Bug#606496: debian squeeze installer halts at boot menu
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: USB stick
Image version: http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/boot.img.gz
(01-12-10)
Date: 2010-12-09, 22:10 MSK
Machine: Acer Aspire One ZG8
Processor: Intel(R) Atom(TM) CPU N270 @ 1.60GHz
Memory: 1022596 kB
Partitions:
Filesystem Type 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sda2 ext4 20641788 3492100 16101064 18% /
tmpfs tmpfs 511296 0 511296 0% /lib/init/rw
udev tmpfs 506468 212 506256 1% /dev
tmpfs tmpfs 511296 88 511208 1% /dev/shm
/dev/sda3 ext4 131121692 3291212 121169824 3% /home
Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn):
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Mobile 945GME Express
Memory Controller Hub [8086:27ac] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022c]
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Mobile
945GME Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:27ae] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022c]
Kernel driver in use: i915
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation Mobile
945GM/GMS/GME, 943/940GML Express Integrated Graphics Controller
[8086:27a6] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022c]
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family High
Definition Audio Controller [8086:27d8] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022c]
Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI
Express Port 1 [8086:27d0] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI
Express Port 3 [8086:27d4] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family PCI
Express Port 4 [8086:27d6] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB
UHCI Controller #1 [8086:27c8] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022c]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB
UHCI Controller #2 [8086:27c9] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022c]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB
UHCI Controller #3 [8086:27ca] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022c]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB
UHCI Controller #4 [8086:27cb] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022c]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family USB2
EHCI Controller [8086:27cc] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022c]
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge
[8086:2448] (rev e2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM (ICH7-M) LPC
Interface Bridge [8086:27b9] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022c]
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family)
IDE Controller [8086:27df] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022c]
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 82801GBM/GHM (ICH7
Family) SATA AHCI Controller [8086:27c5] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022c]
Kernel driver in use: ahci
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation N10/ICH 7 Family SMBus
Controller [8086:27da] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022c]
Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
01:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Atheros Communications
AR8121/AR8113/AR8114 Gigabit or Fast Ethernet [1969:1026] (rev b0)
Subsystem: Acer Incorporated [ALI] Device [1025:022c]
Kernel driver in use: ATL1E
02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation WiMAX/WiFi Link
5150 [8086:423c]
Subsystem: Intel Corporation WiMAX/WiFi Link 5150 ABG [8086:1306]
Kernel driver in use: iwlagn
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [E]
Detect network card: [ ]
Configure network: [ ]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
User/password setup: [ ]
Install tasks: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Overall install: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
Installer displays boot menu, beeps and halts. Another laptop (Dell
Vostro 1310) boots ok and starts installer when using the same USB
stick.
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