Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: 'current' from April 10, 2005 uname -a: Linux rhea 2.6.8-2-32-smp #1 SMP Mon Feb 7 22:19:10 EST 2005 parisc GNU/Linux
Date: Sun Apr 10 17:45:33 PDT 2005 Method: netinst cdrom Machine: Merlin L2+ 132 (9000/778/B132L) Processor: PA-RISC 1.1e PA7300LC (PCX-L2) 132 Mhz Memory: 120 Mb Root Device: SCSI /dev/sda Root Size/partition table: Disk /dev/sda: 4294 MB, 4294816768 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 522 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 4 32098+ f0 Linux/PA-RISC boot # PALO /dev/sda2 5 20 128520 83 Linux # /boot /dev/sda3 21 522 4032315 5 Extended /dev/sda5 * 21 499 3847536 83 Linux # / /dev/sda6 500 522 184716 82 Linux swap Output of lspci and lspci -n: 0000:00:13.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c875 (rev 04) 0000:00:14.0 Ethernet controller: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21142/43 (rev 30) 0000:00:13.0 0100: 1000:000f (rev 04) 0000:00:14.0 0200: 1011:0019 (rev 30) Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot worked: [E] Configure network HW: [O] Config network: [O] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [O] Create file systems: [O] Mount partitions: [O] Install base system: [O] Install boot loader: [O] Reboot: [O] Comments/Problems: Initially I booted the CD and recieved an error "failed to load unix.ko" etc., as in this mailing list post: http://lists.debian.org/debian-hppa/2005/04/msg00006.html Taking the advice of one of the follow-up posters I increased the ramdisk size (it was already 16 mb, I increased it to 24 mb). After increasing the the ramdisk size it booted correctly, and installation was a breeze. -- -><- Nick Rusnov -><- http://nick.industrialmeats.com -><- [EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]