Package: installation-reports
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: beta4 from
http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/sarge_d-i/i386/beta4/
Date: May 2nd through 3rd JST
Method: Boot off from beta4 CD. Tested 4 installs
with the same machine.
1. expert(dmesg.2.4)
2. expert26(dmesg.2.6)
3. expert then install debian kernel image
2.6.5-1-386_2.6.5-4_i386.deb
4. expert26 then manually installed kernel source
2.6.5.
Machine: DIY based on Tyan Tiger k8w
Processor: 2 Opteron 240
Memory: 2GB
Description: Primary Master: Maxtor 80GB
Slave: None
Secondary Master: LG DVD-RAM
Slave: Yamaha CD-R/RW
SATA0: Seagate 160GB
SCSI MO: IOMEGA Gigamo
USB Memory: 128MB Stick
Root Device: /dev/hda
Root Size/partition table: Currently hda is
partitioned to install 6 differnt linux in a single
partition. Also hde is configured to install 4
differnt linux in a single partitions, and 6 different
linux using 3 partitions(/, /var, /usr) each.
I am keeping many partitions in hde to test amd64
linux in different flavors. But before embarking on
the 64-bit pure or biarch(32 & 64), I would like to
find out current installation problems.
***Please make libata as an option in the coming new
kernel image because current version forces SCSI disk
implementation; thus forcing partitions up to 15 or
16.
Disk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80054059008 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9732 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id
System Usage
/dev/hda1 * 1 1024 8225248+ 7
HPFS/NTFS XP 64-bit
/dev/hda2 1025 2048 8225280 83
Linux expert26
/dev/hda3 2049 3072 8225280 83
Linux expert & 2.6.5
/dev/hda4 3073 9732 53496450 5
Extended
/dev/hda5 3073 4096 8225248+ 83
Linux custom 2.6.5
/dev/hda6 4097 4610 4128673+ 83
Linux real
/dev/hda7 4611 5112 4032283+ 82
Linux swap
/dev/hda8 5113 6136 8225248+ 83
Linux /
/dev/hda9 6137 7160 8225248+ 83
Linux /
/dev/hda10 7161 8184 8225248+ 83
Linux /
/dev/hda11 8185 9732 12434278+ 83
Linux /mnt/hard
Disk /dev/hde: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id
System
/dev/hde1 * 1 1023 8217216 7
HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hde2 1024 2047 8225280 7
HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hde3 2048 3071 8225280 7
HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hde4 3072 19457 131620545 5
Extended
/dev/hde5 3072 3967 7197088+ 83
Linux real
/dev/hde6 3968 4991 8225248+ 83
Linux /
/dev/hde7 4992 6015 8225248+ 83
Linux /
/dev/hde8 6016 7039 8225248+ 83
Linux /usr
/dev/hde9 7040 8063 8225248+ 83
Linux /usr
/dev/hde10 8064 9087 8225248+ 83
Linux /usr
/dev/hde11 9088 9151 514048+ 83
Linux /
/dev/hde12 9152 9215 514048+ 83
Linux /
/dev/hde13 9216 9279 514048+ 83
Linux /
/dev/hde14 9280 9343 514048+ 83
Linux /var Fedora64
/dev/hde15 9344 9407 514048+ 83
Linux /var
/dev/hde16 9408 9471 514048+ 83
Linux /var
/dev/hde17 9472 10495 8225248+ 82
Linux swap
/dev/hde18 10496 10559 514048+ 83
Linux /var
/dev/hde19 10560 10623 514048+ 83
Linux /var
/dev/hde20 10624 10687 514048+ 83
Linux /var
/dev/hde21 10688 10751 514048+ 83
Linux /
/dev/hde22 10752 10815 514048+ 83
Linux /
/dev/hde23 10816 10879 514048+ 83
Linux / Fedora64
/dev/hde24 10880 11903 8225248+ 83
Linux /usr
/dev/hde25 11904 12927 8225248+ 83
Linux /usr
/dev/hde26 12928 13951 8225248+ 83
Linux /usr Fedora64
/dev/hde27 13952 14975 8225248+ 83
Linux /
/dev/hde28 14976 15999 8225248+ 83
Linux /
/dev/hde29 16000 17023 8225248+ 83
Linux www
/dev/hde30 17024 19457 19551073+ 83
Linux /mnt/hard
Output of lspci:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
AMD-8151 System Controller (rev 13)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
AMD-8151 AGP Bridge (rev 13)
0000:00:06.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
AMD-8111 PCI (rev 07)
0000:00:07.0 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
AMD-8111 LPC (rev 05)
0000:00:07.1 IDE interface: Advanced Micro Devices
[AMD] AMD-8111 IDE (rev 03)
0000:00:07.2 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
AMD-8111 SMBus 2.0 (rev 02)
0000:00:07.3 Bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
AMD-8111 ACPI (rev 05)
0000:00:07.5 Multimedia audio controller: Advanced
Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8111 AC97 Audio (rev 03)
0000:00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:19.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:19.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:19.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:19.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD]
K8 NorthBridge
0000:01:00.0 USB Controller: Advanced Micro Devices
[AMD] AMD-8111 USB (rev 0b)
0000:01:00.1 USB Controller: Advanced Micro Devices
[AMD] AMD-8111 USB (rev 0b)
0000:01:03.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82541EI
Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper)
0000:01:05.0 Unknown mass storage controller: CMD
Technology Inc: Unknown device 3114 (rev 02)
0000:01:08.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec
AHA-2940U/UW/D / AIC-7881U
0000:01:0a.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies,
Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 80)
0000:01:0b.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc.
