Re: bootdisk problem

> I was booting off the bootdisk and when the initial message and the boot: > prompt comes up, I hit enter, and it loads the root.bin, prints 4 periods, > and then hangs, like this: > >loading root.bin > > I tried all the boot images, resc-1440, resc-1440-safe, resc-1440-tecra, > resc-1440-

bootdisk problem

Trying to install Debian 2.1 on a friend's Dell Optiflex 486-66. I was booting off the bootdisk and when the initial message and the boot: prompt comes up, I hit enter, and it loads the root.bin, prints 4 periods, and then hangs, like this: loading root.bin I tried all the boot images, r

Re: Bootdisk problem

I used Taper. I am also using an Iomega 2GB tape drive and so I need to have the newest modules for ftape and zftape. Alex On Wed, 8 Jul 1998, Jens B. Jorgensen wrote: > Why can't you just use the regular stock rescue disk? What did you use to > back up your > system, dump? tar? cpio? > > al

Bootdisk problem

Hello, I am trying to create a custom bootdisk so that I may be able to restore my old setup off of a tapedrive. I have one problem, I am unable to get the bootdisk to boot. The kernel loads and the root image is read into the Ramdisk and then mounted read-only, but then when init is suppose to

Re: Custom Bootdisk Problem

On Thu, 11 Jun 1998, Tim Buller wrote: > I am using yard-1.15 to make a compressed root fs floppy for installation > of the some new systems (hamm). I can write the image out, and it boots > fine, but when I try to login as root (with no passwd) I get: > > login[20]: invalid password for 'UNKNOWN

Custom Bootdisk Problem

I am using yard-1.15 to make a compressed root fs floppy for installation of the some new systems (hamm). I can write the image out, and it boots fine, but when I try to login as root (with no passwd) I get: login[20]: invalid password for 'UNKNOWN' on 'tty1' If I try to "CTRL-ALT-DELETE" it, I g