Bug#274736: Installer rc2
On Sunday 03 October 2004 06:20 pm, Joey Hess wrote:
> Bob Underwood wrote:
> > Debian-installer-version: download from
> > www.debian.org/deve./debian-installer on 1 October 2004
> > uname -a: Linux pappyyoku 2.6.8.1-k7-smp #1 SMP Tue Sep 14 00:50:03 EDT
> > i686 GNU/Linux
> > Date: 02 October 2004 15:25 EDT
> > Method: How did you install? Network Install
> > What did you boot off? Home-burned CD-ROM
> > If network install, from where? ftp.us.debian.org
> > Proxied? no
>
> Note that d-i rc2 is not yet released, I assume you used pre-rc2. You
> don't say what CD image you used.
>
> > was only offered a choice of kernel image 2.4.27-1-386 or kernel-image
> > 2.6.8-1-386. apparently did not appropriately detect
> > multiple cpus.
>
> This is normal if you're using the netinst iso. That's a 110 mb CD
> image. Including a full set of optimised kerels for i386 would make it a
> 300+ mb cd image.. If you use the businesscard or full CD, you'll get an
> optimised kernel.
>
> > only recognized one of two ATAPI cd-rom drives
> > /dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
> > /dev/hdd /media/cdrom1 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
> >
> > ls -l media
> > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 6 2004-10-02 15:21 cdrom -> cdrom0
> > lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 7 2004-10-02 15:21 floppy -> floppy0
> > drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 1024 2004-10-02 15:21 floppy0
>
> So the problem is a lack of a cdrom1 mount point? This is probably the
> discover1 bug mentioned in the errata, since it seems the installer
> _did_ see both CD drives to add them to fstab. See the errata for a fix.
You are correct that it is the pre-rc2 image. Sorry for the
misidentification.
Somehow, the errata went right over my head on the cd issue. Thanks for
pointing it out.
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