RE: "sarge" install: "Install base system" bombs and disk errors(?)
I don't know if I got a bad CD image or what. I'm in the process of trying
jigdo (after a little internet research) like you said, but, previously, the
install hangs when it is trying to install the base system, and there are CD
errors, the:
June 20 00:58:56 (none) syslog.warn klogd: hdc: media error (bad sector):
status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
error.
I'm hoping jigdo will make me a good image. The woody image I have is OK,
but it doesn't have my network driver. Any idea how to add a new driver to
an older kernel image?
TIA,
Allen
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gregory Pierce [mailto:prcg@mac.com]
> Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 9:21 PM
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> Subject: RE: "sarge" install: "Install base system" bombs and disk
> errors(?)
>
>
> On Sun, 2004-06-20 at 20:20, Allen Williams wrote:
> > Greg,
> >
> > Thanks for the help. What do you mean, you used jigdo? I just ftp'd it
> > (onto a Windows NT4.0 machine) and burned an iso image. It
> booted OK, but
> > I'm getting all kinds of CD errors.
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Allen
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Gregory Pierce [mailto:prcg@mac.com]
> > > Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 4:56 PM
> > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > > Subject: RE: "sarge" install: "Install base system" bombs and disk
> > > errors(?)
> > >
> > >
> > > Allen,
> > >
> > > Having just installed sarge on my laptop I think I may be
> able to help.
> > > I initially attempted to install sarge from a cd I burned using jigdo.
> > > This failed repeatedly...I kept getting corrupted media messages part
> > > way through the installation, though it would boot nicely. So, I went
> > > to a net-install version of sarge
> > > (http://www.nl.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/) and downloaded the
> > > files using jigdo on WindowsXP box, burned it as a CD (.iso)
> image, and
> > > booted fron it just fine. On my laptop i typed at the boot prompt
> > > expert vga=771
> > > and everything installed fine. I chose unstable and things
> still worked
> > > fine. I would suggest having important peripherals like wireless cards
> > > attached as the installer will detect them, making less work in the
> > > future.
> > > The installer also detected my built-in ethernet cards
> > > which work fine
> > > as well. I am a relatively newcomer with Linux, and I
> couldn't begin to
> > > unravel the mysteries of why net-install worked and why the usual CD
> > > installation failed.
> > >
> > > Greg
> > >
> > > On Sun, 2004-06-20 at 16:37, Allen Williams wrote:
> > > > OK, fixed that problem, but, with "sarge", I still get the
> > > following errors
> > > > (same as original problem):
> > > >
> > > > modprobe: failed to load module floppy
> > > > eval: 3: Syntax error: newline unexpected (expected ")")
> > > >
> > > > With "woody", it can't find my network hardware (Intel 82547EI
> > > Gigabit LAN
> > > > controller).
> > > >
> > > > Any help with either of these would be greatly appreciated.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > > Allen
> > > >
> > > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > > From: Kent West [mailto:westk@acu.edu]
> > > > > Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 3:48 PM
> > > > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > > > > Subject: Re: "sarge" install: "Install base system" bombs and disk
> > > > > errors (?)
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > Allen Williams wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > >This is a brand new system- no data to worry about, but
> > > would like to get
> > > > > >the system installed. Given a brand new system, don't think my
> > > > > hardware is
> > > > > >dying, but, of course, anything is possible.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > >>-----Original Message-----
> > > > > >>From: J.H.M. Dassen (Ray) [mailto:fsmla@xinara.org]
> > > > > >>Sent: Sunday, June 20, 2004 1:04 PM
> > > > > >>To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
> > > > > >>Subject: Re: "sarge" install: "Install base system"
> bombs and disk
> > > > > >>errors (?)
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>On Sun, Jun 20, 2004 at 11:08:59 -0400, Allen Williams wrote:
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>>and, on console alt-F4, I am getting these error messages:
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>>June 20 00:58:56 (none) syslog.warn klogd: hdc: media error
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>(bad sector):
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>>status=0x51 { DriveReady SeekComplete Error }
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>>Is there anyplace that tells me how to decode these
> error messages?
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>>
> > > > > >>The usual decoding is "your disk is dying, hope you have a good
> > > > > backup. If
> > > > > >>not, try to backup any data you want to keep NOW."
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >>
> > > > > /dev/hdc is usually (but not always) the CD-ROM drive. This is
> > > > > indicative of a bad/scratched/dirty CD, or a faulty
> CD-ROM drive, or a
> > > > > bad CD-ROM cable/controller. I'd start by trying a different
> > > install CD
> > > > > (or a different CD-ROM drive if you have one available).
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Kent
> > > > >
> > > > >
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>
> My mistake...you don't need jigdo. Here's the page for the daily
> releases
>
> http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/
>
> You can use ftp as you did but make sure that you burn the CD as an iso
> file. I used a windowsXP machine and roxio in which I had to
> specifically tell it to copy the file as a CD image. It sounds like you
> got this far. Make sure you are then connected to the internet through
> your wireless card or ethernet card. It should guide you pretty much
> the rest of the way. If you choose expert26 vga=771 at the boot prompt
> you should be on your way. Having said that I just tried doing the same
> thing on a different brand of laptop and no luck with the wireless card.
> Go figure!
>
> Good luck,
>
> Greg
>
>
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