Bug#423404: installation-reports (lilo bug)
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: CD boot
Image version:
http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r0/i386/iso-cd/debian-40r0-i386-netinst.iso
Date: 10 May 2007
Machine: HP Vectra VL400
Processor: Pentium 3 730MHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Partitions: df -Tl
Filesystem Typeblocchi di 1K Usati Disponib. Uso% Montato su
/dev/hda2 reiserfs 13863636 1713696 12149940 13% /
tmpfs tmpfs 257920 0 257920 0% /lib/init/rw
udev tmpfs 10240 40 10200 1% /dev
tmpfs tmpfs 257920 0 257920 0% /dev/shm
/dev/hda1 reiserfs 96312 39832 56480 42% /boot
lspci -nn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82815 815 Chipset Host Bridge
and Memory Controller Hub [8086:1130] (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 82815 CGC [Chipset
Graphics Controller] [8086:1132] (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801AA PCI Bridge [8086:2418]
(rev 02)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801AA ISA Bridge (LPC)
[8086:2410] (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801AA IDE [8086:2411] (rev
02)
00:1f.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801AA USB [8086:2412] (rev
02)
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801AA SMBus [8086:2413] (rev 02)
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado]
[10b7:9200] (rev 78)
01:01.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado]
[10b7:9200] (rev 78)
01:02.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado]
[10b7:9200] (rev 74)
01:04.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado]
[10b7:9200] (rev 78)
lspci -vnn
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82815 815 Chipset Host Bridge
and Memory Controller Hub [8086:1130] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation 82815 815 Chipset Host Bridge and Memory
Controller Hub [8086:1130]
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Capabilities: [88] Vendor Specific Information
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 82815 CGC [Chipset
Graphics Controller] [8086:1132] (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device [103c:1245]
Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 10
Memory at f0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Memory at ec000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801AA PCI Bridge [8086:2418]
(rev 02) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 00002000-00002fff
Memory behind bridge: ec100000-ec1fffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: 30000000-300fffff
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801AA ISA Bridge (LPC)
[8086:2410] (rev 02)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801AA IDE [8086:2411] (rev
02) (prog-if 80 [Master])
Subsystem: Intel Corporation 82801AA IDE [8086:2411]
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
I/O ports at 1800 [size=16]
00:1f.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801AA USB [8086:2412] (rev
02) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Subsystem: Intel Corporation 82801AA USB [8086:2412]
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 11
I/O ports at 1820 [size=32]
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801AA SMBus [8086:2413] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation 82801AA SMBus [8086:2413]
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 9
I/O ports at 1810 [size=16]
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado]
[10b7:9200] (rev 78)
Subsystem: 3Com Corporation 3C905C-TX Fast Etherlink for PC Management
NIC [10b7:1000]
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 80, IRQ 11
I/O ports at 2080 [size=128]
Memory at ec100400 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at 30000000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
01:01.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado]
[10b7:9200] (rev 78)
Subsystem: 3Com Corporation 3C905C-TX Fast Etherlink for PC Management
NIC [10b7:1000]
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 80, IRQ 5
I/O ports at 2400 [size=128]
Memory at ec100800 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at 30020000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
01:02.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado]
[10b7:9200] (rev 74)
Subsystem: 3Com Corporation 3C905C-TX Fast Etherlink for PC Management
NIC [10b7:1000]
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 80, IRQ 9
I/O ports at 2480 [size=128]
Memory at ec100c00 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at 30040000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
01:04.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado]
[10b7:9200] (rev 78)
Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company Unknown device [103c:1246]
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 80, IRQ 5
I/O ports at 2000 [size=128]
Memory at ec100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128]
[virtual] Expansion ROM at 30060000 [disabled] [size=128K]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [O]
Configure network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Clock/timezone setup: [O]
User/password setup: [O]
Install tasks: [O]
Install boot loader: [E]
Overall install: [O]
Comments/Problems:
The installation went fine but i got a problem with lilo and i believe it's a
bug.
I usually create a small boot partition (~100MB) and when I try to install
lilo in the MBR it fails.
I got it working in this way:
switch to a console and unmount the boot partition (umount /target/boot);
switch to the installation console and try to install lilo as the MBR for the
second time; it fails again;
switch to a console and mount back the boot partition
(mount /dev/path_to_the_boot_partition /target/boot).
Switching back to the installation console and installing lilo as the MBR now
works fine.
If you need other details please let me now, i would like to help you to fix
this bug.
--
Marco Gatti
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