>>
>> When I tried to boot, the only thing that happened was the computer
>> beeped at me and then rebooted. Obviously, something went wrong, but
>> I don't know what.
>
> Can you access the debian partitions? In which case you might get a
> clue from looking at /var/log/syslog.
I can access the Debian partition from the original setup. However,
nothing gets written to /var/log/syslog. The reboot happens too fast.
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