Good day! > Martin Michlmayr wrote: > > * Philippe Vachon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2004-11-26 00:02]: > > > 1. The version of fdisk that comes with Debian Installer REALLY sucks... > > > namely because I had to figure out on paper my partition table, rather > > > > We'll move to something else after sarge. > > > > > 2. After installing the base system, and writing with ARCS to the PROM the > > > values I was told to by d-i after the installation of the base system was > > > complete, the system failed completely to boot -- it would load the ARCS > > > kernel loader, which then proceeded to tell me it couldn't find the > > > Kernel. > > This suggests some typo in the firmware variables. > The following is needed: > > SystemPartition=scsi(0)disk(<scsi-id>)rdisk(0)partition(8) > > -> Test: Typing "ls" in the firmware lists "arcboot" > > OSLoadPartition=scsi(0)disk(<scsi-id>)rdisk(0)partition(<partition-number - > 1>) > OSLoader=arcboot >
I checked this out, and it does, indeed, list arcboot. As well, I have the values in the firmware set as the installer said they should (and after a bit of poking around after netbooting, could confirm that the values the installer spit out were correct). > -> Test: Typing "boot" in the firmware tries the boot _without_ > showing an error message about "unrecognized file system" > > Caveat: ARCS partition numbering is zero-based, so ???partition(1) > is /dev/sd?2 > > OSLoadFilename=Linux > > -> Test: This should load the kernel. > > Caveat: The arcboot label is case-sensitive. > E.g. "linux" as label will fail. > I've got the arcboot label set up as Linux, so I don't believe that is the issue. :) > > Can you put a kernel on your TFTP server and then boot into the Debian > > system? Can you then investigate and see whether the kernel is really > > there. i.e. look into /boot and also take a look at /etc/arcboot.conf > > Booting the install image with: > > bootp(): append="single root=/dev/sd??" > > should work also. > > As it does. I'm going to fiddle around with the ARCSboot settings a bit more, and maybe I can get it to play nicely. However, I am not confident, as the settings in ARCS seem more-or-less correct. > Thiemo > Phil. -- -------------------------------------------- Philippe Vachon Assistant Administrator, EngSoc Project, 3338 ME [EMAIL PROTECTED] Faculty of Engineering, Carleton University -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
