[Gllug] Getting Debian Etch to run on an old (EPIA 800) Mini-ITX

[Chris Bell]

On Sun 04 Mar, John Winters wrote:
> 
> Chris Bell wrote:
> [snip]
> >    The debian installer team are waiting for the final release version of
> > the kernel, and there have been several recent updates which require new
> > installer versions. RC1 will not work now, try one of the recent "daily"
> > installer images. RC2, and then the final release, will be made available as
> > soon as the kernel development team are happy with the kernel.
> 
> Sorry to revive an old thread.  This is about trying to install Etch on 
> a Mini-ITX box which netboots Sarge perfectly happily and reliably.
> 
> I've now tried using one of the daily snapshots and the result is even 
> worse.  Where the rc1-installer-installed system would get as far as 
> "Waiting for /dev to be populated" and then re-boot, the new system only 
> gets 2 lines in "Uncompressing kernel" and then it re-boots.
> 
> It's weird.  The installer runs perfectly and the installation 
> completes, but then the installed system fails to boot.
> 
> Anyone any further ideas about why Debian Etch won't run on a Mini-ITX 
> (EPIA-800) box?
> 
> TIA,
> John

   Have you sent a bug report? The current schedule is shown as (final?)
fixes to be available ready for RC2 release March 19 2007

-- 
Chris Bell

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