[svlug] Odd install problem w/ Etch on Dell 1950

[ericv]

No message.  Etch uses 2.6.(18?)

The megaraid comes up fine as the disk partitions cleanly and /target mounts
fine.  It just hangs after the last selected package is loaded, just prior to
installation.

On Fri, 25 May 2007 08:54:05 +0200, Ivan Sergio Borgonovo wrote
> On Thu, 24 May 2007 18:11:47 -0700
> "ericv" <ericv at cruzio.com> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > I have a Dell server that stalls out while installing Debian Etch.
> > I can install Ubuntu 7.04 with no problem. Any ideas what could be
> > going wrong?  It gets to the package install part then stalls out.
> > I'm installing from the CD #1.
> 
> No message?
> 
> I had a problem for missing support for megaraid eide that is missing
> in etch but works with sarge.
> That should be fixed with 2.6.20 but etch has 2.5.18 and I'm not
> willing to put extra maintenance effort on that box neither to switch
> to ubuntu for a server... so I'm saving energy.
> 
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