Message-ID: <20020419213316.27371.qmail@web13902.mail.yahoo.com> Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 14:33:16 -0700 (PDT) From: Alberto Lopez <chupoptero@yahoo.com> Subject: RE: [suse-sparc] Computer hangs on 'Starting syslog services'
With the help of another message in the archive I
figured out that the installation was just waiting for
the user to complete it. The cursor in the upper
right left corner was in the normal console, so I hit
Control+Alt+F2 and it showed another terminal (i did
not know this before) so it appeared as in root mode,
then i exit and continued the installation in the
regular terminal (console). Now, it is generating the
keys, which i hope do not last too long. It's odd
too, my SS2 does not seem to have a 2.5GB HD...because
i could not make a default installation, i had to do a
minimal, expecting to install the X11 only in order to
use the fvwm or other windows manager low in memory.
Alberto
--- Stephen Thamel <sthamel@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Hello Alberto --
>
> I have been playing around with 3 SparcStation 2's
> like you. I am
> installing Suse 7.3 and have noticed no issues with
> its installation if the
> hard disk was properly formatted. If the drive was
> not properly formatted
> (sun label) then I either used Solaris 7 or Mandrake
> Corporate Server 1.0.
>
> I understand now that you can switch to another
> terminal session during
> install and use the format command. Once the drive
> is labeled and
> formatted, you can reboot and retry the
> installation.
>
> Upon successful reboot, It took a very long time
> (like 30 mins) to compute
> the random keys. Sometimes, it did not ever
> complete and continue. I just
> rebooted the machine and it booted normally into
> KDM. Apparently the keys
> were stored on the disk and did not need to be
> recomputted.
>
> Each of SS2 has 64Mb Ram and >2.5Gb SCSI HD's.
>
> Stephen Thamel, Principal
> The Summit Group
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> Auburn, MA 01501-1250
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>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Alberto Lopez [mailto:chupoptero@yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Sunday, April 14, 2002 7:45 PM
> > To: suse sparc
> > Subject: [suse-sparc] Computer hangs on 'Starting
> syslog services'
> >
> >
> > I am installing SuSe Sparc 7.1 on a Sparc station
> 2.
> > When booting up it shows all the messages until it
> > reaches
> > "Starting syslog services" and then the whole
> screen
> > goes black with the cursor on the upper left
> corner,
> > and nothing else happens.
> >
> > Any suggestions?
> >
> > Thank you,
> >
> > Alberto
> >
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