Bug#239784: Debian Installer Beta 3 installation report on Dell Precision 650
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: 23 March 2004, from
http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/sarge_d-i/i386/beta3/sarge-i386-netinst.iso
uname -a: Linux backlog-server 2.4.25-1-386 #1 Tue Feb 24 08:11:13 EST
2004 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: 23 March 2004, 10am GMT+1
Method: Boot from the CD, network install from ftp.nl.debian.org, via proxy
Machine: Dell Precision 650
Processor: dual Intel Xeon 3GHz
Memory: 512MB
Root Device: SCSI. RAID controller: Dell PERC 320/DC
Root Size/partition table: <Feel free to paste the full partition
table, with notes on which partitions are mounted where.>
Output of lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. E7505 Memory Controller Hub (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. E7000 Series Processor to AGP Controller
(rev 03)
00:02.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. E7000 Series Hub Interface B PCI-to-PCI
Bridge (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #1) (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #2) (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #3) (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB2 (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA/CA/DB/EB PCI Bridge (rev 81)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801DB LPC Interface Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801DB Ultra ATA Storage Controller
(rev 01)00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBM SMBus Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB AC'97 Audio
Controller (rev 01)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G550 AGP
(rev 01)
02:1c.0 PIC: Intel Corp. 82870P2 P64H2 I/OxAPIC (rev 04)
02:1d.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82870P2 P64H2 Hub PCI Bridge (rev 04)
02:1e.0 PIC: Intel Corp. 82870P2 P64H2 I/OxAPIC (rev 04)
02:1f.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82870P2 P64H2 Hub PCI Bridge (rev 04)
03:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82545EM Gigabit Ethernet
Controller (Copper) (rev 01)
04:0d.0 RAID bus controller: Adaptec AAC-RAID (rev 01)
05:0c.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A
IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [E] [1]
Partition hard drives: [E] [1]
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 setting up the network (enter the host name), I got in the
partitioning section, where I saw the following:
Partition table overview:
[blank space]
Finish and write
Automatically partition a drive
Undo changes to partition
Config the LVM
I could even select a line of the blank space with my cursor. I expected
a partition table there, obviously. Since there was none, I thought the
RAID controller was somehow not detected or at least the kernel module
was not loaded.
I rebooted with a Knoppix cd to find out that the kernel module that
fits the controller is 'aacraid'. Rebooted again with the d-i cd, and
went to the console with CTRL-ALT-F2 in the partition menu to load the
aacraid driver ("modprobe aacraid"). This didn't help. Rebooted, and did
the same during the network-config menu. This did the trick: apparently
the partition menu doesn't 'refresh' for the new situation. After this,
installation went on as expected.
One minor thing: the graphics card was not detected. The xfree86 dialog
suggested 'vesa'. I changed it to 'mga', which worked, but it set a
resolution of only 800x600, while 1280x1024 would have been ideal.
Another minor thing: maybe it should install an SMP kernel if more than
one CPU is detected.
All in all: the installer definately needs improvement for the case of a
non-detected disk controller. Maybe the cause was that there is also an
ATA controller onboard.
On the other hand: I'm impressed with the d-i as it is now! Keep up the
good work, people!
Kind regards,
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