Re: jessie won't install/boot on a Dell Poweredge R815
On Sun, 19 Jun 2016, Jeffrey Mark Siskind wrote:
> 2. I do a fresh install of wheezy from a USB dongle. It boots wheezy just fine.
> I do nothing but
>
> nano /etc/apt/sources.list
> (change all instances of wheezy to jessie, save, and exit)
> apt-get update
> apt-get dist-upgrade
> (It upgrades without error. I answer the default to all questions.)
> /sbin/reboot
>
> Then it fails to reboot and goes into the initramfs. I have a picture of
> the screen if anybody wishes.
It would be useful to see that screen (or better, the console output
as text directly from the DRAC in an e-mail.)
I'm guessing this is a "cannot find root filesystem" issue; it's also
possible that you're missing the appropriate driver for however the
disks are attached to that R815.
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