On Tue, May 15, 2001 at 02:31:18PM -0500, Andrew D Dixon wrote: > Hi All, > I've got a machine here that I'm trying to install Debian on. Right now > it boots over the network but it does have a hard disk and I'd like to > install Debian on the hard disk. > > My problem is that I can't get dbootstrap to run. I try passing yaboot > the argument, > > initrd=root.bin > initrd-size=8192 > > but I get this error: > > dev_path = /[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED] > file_name = root.bin > partition = 0 > dev_phandle = 001aa12c > device is a network device > of_net_open(dev:/[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED], part: x00000000, > name:root.bin > -> prom_open</[EMAIL PROTECTED]/[EMAIL PROTECTED]:0,root.bin>... > -> 001a5d84 > Can't claim memory for TFTP download > > Ramdisk image not found. > ramdisk load failed ! > > > I can, however, boot over the network using an nfs root partition and > then mount the hard drive with the base.tgz image on it. I was > wondering if it possible to just unzip and untar the base image and then > configure it manually without having to use dbootstrap. This way I > could configure the base system and then mount the hard drive as my root > partition instead of the nfs file system.
you can do that, you will mostly be on your own though. > As always, any hints, tips, pointers, etc . . . would be greatly > appreciated. one idea... ungzip the root.bin image, and loopback mount it, and nfs export it using it for nfs root. that might work... -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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