Bug#221575: installation-reports: can't do usb-floppy install
Package: installation-reports
On Wed, Nov 19, 2003 at 03:53:38PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote:
> Eric Wong wrote:
> > System consists of laptop with usb floppy drive.
> >
> > I can boot from the bootfloppy-image.img, but I can't get it
> > to read the root disk (floppy-image.img). Tried unplugging
> > and re-plugging in the floppy drive.
>
> Please try a daily build of the boot images. You can get a daily build
> here: http://people.debian.org/~sjogren/d-i/images/daily/
>
Thanks Joey -- the daily worked much better. - Eric
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: 20031119 daily build
uname -a: Linux localhost 2.4.22-1-386 #9 Sat Oct 4 14:30:39 EST 2003 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: 20031119
Method: usb floppy
Machine: Sony Vaio z505r
Processor: PII something
Memory: 196MB
Root Device: IDE
Root Size/partition table:
> Script started on Wed Nov 19 22:37:59 2003
> localhost:~# fdisk /dev/hda
>
> Command (m for help): p
>
> Disk /dev/hda: 6495 MB, 6495068160 bytes
> 240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 839 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/hda1 * 1 801 6055528+ 83 Linux
> /dev/hda2 802 839 287280 82 Linux swap
>
> Command (m for help): q
>
> localhost:~#
> Script done on Wed Nov 19 22:38:10 2003
Output of lspci:
> 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (AGP disabled) (rev 03)
> 00:06.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 08)
> 00:07.0 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
> 00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
> 00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
> 00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
> 00:08.0 VGA compatible controller: Neomagic Corporation NM2200 [MagicGraph 256AV] (rev 20)
> 00:08.1 Multimedia audio controller: Neomagic Corporation NM2200 [MagicMedia 256AV Audio] (rev 20)
> 00:09.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Sony Corporation CXD1947Q i.LINK Controller (rev 01)
> 00:0a.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c475
> 00:0b.0 Communication controller: Rockwell International HCF 56k Data/Fax Modem (rev 01)
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [E]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [ ]
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]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
Ah, the daily 20031119 build went much better. Here are some notes,
in case anything raises a red flag with you:
o after the boot disc loaded, the floppy spun up automatically
again and I got a partition check error (cannot find PRIVHEAD
struct) which is just the system checking out the usb port,
I suppose. No biggie.
o put in the root disc and pressed return and it loaded all right
except I got a 'EIP' warning (Unable to handle NULL ptr deference
000000ff / Printing EIP: / 000000ff / ... (and then a lot of
register stuff)).
o after that, everything seemed to work all right. Did 'go back'
before reboot and tried unsuccessfully to save logs and conf to
floppy I couldn't change the keyboard map to qwerty (I might have
messed up -- ended up simply changing /etc/console/boottime.kmap.gz
afterwards).
o reboot hung when trying to load network driver (irq conflict?).
It looked something like this:
> Loading e100 module.
> Intel(R) PRO/100 Network Driver - version 2.3.18-k
> Copyright...
>
> PCI: Enabling device 00:06.0 (0000 -> 0003)
> PCI: Found0dn 0:06.00
reboot again worked, but without nic. edit /etc/discover-autoskip
to load nic module. reboot again worked with nic, continue with
base-config. Looks like a difference between hard (power off/on)
and soft. When I power-down, power-up, the e100 modules loads all
right, when I reboot from the command line, it fails. Maybe some
BIOS tuning will fix.
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