install report (success, i386+xfs) was: XFS support in d-i: netinst CD image available for download
Hi Steve,
I have successfully installed a xfs based system. Details see
below. I was very pleased with the installer image! Thanks!
Cheers,
Erich
Package: installation-reports
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version:
http://people.debian.org/~vorlon/d-i/xfs/
sarge-i386-xfs-netinst.iso (20040103-22:18
fd313be3191d20ad024ac62c4a781fd3
uname -a:
Linux dione 2.4.22-xfs-386 #1 Fri Jan 2 10:40:30 CST 2004 i586 GNU/Linux
Date:
Sun Jan 4 18:16:34 CET 2004
Method:
boot: xfs DEBCONF_PRIORITY=medium
Machine: <Description of machine (eg, IBM Thinkpad R32)>
board: DFI K6BV3+/66
ide0: IBM-DJNA-371800
ide3: GCR-8523B (LG cdrom)
Processor:
model name : AMD-K6tm w/ multimedia extensions
cpu MHz : 200.461
Memory:
MemTotal: 321952 kB
Root Device:
/dev/hda7 4 GB
Filesystem Type 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/hda7 xfs 3988960 210284 3778676 6% /
/dev/hda3 ext3 3936432 559972 3176500 15% /mnt
Root Size/partition table: Feel free to paste the full partition
table, with notes on which partitions are mounted where.
Disk /dev/hda: 18.0 GB, 18042716160 bytes
240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2330 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda2 9 49 309960 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda7 1637 2165 3999208+ 83 Linux <== /
Output of lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C598 [Apollo MVP3] (rev 04)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C598/694x [Apollo MVP3/Pro133x AGP]
00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C596 ISA [Mobile South] (rev 23)
00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT8233/A/C/VT8235 PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 10)
00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 11)
00:07.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C596 Power Management (rev 30)
00:12.0 Communication controller: NetMos Technology: Unknown device 9805 (rev 01)
00:13.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8029(AS)
00:14.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c860 (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV5M64 [RIVA TNT2 Model 64/Model 64 Pro] (rev 15)
00:00.0 Class 0600: 1106:0598 (rev 04)
00:01.0 Class 0604: 1106:8598
00:07.0 Class 0601: 1106:0596 (rev 23)
00:07.1 Class 0101: 1106:0571 (rev 10)
00:07.2 Class 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 11)
00:07.3 Class 0600: 1106:3050 (rev 30)
00:12.0 Class 0780: 9710:9805 (rev 01)
00:13.0 Class 0200: 10ec:8029
00:14.0 Class 0100: 1000:0006 (rev 02)
01:00.0 Class 0300: 10de:002d (rev 15)
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Create file systems: [E] mkfs.xfs -f needed
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [O]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
* Configure and mount partitions
hda7 xfs /
hda2 swap
on second attempt to format already formatted xfs partition
error: mkfs.xfs: Use the -f option to force overwrite
workaround: issue command on shell, redo with "leave filesystem
intact"
* xfs
I saw "fsck.xfs not found" in the smoke test reboot, and
thereafter. I installed xfsprogs (which were not automatically
installed). I cannot see the error, nor can I find it in
/var/log/{boot,messages,syslog}
* install a kernel:
the correct kernel was marked as default.
Other than that, I did have only minor problems, which are not
related to the xfs stuff, as far as I can tell:
* retrieving + verifying coreutils failed. (DMA Thing?) but could
not be reproduced after starting over.
* installing grub on '(hd0)' hung on "probing devices" again,
killing it. Then "exit and reboot" will fire up "installing
lilo. This menu does not give me the choice to get out --- has
been reported. So killed it again.
Installed grub into /dev/hda7, but that left me with an
unbootable system ... did it again!
After redoing the installation a 3rd time, installing grub
worked like a breeze. I do not believe that this was a general
problem.
* devfs
devfs does no seem to be mounted without
me installing and activating devfsd
is this the way it's supposed to be?
More general things:
* grub: /boot/grub/menu.lst
grub-update generates the menu.lst file
--- snip ----------------------------------------------------------
## ## End Default Options ##
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.22-xfs-386
root (hd0,6)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.22-xfs-386 root=/dev/hda7 ro
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.4.22-xfs-386
savedefault
boot
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.4.22-xfs-386 (recovery mode)
root (hd0,6)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.22-xfs-386 root=/dev/hda7 ro
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.4.22-xfs-386
savedefault
boot
### END DEBIAN AUTOMAGIC KERNELS LIST
--- snap -----------------------------------------------------------
I do not see a difference between the two entries other than
the second being announced as "recovery mode", however, it
would not achieve that, from what I can tell. I would expect
either an 'S' or 'single' or 'init=/bin/bash' argument in the
kernel line of the second entry. But maybe this has been
reported long ago.
* installing a bootloader in general:
I would like to suggest a single menu entry (similar to woody
installer) like so:
+ make the system bootable
+ install lilo
+ install grub
+ create a boot floppy (recommended if you do not want to
touch the Master Boot record)
+ do nothing (I know what I'm doing)
would that be feasible? And IMHO I would default to the boot
floppy. But that is definitely a matter of debate.
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