Bug#361180: Debian installer doesn't install kernel

[Geert Stappers <stappers@debian.org>]

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thanks

On Fri, Apr 07, 2006 at 12:23:00AM -0400, Jack Carroll wrote:
> Package: installation-reports
> 
> Debian-installer-version: www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer 2006-0406
> daily build
> uname -a: Not available.  Boot failed.
> Date: 20060406 1800
> Method: <How did you install?  Network, with 3C905 card, DHCP
> 	What did you boot off?  Floppies
> 	If network install, from where? ftp.us.debian.org    Proxied?  No>
> 
> 	Install command was:
> 		expert hw-detect/start_pcmcia=false

What is the reason for using 'expert'?

Please try
   install26 hw-detect/start_pcmcia=false
or just
   install26

> 
> Machine: HP Vectra VL
> Processor:  Pentium 2
> Memory:  128 MB
> Root Device:   /dev/hda2
> Root Size/partition table: 
> 	/		/dev/hda2	5 GB
> 	/var		/dev/hda6	3 GB
> 	/usr/local	/dev/hda8	1 GB
> 	swap		/dev/hda9	512 MB
> 	/data		/dev/hda10	54 GB

Here I miss  /dev/hda1
Any idea where that partition went?

[ Output of lspci: ]

> Base System Installation Checklist:

    <snip/>

> Install boot loader:    [O]
> Reboot:                 [E]
> [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
> 
> Comments/Problems:
> 
> FIRST RUN:
> 	At reboot, the GRUB screen listed only "Other operating systems",
> showing the kernel previously installed in /dev/hda1.  It didn't list the
> newly installed kernel.
> 	Booted the previously installed system in /dev/hda1 (Debian Sarge,
> kernel 2.6.8-686).  Mounted /dev/hda2 and examined /boot on that partition. 
> No kernel, initrd, or System.map files present, only a grub directory.  The
> progress bars said it was installing the kernel, but it's not there.


Mmm, interresting.
The rare case of upgrading a Debian system by a re-install.
(the usual way to get from Debian Sarge to Debian Etch is
 editting /etc/apt/sources.list and then
   apt-get update
   apt-get dist-upgrade
)

Anyway, we still have the Sarge system to invest this situation.
Please provide the output of 

 fdisk -l /dev/hda


> 
> 
> During install:
 [ Selected  .... ]
> 
> 
> SECOND RUN:
 [ Selected  .... ]
> 
> Same result as before.  Also checked /var and /tmp.  Empty.  Grepped the
> whole partition for vmlinuz.  Not there.

Please describe the selections during partitioning.


Cheers
Geert Stappers