• Bug#266992: Installation Failure - IBM PS/2 35SX (1/2)

    From R Seiji@1:229/2 to All on Fri Aug 20 07:30:09 2004
    XPost: linux.debian.maint.boot
    From: [email protected]

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    Package: installation-reports



    Debian-installer-version: June 24, 2004 from debian.uchicago.edu

    uname -a: NA

    Date: Aug 13, 2004 on.

    Method: Network floppy install.



    Machine: IBM PS/2 35SX

    Processor: 386SX-20

    Memory: 16MB

    Root Device: IDE 2.1GB

    Root Size/partition table: NA

    Output of lspci and lspci -n: NA



    Base System Installation Checklist:

    [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it



    Initial boot worked: [E]

    Configure network HW: [ ]

    Config network: [ ]

    Detect CD: [ ]

    Load installer modules: [ ]

    Detect hard drives: [ ]

    Partition hard drives: [ ]

    Create file systems: [ ]

    Mount partitions: [ ]

    Install base system: [ ]

    Install boot loader: [ ]

    Reboot: [ ]



    Comments/Problems:



    Boot floppy loads and processes fine. Get to prompt asking for the root floppy. Insert root floppy and receive the following message:



    end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0

    Cannot find root floppy; /dev/floppy/0: cannot mount



    Disks work fine in other machines.

    --

    R. Seiji

    www.24x7systems.net




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    <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Package: installation-reports</span></font></p>

    <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

    <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Debian-installer-version:
    June 24, 2004 from debian.uchicago.edu</span></font></p>

    <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>uname -a: NA</span></font></p>

    <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Date: Aug 13, 2004 on.</span></font></p>

    <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Method: Network floppy install.</span></font></p>

    <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

    <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Machine: IBM PS/2 35SX</span></font></p>

    <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Processor: 386SX-20</span></font></p>

    <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Memory: 16MB</span></font></p>

    <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Root Device: IDE 2.1GB</span></font></p>

    <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Root Size/partition table: NA</span></font></p>

    <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Output of lspci and lspci -n: NA</span></font></p>

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    <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Base System Installation Checklist:</span></font></p>

    <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it</span></font></p>

    <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

    <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Initial boot worked:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [E]</span></font></p>

    <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Configure network HW:&nbsp;&nbsp; [ ]</span></font></p>

    <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Config network:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [ ]</span></font></p>

    <p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Courier New"><span lang=EN style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:black'>Detect CD:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
    [ ]</span></font></p>


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  • From Joey Hess@1:229/2 to R Seiji on Fri Aug 20 13:20:15 2004
    XPost: linux.debian.maint.boot
    From: [email protected]

    R Seiji wrote:
    Memory: 16MB

    The minimum memory requirement is 32 mb, FWIW.

    Boot floppy loads and processes fine. Get to prompt asking for the root floppy. Insert root floppy and receive the following message:



    end_request: I/O error, dev 02:00 (floppy), sector 0

    Cannot find root floppy; /dev/floppy/0: cannot mount



    Disks work fine in other machines.

    Perhaps you have a bad floppy drive in the install machine, or perhaps
    the linux kernel has issues driving it.

    --
    see shy jo

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