Bug#226008: Install on Dual Opteron 242, 8GB RAM, 2x SCSI HD
Package: installation-reports
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: 2004/01/01
uname -a: (sorry, didn't catch this before wiping it with woody)
Date: 2004/01/02 ~17:00 UTC-0500
Method: Tried several methods, all worked. All used the CD
"Debian testing (105MB)"
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Tried a normal install (just hit enter), that worked fine.
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Tried a network install, through a squid proxy cache. Worked fine.
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Tried a expert install, went fine.
Machine: ASA Computers - Tyan S2882 board
Processor: 2x Opteron 242
Memory: 8GB
Root Device: SCSI on Adaptec U320 controller. PCI ID 9005:801d
Root Size/partition table: Installed in sda2 and /boot on sda1
yuri:~# fdisk -l /dev/sda -l /dev/sdb
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Disk /dev/sda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 4470 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
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Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 8 64228+ fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sda2 9 506 4000185 83 Linux
/dev/sda3 507 4470 31840830 fd Linux raid autodetect
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Disk /dev/sdb: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 4470 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
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Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 8 64228+ fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb2 9 506 4000185 fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb3 507 4470 31840830 fd Linux raid autodetect
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Install was done to /dev/sda2 (root) and /dev/sda1 (/boot). Once
installed,
a sda3 and sdb3 were mirrored (md3); sda1 and sdb1 (md1), and woody
debootstraped there. After rebooting to woody, sda2/sdb2 still need to
be reclaimed for swap.
Output of lspci:
00:06.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]: Unknown device 7460
(rev 07)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]: Unknown device 7468
(rev 05)
00:07.1 IDE interface: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]: Unknown device
7469 (rev 03)
00:07.2 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]: Unknown device 746a (rev
02)
00:07.3 Bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]: Unknown device 746b (rev
05)
00:0a.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]: Unknown device 7450
(rev 12)
00:0a.1 PIC: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]: Unknown device 7451 (rev 01)
00:0b.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]: Unknown device 7450
(rev 12)
00:0b.1 PIC: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]: Unknown device 7451 (rev 01)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]: Unknown device 1100
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]: Unknown device 1101
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]: Unknown device 1102
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]: Unknown device 1103
00:19.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]: Unknown device 1100
00:19.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]: Unknown device 1101
00:19.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]: Unknown device 1102
00:19.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]: Unknown device 1103
02:06.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec: Unknown device 801d (rev 10)
02:06.1 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec: Unknown device 801d (rev 10)
02:09.0 Ethernet controller: BROADCOM Corporation: Unknown device 1648
(rev 03)
02:09.1 Ethernet controller: BROADCOM Corporation: Unknown device 1648
(rev 03)
03:00.0 USB Controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]: Unknown device
7464 (rev 0b)
03:00.1 USB Controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]: Unknown device
7464 (rev 0b)
03:05.0 Unknown mass storage controller: CMD Technology Inc: Unknown
device 3114 (rev 02)
03:06.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL (rev
27)
03:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev
10)
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: [O]
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: Noticed a couple of minor problems in the installer
When I finished with cfdisk on the second hard disk listed in the
partitioning screen, the menu had the first hard disk selected. This
made me wonder if I'd accidentally partitioned the wrong hard disk. I
suggest making that menu keep the hard disk just partitioned selected
instead of always selecting the first hard disk.
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I noticed a more major problem when editing fs types/mount points. If
you go back to edit a mount point, you expect the default choices to
be the current settings for that mount point. But they're not; they're
the settings for the last mount point you edited.
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When entering mirror information, I selected 'enter information
manually'. When I went back into that menu, 'enter information
manually' was not the default selection; US was.
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Selecting to load the md stuff doesn't seem to do much. I couldn't
find how to set up RAID partitions in DI. I don't think the utilities
were even in $PATH, not sure though.
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Overall, worked stunningly well, especially considering the weirdness
of this machine.
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