Gregory Nowak, le Tue 09 Nov 2010 21:25:09 -0700, a ?crit : > Following up on this, it looks like my recollections were correct, > that doesn't work with this particular converter. Here's what I tried: > > 1. Boot from the netinst 64 cd, and get the beep. > > 2. Hit tab, hit space, and type console=ttyUSB0 > hit enter. > > The cd spins for a bit, and then nothing, not a peep. I also tried > console=ttyUSB0,38400 to make sure I got the right baud rate, but > still nothing. Yes, everything is wired correctly. I've used serial > consoles before starting at the boot loader with the console= > parameter, so this is something I am familiar with. Please report this using reportbug, else the debian-boot team won't be aware of the issue. You should probably mention that your USB serial port usually uses the belkin_sa module, which is available in the cdrom initrd. > I've read through appendix B of the > install guide, and have downloaded, and appropriately modified the > example preseed file, but there are still a couple of things I'm not > clear on, that section b.4 of the install guide doesn't > clarify. Please report this as well. > Also, when I run debconf-set-selections on my preseed file on > a 32-bit Lenny system, I get this: > > error: Cannot find a question for passwd/root-password > error: Cannot find a question for passwd/user-password > error: Cannot find a question for passwd/user-password-again Mmm, that's a bit odd. You should probably also report it. Samuel
