Bug#302433: Install report, including problems
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: Installer daily build 3/9/2005
uname -a: Linux opus 2.6.8-2-386 #1 Mon Jan 24 03:01:58 EST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: 3/29/2005
Method: Installer daily build, expert26 boot option, boot off CD, packages off net from mirrors.kernel.org
Machine: White box dual PII40, Intel MB
Processor: Intel PII400 SECC
Memory: 512MB ECC
Root Device:
Root Size/partition table:
Disk /dev/hdc: 14.4 GB, 14453268480 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1757 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdc1 1 64 514048+ 6 FAT16
/dev/hdc2 72 1757 13542795 5 Extended
/dev/hdc3 * 65 71 56196 83 Linux /boot
/dev/hdc5 72 226 1245006 83 Linux /root
/dev/hdc6 227 966 5944018+ 83 Linux
/dev/hdc7 1249 1757 4088511 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hdc8 967 1036 562243+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/hdc9 1037 1248 1702858+ 83 Linux
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 12 96358+ fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/hde2 13 19457 156191962+ fd Linux raid autodetect
Disk /dev/hdi: 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/hdi1 * 1 12 96358+ fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/hdi2 13 19457 156191962+ fd Linux raid autodetect
opus:~# cat /etc/raidtab
raiddev /dev/md0
raid-level 1
nr-raid-disks 2
nr-spare-disks 0
persistent-superblock 1
device /dev/hde1
raid-disk 0
device /dev/hdi1
raid-disk 1
raiddev /dev/md1
raid-level 1
nr-raid-disks 2
nr-spare-disks 0
persistent-superblock 1
device /dev/hde2
raid-disk 0
device /dev/hdi2
raid-disk 1
Partitions on /dev/md0:
boot ext3 /futureboot
Logical volumes on /dev/md1:
data ReiserFS /data
home ReiserFS /home
root ReiserFS /futureroot
swap swap swap
var ReiserFS /var
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
opus:~# lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (AGP disabled) (rev 03)
0000:00:0b.0 Unknown mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20268 (Ultra100 TX2) (rev 02)
0000:00:0c.0 Unknown mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20268 (Ultra100 TX2) (rev 01)
0000:00:0d.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c875 (rev 37)
0000:00:0d.1 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c875 (rev 37)
0000:00:0e.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905 100BaseTX [Boomerang]
0000:00:0f.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 05)
0000:00:12.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
0000:00:12.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
0000:00:12.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
0000:00:12.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
0000:00:14.0 VGA compatible controller: Cirrus Logic GD 5480 (rev 23)
opus:~# lspci -n
0000:00:00.0 0600: 8086:7192 (rev 03)
0000:00:0b.0 0180: 105a:4d68 (rev 02)
0000:00:0c.0 0180: 105a:4d68 (rev 01)
0000:00:0d.0 0100: 1000:000f (rev 37)
0000:00:0d.1 0100: 1000:000f (rev 37)
0000:00:0e.0 0200: 10b7:9050
0000:00:0f.0 0200: 8086:1229 (rev 05)
0000:00:12.0 0601: 8086:7110 (rev 02)
0000:00:12.1 0101: 8086:7111 (rev 01)
0000:00:12.2 0c03: 8086:7112 (rev 01)
0000:00:12.3 0680: 8086:7113 (rev 02)
0000:00:14.0 0300: 1013:00bc (rev 23)
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: [O]
Partition hard drives: [E]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [E]
Install boot loader: [E]
Reboot: [O]
Comments/Problems:
Target config - boot off RAID with root, etc on LVM volumes built on RAID. /dev/hdc is installed temporarily so that I can get the system up and running. I intend to move /boot and /root to /dev/md0 and an LVM volume on /dev/md1 respectively asap.
Issues encountered:
-RAID config reports errors saving config info, yet allows config to continue.
-Inital install to RAID devices fails - unable to install initrd.
-EVMS modules config non-functioning, so no EVMS
-Partition tool wanted to re-write the partition table and format partitions every time it was accessed, whether changes were made or not. Ugly if you've already completed the inital install and are ready to reboot.
-Kernel on CD configured to support ide devices out to /dev/hdj and beyond. Kernel installed only supports ide devices to /dev/hdh9. I had to manually add device nodes to support half of my arrray (/dev/hdi). Then I had to remove the failed drives and add them back to the array, forcing a re-sync. THIS NEEDS TO BE FIXED.
As yet I have not been able to move boot or root to the raid/LVM configuration. Little grub documentation on how to configure this seems to exist. But I keep trying.
Dave
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