[parisc-linux] Re: debian install fails to find CD/DVD

[Grant Grundler]

[ I've redirected this to parisc-linux (not -cvs) and given a relevant
   subject line. Others might know better what's going on. ]

On Wed, Jan 04, 2006 at 01:08:36PM -0800, McConachie SSgt Michael J wrote:
> I have an a500 with dual 550' s, dual DVD, dual tape, and 2 gig of ram
> with the 2 boot disks, and a 2100 disk system attached.  I inherited it
> a few days ago.

nice!

> I spent all weekend compiling/installing gentoo, and other distros and
> they all fail.

The gentoo folks would probably greatly appreciate error output
even if you don't plan on using gentoo or have time to help them
debug issues.

> Including the debian hppa stuff.  The debian one gets
> all the way to installing sources, and then says that it can't find the
> cd/dvdrom (but it booted, and ran the install from it initially???)

Which install image did you start with?

It is likely you need to download and burn a different CD-ROM image.
The installer generally will not have all the sources on one CD.
In general, I prefer to have net access to download sources
though I understand that's not possible at all installations.

A500 uses a _SCSI_ CD/DVD drive and thus shouldn't have any of the
"SuckyIO" issues that plague the parisc workstations.

> What do I need to do??

Please save and post a500 console output.

ie "dmesg" from the system *after* it has failed to find the cd/dvdrom.
The debian installer has an "execute shell" to invoke an interactive
shell where you can (hopefully) dump the console output.
(If not, use the ^B and "CL" command at the MP prompt to dump it).

hth,
grant