Public bug reported: When trying to install Feisty Herd 1 from CDROM on a Sun Ultra 45 Workstation, the process stalls. At that point, the keyboard becomes unresponsive even when hitting the Stop-a sequence. Here is the output when the install process is run from the CDROM:
boot: ... Remapping the kernel... done. Booting Linux... Here is the output when the install process is run from the CDROM with the -p option: boot: install -p ... [ 210.101007] rtc_init: no PC rtc found Here is the output when the install process is run from the net with the -p option: {1} ok boot net0:192.168.2.60 -p ... [ 172.409594] NET: Registered protocol family 17 [ 172.453722] Warning: unable to open an initial console. And, here is the boot image which was used for the install from the net: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/feisty/main/installer- sparc/current/images/sparc64/netboot/2.6/boot.img ** Affects: Ubuntu Importance: Undecided Status: Unconfirmed -- Feisty Herd 1 on Sparc install stalls on "Booting Linux..." https://launchpad.net/bugs/77613 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs