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Bug#239478: D-I beta3 unable to install on system with Mylex RAID Controller



Geert Stappers wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 22, 2004 at 11:11:05PM +0100, Alessandro Polverini wrote:
> > Package: installation-reports
>  <snip/>
> > 
> > Root Size/partition table:
> > 
> > /dev/rd/c0d0p1 : ext3, 3Gb, /
> > /dev/rd/c0d0p2 : swap, 512M
> > /dev/rd/c0d0p3 : reiserfs, 15Gb, /home
>  <snip/>
> > 
> > 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.
> 
> What is the name of the kernel module that supports your RAID controller?
> 
> Tell us the PCI information ( `lspci` & `lspci -n` ) of the RAID controller?

I happen to know a bit about mylex raid from a past job, so I can say
he's probably using the DAC960.o kernel module. AFAIK discover should
detect this fine, and the bug is in mapdevfs. See also bugs #235617,
#239291.

-- 
see shy jo

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