Bug#341070: Package: installation-reports
On Sun, Nov 27, 2005 at 10:30:12PM -0800, wolftales wrote:
> Package: installation-reports
>
> Boot method: Minimal CD ISO
>
> Image version: 27 NOV 05
> http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/etch_d-i/amd64/beta1/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso
>
> Date: 9:30 PST 27 Nov 05
>
> Machine: Custom PC with ASUS K8N-DL MB and ATI Radeon X800XL PCIE Video
> card using a Seagate 80 Gb SATA attached drive dedicated for Linux using
> USB (zboard) keyboard and (ms) mouse. The CD/DVD-ROM drive is SATA
> attached.
> Processor: 2x840 AMD Opteron
> Memory: 2 Gb
> Partitions: <df -Tl will do; the raw partition table is preferred>
>
> Output of lspci and lspci -n:
>
> Base System Installation Checklist:
> [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
>
> Initial boot worked: [E]
> Configure network HW: [ ]
> Config network: [ ]
> Detect CD: [ ]
> Load installer modules: [ ]
> Detect hard drives: [ ]
> Partition hard drives: [ ]
> Create file systems: [ ]
> Mount partitions: [ ]
> Install base system: [ ]
> Install boot loader: [ ]
> Reboot: [ ]
>
> Comments/Problems:
>
> I have a computer built with a Asus K8N-DL motherboard with two AMD
> Opteron 840 cpu's. Trying to install Linux on this system has failed
> previously with similar problems, issues with the nVidia chipset,
> CK804. The install hangs while loading the sata_nv module and stays
> there for as long as I let it. I have tried Fedora Core 4 and had
> confirmation of similar problems with this module.
>
> Additionially, I have both a USB keyboard and mouse now and the USB
> keyboard would not work with the etch-1 beta. It is a zBoard USB
> keyboard. When I plugged a standard PS/2 keyboard into the system, I was
> able to proceed.
>
> Since this is more an exercise in trying out etch beta-1, I checked the
> ASUS page for any BIOS updates and found one, 1007. I flashed the bios
> and tried again.
>
> After upgrading the BIOS from 1004 to 1007:
>
> The system booted as before, however, this time the USB keyboard worked
> as expected. So I didn't need to pull out the PS/2 keyboard.
>
> The system passed the sata_nv module quickly instead of hanging. I was
> getting pretty excited.
>
> I have a SATA attached cdrom drive and the installer could not find or
> access the cdrom drive after the initial syslinux boot access of this
> drive, which worked fine during the very initial boot.
>
> I have a Plextor PX-712A which is attached to the nVidia SATA port.
Ehm, PX-712SA I assume you meant.
Linux does not yet support SATA ATAPI devices, so no SATA cdrom/dvd yet.
Work is being done on it, but it isn't done yet as far as I can tell.
> Linux has never been setup on this current configuration, so I can not
> say this has worked previously. When I upgraded the hardware to what it
> is now was the last time I had Linux on my desktop. I have been using
> Cygwin under windows on this computer and XDMCP for my linux desktop.
Len Sorensen
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