[NBLUG/talk] Debian 5.0 installation problems

[Scrappy Laptop]

I've had that happen on non-x86 platforms when using the BSD interactive bootloader, like StrongARM & older Macs. Check your bootloader config file (& maybe fstab?) booting the CD's rescue mode or USB drive if you can.  It's possible the drive was assigned a different node on reboot.  If so, the kernel is loading and can't find it's filesystem.  

--- On Wed, 12/2/09, Robert Hayes <rhayes at silcom.com> wrote:

> From: Robert Hayes <rhayes at silcom.com>
> Subject: [NBLUG/talk] Debian 5.0 installation problems
> To: talk at nblug.org
> Date: Wednesday, December 2, 2009, 5:44 PM
> Anyone had any experience installing
> the new stable debian 5.0 - Lenny?
> 
> I've tried installing it from two different sources onto a
> laptop that was 
> running lenny as testing, and most recently 4.0 stable. It
> won't progress 
> beyond the first line: unpacking the vmlinuz. Then it just
> hangs there.
> 
> I'm stumped because while the machine is not the raciest
> kid on the block 
> (truly, it's 10 years old) it's been a paragon of
> stability.
> 
> Just thought I'd probe for similar incidents and possible
> solutions found.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
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