Re: d-i beta3 can't install kernel on a DAC960 (Mylex Acceleraid 150) raid controller
On Sun, Mar 21, 2004 at 03:20:20PM +0100, Alessandro Polverini wrote:
> On Sun, 2004-03-21 at 13:55, Finn-Arne Johansen wrote:
> > On Sun, Mar 21, 2004 at 12:22:41PM +0100, Alessandro Polverini wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > > I did a default install except for manually edit the partition table,
> > > made in this way:
> > > first : ext3, 3Gb, /
> > > second : swap, 512M
> > > third : reiserfs, 15Gb, /home
> > > After setting up the system the installer stops telling "Unable to
> > > install the selected kernel".
> > > Looking at the logs in the third console, i see that error:
> > > /usr/sbin/mkinitrd: constituent device /dec/disc0/part1 does not exist
> > > Failed to create inirtd image.
> > > I'm stuck.
> > > Any ideas?
> > Take a look at http://bugs.skolelinux.no/show_bug.cgi?id=510
> > and see if the mentioned solution there works for you.
>
> Thank you for your fast reply.
> The problem you mention there seems like problem on installing grub,
> while in my case I can't go so far, deboostrap (at least I suppose)
> fails after trying to setup the kernel, I can't reach the grub
> installation phase.
okay, I guess I did not read the bug again, before posting it. okay -
here's how I did solve this problem
I first I fixed /etc/fstab
then I created the symlink in /dev (on the installer image)
then I unmounted /target (it was still on /dev/rd/disc0/part1)
then I mounted /dev/rd/c0d0p1 on /target (/dev/rd/c0d0p1 is a symlink
to /dev/rd/disc0/part1)
then both the installation of the kernel, and the installation of grub
went on without a hitch.
> I've reverted to using 3.0r2 installer right now (must install the
> server this evening), but I'll try again on an equivalent hw if the
> problem get corrected.
The main problem as i see it, about the DAC960 is that it is more or
less useless if you have more than 1GB memory. It's absolutly useless if
you have more than 4 GB
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Finn-Arne Johansen
faj@bzz.no
http://bzz.no/
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