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To: Joerg Rossdeutscher <joerg@factorlocal.de>
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Subject: Re: RaQ2: Installation stops at "loading debian installer"
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On Thu, May 13, 2004 at 07:31:05PM +0200, Joerg Rossdeutscher wrote:
> 
> The RaQ2 boots the debian-installer-b4 via tftp and nfs until the 
> display shows "Loading debian installer". Then it stops.
> I now have found an old Laptop that still has a serial port.
> 
> 
> The last lines say:
> 
> >execute initrd={initrd-size}@{initrd-start} 
> console=ttyS0,{console-speed}
> elf: 80080000 <-- 00001000 1916928t+176112t
> elf: entry 801fc040
> net: interface down
> 
> (I type this by hand, so excuse possibly errors)
> 
> That's it. Ethereal shows no more net traffic and no remarkable errors 
> before the installation stops. Nothings happens. And nothing at google 
> for this message. Hm.
> 
> Any ideas someone?
> 

The messages are just debugging output, nothing wrong there. The next
thing to be displayed should be kernel messages :-(

Can you post all the boot messages (off list).

P.