From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <3676EBC1.518C11F1@den.wantweb.net> Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 16:07:45 -0700 From: Ron Nelson MIME-Version: 1.0 To: laures@hp1.esiea.fr CC: Liste LinuXppc/dev Subject: Re: pre-R5 installation References: <3673C7D1.D0934DC7@mail.esiea.fr> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Sender: owner-linuxppc-dev@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: G. Laurès wrote: > > Hi everybody, I mail you all cause I have probs about a pre R5 installation... > > The following assumes that I've managed to boot properly the installer, > including second-stage with the 2nd floppy, and t I tried all of this > with 2.1.125 from R4 installation @ dev.linuxppc.org and last 2.1.130 > from BenH. > > First I noticed that DHCP configuration for ftp install doesn't work > (it's over a motorola cybersurf cable modem), I got a "SIGCAUGHT" or > whatever when choosing this option, I don't exactly remember. > > Second, ftp installation doesn't work with fixed IP information either > : it doesn't get ns information, or can't log into server with the > correct IP address, it seems that no packets can get out of it. Ping on > it from another machine (my PBG3 with masquerading software) do work > though (???????). > > So I tried an HD install... as said Martin Costabel, I had to put all > the files on an ext2 partition (fine, I had a 2GB hd lying with R4 on it). > > Third, server nor workstation types of install work, they get you into > a loop with SCSI adapters and Macintosh-like partitionned hd stuff and > then on server/workstation/custom rpm choices. > > But here begin strong problems : it complains about around 35 rpm > missing (I guess they are not ready yet, I don't care for now, I would > add some if only I could compile them...), then installs rpms (I choosed > very basic install, keeping all default but PPP-dialup), and then I got > a lot of warning like "execution of XXX script failed". Well, it fails > for initscripts, egcs, binutils, make, egcs, timeconfig, pam/pamconfig : > all that type of non-useful things if you see what I mean... > > Then I got panics during time configuration, just after network conf, > and I have to make a hard reset here. > > Of course it doesn't boot, warning for being unable to open an > initial console and to find init stuff -> kernel panic, you have 180 > seconds to type what's on screen... > > Of course I redownloaded twice of all these critical rpms, I got the > same warnings. I'll try a third time tommorrow just to be sure... > > I hope you'll see in there some obvious mistake I'm to tired to see by > myself... Thanks to anybody who could help, I'm really stuck here. > > Gom I just wanted to chime in and let it be known that I am getting the exact same problems during install with my Powerbase here.. If anyone has a alternate install procedure please let me know I would love to be running the new glibc.. Thanks, Ron Nelson [[ This message was sent via the linuxppc-dev mailing list. Replies are ]] [[ not forced back to the list, so be sure to Cc linuxppc-dev if your ]] [[ reply is of general interest. To unsubscribe from linuxppc-dev, send ]] [[ the message 'unsubscribe' to linuxppc-dev-request@lists.linuxppc.org ]]