Bug#682753: Package: installation-reports
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: dd'ed CD .iso image onto a USB stick
Image version: 6.0.5 amd64
Date: July 2012
Machine: PC
Processor: Athlon 64 X2 5000+
Memory: 4 GB
Partitions:
1: /boot ext2
2: swap
3: / ext3
5: LVM2 /usr and /home
6: LVM2
7: /xtra ext4
Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn):
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: [O]
Overall install: [O]
Comments/Problems:
Chose expert install.
Installed to external USB drive, with the intent to later put this drive into the computer
by hooking it up to SATA port. During installation:
/dev/sda : USB stick (the installer media)
/dev/sdb : 500 GB internal
/dev/sdc : 500 GB in external caddy (target drive)
GRUB step did not ask for which drive to install bootloader to, so it took sdb, had to manually fix later.
But the real problem and reason for this report is that the ahci and ext4 modules are not included on the initrd (just
usb-storage etc), resulting in an unbootable system and drop to busybox prompt when SATA-connected.
Who does NOT need ahci these days!?
Was able to boot after doing this:
nano /etc/initramfs-tools/modules # added ahci and ext4
update-initramfs -u
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