Bug#452063: Debian installation failure on Dell SC440
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: CD
Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/iso-cd/debian-testing-amd64-businesscard.iso
Date: Nov. 19 2007, 20h CET
Machine: Dell SC440
Processor: Intel Pentium E2160
Memory: 1GB
Partitions: 145 GB ext3 in sda1, 3 GB swap in sda5
Output of lspci -nn and lspci -vnn:
NA
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: [E]
Install base system: [ ]
Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
User/password setup: [ ]
Install tasks: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Overall install: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
installation impossible : mkfs.ext3 blocked. It seems the Dell Perc5
controller is not as well supported as said by
http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Flinux.dell.com%2Fdebian_9g.shtml&ei=x45CR7r9EZ32wQGpw7zcCA&usg=AFQjCNEav7uArD6ADYmMpvnV4iNqn-OMQg&sig2=YKlYbIVxCFdGyF_--Sh_Mw
Installation of FreeBSD 7.0 Beta3 went smoothly, machine now under FreeBSD.
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