VT6202 [USB 2.0 controller] (rev 61)
0000:01:0b.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc.
VT6202 [USB 2.0 controller] (rev 61)
0000:01:0b.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc.
USB 2.0 (rev 62)
0000:02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia
Corporation NV28 [GeForce4 Ti 4200 AGP 8x] (rev a1)
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] =
didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [E] Cannot detect /dev/hde
except 2.6.5
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [O]
Comments/Problems: In essence, d-i team has done an
excellent coordination work. What I can find as major
bugs can be attributed to discover(the following
1,2,3,4,5), and kernel problems(1,2,6.7).
Also the following dmesg are attached.
1. dmesg.2.4 booted by expert (I couldn't due to
3 files attach limit, but if needed I will)
2. dmesg.2.6.3 booted by expert26
3. dmesg.2.6.5 booted by expert, then installed
debian k-image 2.6.5
4. dmesg.2.6.5.custom booted by expert26, then
custom install kernel 2.6.5
Installation summary:
Unload all IDE chipset support except siimage, and
amd74xx.
Detect network hardware manually.
Unload ide-scsi in 2.6 because it is obsolete in
2.6.x
Install lilo not grub
Problems:
Some of them are obtained by Shift-PageUp/Down at the
start-up screen not through dmesg.
After *** my own work-around is listed. Some of them
you hate it.
1. Warning only 896MB will be used.
Use a HIGHMEM enabled kernel.
896MB LOWMEM available.
*** Recompile kernel
2. Can recognize 2 CPUs, but refuse to use it.
*** Recompile kernel
3. Starting PCMCIA services: Linux Kernel Card
Services
options: [pci] [cardbus] [pm]
cardmgr[1718]: no sockets found!
*** Purge popularity-contest ppp pcmcia-cs
dhcp-client
# dpkg --purge popularity-contest
# dpkg --purge ppp pppoe pppoeconf pppconfig
# dpkg --purge pcmcia-cs
# dpkg --purge dhcp-client
# rm -fr /etc/ppp
Edit discover.conf to comment out both enable
pcmcia, and enable isa
4. Skipping Module e1000. It's already loaded.
*** Comment out e1000 at /etc/modules Worked!
5. Detecting hardware: e1000 aic7xxx i810_audio
usb_uhci usb-uhci ehci_hcd
...
FATAL: Module usb_uhci not found.
Skipping usb_uhci module; assuming it is compiled
into the kernel.
FATAL: Module usb_uhci not found.
Skipping usb-uhci module; assuming it is compiled
into the kernel.
*** Edit /etc/discover.conf to append.
Work-around!
skip usb_uhci
skip usb-uhci
6. ** can't synthesize root hub events
*** hotplug bug
7. Does not recognize SATA disk.
*** kernel bug!
But the following debian kernel forces libata versicn
which currently emulate SCSI device; thus effectively
ignoring
partition above 16.
Install a new kernel.
# cd /usr/src
# wget
http://ring.asahi-net.or.jp/archives/linux/debian/debian/pool/main/k/kernel-image-2.6.5-i386/kernel-image-2.6.5-1-386_2.6.5-4_i386.deb
# dpkg -i kernel*.deb
Edit /etc/modules to append siimage
Again, thank you for your effort.
Toshikazu Aiyama, Ph.D.
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