[Soekris] 1GB Compact Flash 6.06 Dapper & Soekris

[Bill Maas]

Hi Ervin,

If I'm right Ubuntu uses that ******** ***** ** **** called Parted,
which is probably the source of your error.

Ubuntu is an excellent easy-to-use Linux distribution for desktop PCs,
but it's usefulness for an an environment such as an embedded device is
questionable. I suggest you try running Debian instead. Its installer is
a lot more robust and flexible than Ubuntu's. I personally find the
Ubuntu installer horrible, both in usability and performance.

A possible alternative: I recently installed an Ubuntu Server dist,
which seems to run [at least most of] the standard Debian installer.
Went without a single glitch.

Bill


On Thu, 2007-11-29 at 23:18 +0100, ervin wrote:
> hi,
> 
>  I'm pxe booting ubuntu dapper 6.06 to a Soekris 4501 (64MB RAM & 1GB
> Compact Flash card) ... dhcp, tftp and the server install is running
> smoothly until I want to write the partitioning to the CF card ....
> 
>  I tried guided and manual partitioning .... same issue, which is:
>  ---------------------------- issue
> -------------------------------------------------
>  The attempt to mount a file system with type swap in IDE1 master,  |
>           | partition #5 (hda5) at none failed.
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> I made tests on different CF card 1GB & 4GB and from both Sandisk &
> IBM ... no difference.
> 
>  My manual partitions:
> 
>  200 MB           /
>  100 MB           swap
>  350 MB           /usr
>  350 MB           /var
> 
> 1 GB Microdrive:
> Pri Mas  IBM-DSCM-11000                  LBA Xlt 522-64-63  1052 Mbyte
> 
> Same issue with a Sandisk 1GB
> 
> 
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