bug in debian installer with IBM disc ibm-DJSA-205 (geometry is 10336/15/63, sectors=9767520)
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: the debian-installer, downloaded about marc
2005 probably
uname -a:
Date:
Method: bot from CD
Machine: IBM ThinkPad iSeries
Processor:
Memory:
Root Device: hdd with geometry (according to Aurox 10 that I installed
later)
CHS 10336/15/63 sect=9767520,start=0 dma, multcount=16 udma2
model ibm-DJSA-205 FwRw=JS10AB7A
readahead=256
Output of lspci:
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [?]
Partition hard drives: [?]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [E] failed!
Reboot: [O]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
Some problems with this disc, I quess it contains some hidden partition
or have strange geometry, the GRUB isnt correctly installed - after
reboot I walways get "GRUB error" (just one line sounding like that, no
extra informations) right after starting booting of system (in place
where choose-kernel list should appear)
Aurox 10.0 installed (and works), but it had problem as well, in the
manual partitioning tool I started with empty hdd
/dev/hda
and when I added a partition, there automaticly was appearing zero-size
free space partition before it:
/dev/hda
free space start cylinder=1 end=1 size= "< 1MB"
/boot start cylinder=2 end=in example. 10 size=something
free space and so on
the first zero partition can not be deleted, nor extended...
although when I just did auto-partition entire /dev/hdd in AUROX it
eventually installed correctly (also in advanced GRUB options there I
selected to install into entire /deb/hda MBR, not into boot of /dev/hda1)
I will perhaps debug it further, now Im trying to install debian over
that existing Aurox install, not touching the MBR I suppose, or
something, I will try the newest testing version (ISO images of entire
debian, not just the net-install this time)
Some more details gathered from aurox 10 that I managed to run on that
laptop (it's GRUB worked correctly)
/dev/hda:
Model=IBM-DJSA-205, FwRev=JS1OAB7A, SerialNo=41YJY2P6338
Config={ HardSect NotMFM HdSw>15uSec Fixed DTR>10Mbs }
RawCHS=10336/15/63, TrkSize=0, SectSize=0, ECCbytes=4
BuffType=DualPortCache, BuffSize=384kB, MaxMultSect=16, MultSect=16
CurCHS=10336/15/63, CurSects=9767520, LBA=yes, LBAsects=9767520
IORDY=on/off, tPIO={min:240,w/IORDY:120}, tDMA={min:120,rec:120}
PIO modes: pio0 pio1 pio2 pio3 pio4
DMA modes: mdma0 mdma1 mdma2
UDMA modes: udma0 udma1 *udma2
AdvancedPM=yes: mode=0x80 (128) WriteCache=enabled
Drive conforms to: ATA/ATAPI-5 T13 1321D revision 1:
* signifies the current active mode
/dev/hda:
multcount = 16 (on)
IO_support = 0 (default 16-bit)
unmaskirq = 0 (off)
using_dma = 1 (on)
keepsettings = 0 (off)
readonly = 0 (off)
readahead = 256 (on)
geometry = 10336/15/63, sectors = 9767520, start = 0
/dev/hda:
Timing buffered disk reads: 52 MB in 3.08 seconds = 16.90 MB/sec
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82440MX Host Bridge (rev 01)
00:00.1 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82440MX AC'97 Audio
Controller
00:00.2 Modem: Intel Corp. 82440MX AC'97 Modem Controller
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Motion, Inc. SM712 LynxEM+
(rev a0)
00:03.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ6812 Cardbus Controller (rev 05)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82440MX ISA Bridge (rev 01)
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82440MX EIDE Controller
00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82440MX USB Universal Host Controller
00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82440MX Power Management Controller
01:00.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
smartctl version 5.21 Copyright (C) 2002-3 Bruce Allen
Home page is http://smartmontools.sourceforge.net/
=== START OF INFORMATION SECTION ===
Device Model: IBM-DJSA-205
Serial Number: 41YJY2P6338
Firmware Version: JS1OAB7A
Device is: Not in smartctl database [for details use: -P showall]
ATA Version is: 5
ATA Standard is: ATA/ATAPI-5 T13 1321D revision 1
Local Time is: Sat Oct 29 17:14:40 2005 CEST
SMART support is: Available - device has SMART capability.
SMART support is: Enabled
=== START OF READ SMART DATA SECTION ===
SMART overall-health self-assessment test result: PASSED
General SMART Values:
Offline data collection status: (0x00) Offline data collection activity was
never started.
Auto Offline Data Collection: Disabled.
Self-test execution status: ( 0) The previous self-test routine
completed
without error or no self-test has ever
been run.
Total time to complete Offline
data collection: ( 650) seconds.
Offline data collection
capabilities: (0x1b) SMART execute Offline immediate.
Auto Offline data collection on/off support.
Suspend Offline collection upon new
command.
Offline surface scan supported.
Self-test supported.
No Conveyance Self-test supported.
No Selective Self-test supported.
SMART capabilities: (0x0003) Saves SMART data before entering
power-saving mode.
Supports SMART auto save timer.
Error logging capability: (0x01) Error logging supported.
No General Purpose Logging support.
Short self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 2) minutes.
Extended self-test routine
recommended polling time: ( 10) minutes.
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