Bug#228964: Sarge beta2 installer and LSI Logic MegaRaid controller

[Alessandro Polverini <alex@nibbles.it>]

Package: installation-reports

Debian-installer-version: beta2
uname -a: Linux svr1 2.4.24-1-686-smp #1 SMP Tue Jan 6 22:37:23 EST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: 21-1-2004 23:00
Method: net cd, then from network, using debian.fastweb.it mirror

Machine: hand made server with LSI Logic MegaRaid 320-1 controller
Processor: Pentium IV 2.6Ghz
Memory: 1Gb ECC
Root Device: /dev/sda1
Root Size/partition table:
/dev/sda1       /       ext3    defaults,errors=remount-ro      0 1
/dev/sda3       /home   reiserfs        defaults        0 2
/dev/sda2       none    swap    sw      0 0
/dev/fd0        /floppy auto    rw,user,noauto  0 0
/dev/hdc        /cdrom  auto    ro,user,noauto  0 0
proc    /proc   proc    defaults        0 0

Output of lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82875P Memory Controller Hub (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82875P Processor to AGP Controller (rev 02)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB USB (rev 02)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB USB (rev 02)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB USB (rev 02)
00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB USB (rev 02)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB USB2 (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA/CA/DB/EB PCI Bridge (rev c2)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801EB LPC Interface Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801EB Ultra ATA Storage Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801EB SMBus Controller (rev 02)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801EB AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV34 [GeForce FX 5200] (rev a1)
02:05.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c940 1000Base? (rev 12)
02:0a.0 Ethernet controller: MYSON Technology Inc SURECOM EP-320X-S 100/10M Ethernet PCI Adapter
02:0b.0 RAID bus controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic PowerEdge Expandable RAID Controller 4 (rev 01)
02:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)

Base System Installation Checklist:

Initial boot worked:    [O]
Configure network HW:   [E]
Config network:         [E]
Detect CD:              [O]
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:                 [O]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Comments/Problems:

1) After boot, the two ethernet cards were swapped
   Is there any way to ensure that 'discover' gives each time the
   same order to ethernet cards?

2) No driver could be found for the integrate 3Com 3c940 gigabit network card

3) A old 2.4.22 kernel has been installed.
Not only this kernel has security problems, but has an old megaraid driver.
I suggest using 2.4.24 kernel and the new and much improved megaraid2 driver.
Also, I'm not really sure of what is the best method to tell the system to use
the 'megaraid2' driver on boot and not the 'megaraid'.
A reply on that issue would be very welcome :)

4) It would be nice to have the possibility to choose postfix and grub instead
   of exim and lilo during install.

Thanks for the excellent work and keep up making the best linux distro ever! ;)

Alex