Debain boot floppies don't work
Hi,
I'm trying to install a second server with Debian (my favorite distro) but the bootfloppies (rescue floppies in Debian-tech-talk ;) ) don't seem to work. When the kernel boots (the bf24 Woody kernel (2.4-18)) the kernel panics with a bad EIP value (??). I suspect it is caused by my new Promiss IDE controller (without it, and with a small hdd connected to the motherboard's ide controller it boots fine). If it is the lack of support of this new ide controller by Debian's bootfloppies, then I want to create bootfloppies that support the latest hardware. Anyone any suggestions where to find the latest and greatest bootfloppies ? it does not matter which distro |
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oh well. If anyone can point me into any direction of images of bootfloppies for whatever distro, as long as they're new (and support new hardware) then I don't ming!
Anyone? Please? |
Maybe build the additional modules on your current Debian box and load them using the boot floppies?
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I could do this but the problem is the card *should* be supported by the bootfloppies. However I am inclined to think this card is a new revision (chipset PDC 20268) and I haven't had any luck finding a module for Debain 3.0 rc2 that specifically says to support this chipset number :(
I could be wrong here ofcourse (please tell me if so!) but that's why I am looking for ANY bootfloppy images, as long as they support the latest hardware.... Any help greatly appreciated as I can't even begin installing linux now (bummer!). Denniz |
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