Bug#328555: Failed Installation on Sparc Ultra 2

[Tom Taylor <resudaed@gmail.com>]

Package: installation-reports

Debian-installer-version: Sarge rc2 (Kernel 2.6) netboot Sparc 64
uname -a: Linux trantor 2.6.8-2-sparc64 #1 Tue Dec 28 12:20:13 PST
2004 sparc64 unknown
Date: 2005/09/14
Method: netboot image, booted from OpenBSD server running rarpd and
tftpd, internet access via nat using mirror
http://debian.blueyonder.co.uk, no proxy

Machine: Sun Ultra2
Processor: 2x Ultra-2 (296MHz)
Memory: 1536MB
Root Device: SCSI (2x 9.1GB), boot from /dev/sda1, root from /dev/md0
Root Size/partition table: ~ # fdisk -l
/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target[01]/lun0/disc

Disk /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc (Sun disk label): 64
heads, 32 sectors, 8637 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 bytes

                                 Device Flag    Start       End   
Blocks   Id System
/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1             0        48    
49152    1 Boot
/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part2            48      8637  
8795136   fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part3             0      8637  
8844288    5 Whole disk

Disk /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target1/lun0/disc (Sun disk label): 64
heads, 32 sectors, 8637 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 bytes

                                 Device Flag    Start       End   
Blocks   Id System
/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target1/lun0/part1             0        48    
49152   83 Linux native
/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target1/lun0/part2            48      8637  
8795136   fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target1/lun0/part3             0      8637  
8844288    5 Whole disk



Output of lspci and lspci -n: n/a, sbus based machine

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:    [ ]
Mount partitions:       [ ]
Install base system:    [ ]
Install boot loader:    [ ]
Reboot:                 [ ]

Comments/Problems:

I am trying to set the hdds up so that each has a 50MB Partition at
the beginning of the disk (to be used as /boot on the first disk,
probably go unused on the second) with the remaing 9(ish)G to be used
as RAID 1 (mirroring).

When I try to set the partion type from the installer, I do not have
the option to set as raid (I have the various filesystems, LVM and to
not use), as such, mdcfg fails because I have no available partitions.

I have also tried manually setting the partition types from fdisk
(type 0xFD, Linux RAID autodetect).  the installer (even after
rebooting) still fails to recognise these as raid (or potential raid
partitions), and again, mdcfg fails with the same error. (Please note
the above output of fdisk is after changing the partition types
manually).

FTR: I have installed successfully to this machine (without using
raid) with the same installer.