[Soekris] Need help installing Debian or Ubuntu server to 5501

[ervin]

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On 02/10/2007, Bruce L. Harris II <bruce.harrisii at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I was excited to receive my 5501 on Friday and planned to have a great
> weekend geeking out setting it up to be a home DMZ server.  However, I wound
> up spending most the weekend trying to get an OS installed on it.  I don't
> give up easily.  A positive thing, I learned a lot about PXE booting.  Now
> onto my question.
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> A have a 5501 (current BIOS) with a 8GB Optima Pro UDMA CF Ultra High Speed
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> I was able to start the install of Debian 4.1 and Ubuntu (6.0.1 and 7.04
> server) via PXE and netboot, but it would error out during the base install
> process step.  It would stop at various areas, most often on the extraction
> part (~60%).  I tried this about 10+ times with both standard disk and LVM
> layouts.  What am I doing wrong?
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> If there is a better way to get this installed I would be open to any
> suggestions.  I would prefer to use Debian ports since I am most comfortable
> using them.
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> I have plenty of other computing equipment and VMware if needed.  Any
> suggestions?
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mvh/best regards  ervin