Bug#245296: Installer don't install and fails to load 3c59x module
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: 21/04/2004
ftp.no.debian.org/linux/ISO-images/debian-unofficial/sarge/sarge-i386-1.iso
uuname -a: Linux mckennit 2.4.20-8 #1 Thu Mar 13 17:54:28 EST 2003 i686
i686 i386 GNU/Linux (Not a Debian machine yet).
Date: 22/04/2004
Method: From CDROM created from
ftp.no.debian.org/linux/ISO-images/debian-unofficial/sarge/sarge-i386-1.iso
Machine: IBM Thinkpad A21p
Processor: Intel Pentium III (Coppermine) 850 MHz
Memory: 256 MB
Root Device: IDE Name of device: /dev/hda
Root Size/partition table:
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 261 1973128+ c Win95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/hda2 262 271 75600 83 Linux
/dev/hda3 272 687 3144960 83 Linux
/dev/hda4 688 4134 26059320 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 688 895 1572448+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda6 896 930 264568+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda7 931 1328 3008848+ 83 Linux -> /
/dev/hda8 1329 1339 83128+ 83 Linux -> /boot
/dev/hda9 1340 4134 21130168+ 83 Linux -> /data
Output of lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 03)
00:02.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1450 (rev 03)
00:02.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1450 (rev 03)
00:03.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c556B Hurricane CardBus (rev 20)
00:03.1 Communication controller: 3Com Corporation Mini PCI 56k Winmodem (rev 20)
00:04.0 PCI bridge: Texas Instruments PCI2032 PCI Docking Bridge
00:05.0 Multimedia audio controller: Cirrus Logic CS 4614/22/24 [CrystalClear SoundFusion Audio Accelerator] (rev 01)
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 03)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage Mobility M3 AGP 2x (rev 02)
08:01.0 IDE interface: CMD Technology Inc PCI0648 (rev 01)
08:02.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1420
08:02.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1420
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [E]
Config network: [ ]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Create file systems: [ ]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [E]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [E]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
Inserted CD in CDROM drive and booted from it: fine (actually work only if
I power-on the computer. Freezes while loading initrd.img on reboot).
Choose language: fine.
Detect Keyboard: fine.
Detect CDROM device and mount the CD in /cdrom: fine.
Load installer modules: can't see all choices because the first few lines
are too long; so I mis the first 3 choices; did not choose any, continued:
fine.
At this point the main menu grew to 21 items. The default action is now
"Configure network hardware". Skipped it as I want to install from the CD.
Partition hard drive: fine.
At this point, I created the filesystem from my old RedHat 9.0 system. Then
back to Debian installation.
Make swapspace: fine.
Mount partitions: fine.
Install the base system: do nothing and go back immediately to the main menu.
Default action is still "Configure network hardware".
Install the kernel: do nothing and go back immediately to the main menu.
Default action is still "Configure network hardware".
Finish the installation and reboot: do nothing and go back immediately to
the main menu.
Default action is still "Configure network hardware".
Verify CD content: fine.
Execute a shell: fine. Could see that the partitions were correctly
mounted.
At this point, there is nothing I can do to proceed. So I when to the
default action:
Configure network hardware: detected my 3c59x card, but failed to load the
module 3c59x: "modprobe: can't locate module 3c59x".
The only way out here is to either power-down the machine or go into the
shell and type halt or reboot.
So I'm stuck !!!
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