Bug#385768: installation-reports: Failed to reboot x86 SCSI system
Package: installation-reports
Version: etch_di_beta3/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso
Severity: important
Boot method: CD
Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/etch_di_beta3/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso
Date: 2006-09-03
Machine: PC i686 + SCSI (no IDE disks/CD drives)
Processor: Pentium II (Klamath)
Memory: 512Mb
Partitions:
Disk /dev/sdb: 36.7 GB, 36703934464 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4462 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 * 1 4277 34354971 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 4278 4462 1486012+ 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 4278 4462 1485981 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 02)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 02)
0000:00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
0000:00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
0000:00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
0000:00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
0000:00:08.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c895 (rev 01)
0000:00:0b.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1370 [AudioPCI] (rev 01)
0000:00:0c.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT86C100A [Rhine] (rev 06)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G550 AGP (rev 01)
0000:00:00.0 0600: 8086:7190 (rev 02)
0000:00:01.0 0604: 8086:7191 (rev 02)
0000:00:07.0 0601: 8086:7110 (rev 02)
0000:00:07.1 0101: 8086:7111 (rev 01)
0000:00:07.2 0c03: 8086:7112 (rev 01)
0000:00:07.3 0680: 8086:7113 (rev 02)
0000:00:08.0 0100: 1000:000c (rev 01)
0000:00:0b.0 0401: 1274:5000 (rev 01)
0000:00:0c.0 0200: 1106:3043 (rev 06)
0000:01:00.0 0300: 102b:2527 (rev 01)
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: [E]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [E]
Comments/Problems:
Base System Installation Checklist:
First, the first Sarge Debian Installer runs fine on this machine both using
Linux kernel 2.4 and 2.6.
1. Config network
This wasn't successful but I guess this is the old problem that we have with
Alcatel Speedtouch DSL modems with (at least) the first Debian Installer on
Debian Sarge. I might provide install reports dedicated to network configuration
later when I manage to reboot the machine with Etch Debian Installer.
2. Reboot
This is the blocker for this install. When the machine reboots, the system says
that there isn't any SCSI bootable device. I provide below the grub-installer
trace just in case, but it seems everything is fine from here. Moreover
/dev/sdb1 is rightly marked as bootable in the partition table. I haven't any
idea on what's wrong. I have kept the SCSI disk on which this install was done
for any post-mortem examination. So if you need any logs, please just ask.
Sep 2 21:28:15 grub-installer: info: Installing grub on '(hd0)'
Sep 2 21:28:16 grub-installer: info: grub-install supports --no-floppy
Sep 2 21:28:16 grub-installer: info: Running chroot /target /sbin/grub-install --recheck --no-floppy "(hd0)"
Sep 2 21:28:16 grub-installer: Probing devices to guess BIOS drives. This may take a long time.
Sep 2 21:28:40 grub-installer: Installation finished. No error reported.
Sep 2 21:28:40 grub-installer: This is the contents of the device map /boot/grub/device.map.
Sep 2 21:28:40 grub-installer: Check if this is correct or not. If any of the lines is incorrect,
Sep 2 21:28:40 grub-installer: fix it and re-run the script `grub-install'.
Sep 2 21:28:40 grub-installer:
Sep 2 21:28:40 grub-installer: (hd0)^I/dev/sda
Sep 2 21:28:40 grub-installer: info: grub-install ran successfully
Sep 2 21:28:40 grub-installer: Searching for GRUB installation directory ...
Sep 2 21:28:40 grub-installer: found: /boot/grub
Sep 2 21:28:41 grub-installer: Testing for an existing GRUB menu.list file ...
Sep 2 21:28:41 grub-installer:
Sep 2 21:28:41 grub-installer:
Sep 2 21:28:41 grub-installer: Could not find /boot/grub/menu.lst file.
Sep 2 21:28:41 grub-installer:
Sep 2 21:28:41 grub-installer: Generating /boot/grub/menu.lst
Sep 2 21:28:41 grub-installer: Searching for splash image ...
Sep 2 21:28:41 grub-installer: none found, skipping ...
Sep 2 21:28:41 grub-installer: Found kernel: /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.16-2-686
Sep 2 21:28:41 grub-installer: Updating /boot/grub/menu.lst ...
Sep 2 21:28:41 grub-installer: done
Sep 2 21:28:41 grub-installer:
Thanks for all your work dear Debian Installer team :-)
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