Installer hangs early in hardware detection. Is it my onboard Sis900?
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: Sarge i386 25 April 2004 Downloaded with jigdo from
"official" branch
uname -a: Not got - Will provide if required
Date: 26 April - 28 April - Numerous attempts
Method: How did you install? From MD5 checked CD 1
What did you boot off? Disc 1
If network install, from where? n/a Proxied?> n/a
Machine: Generic box with American Megatrends M810L v7.1A Motherboard. No
other cards in slots>
Processor: Athlon XP1800+
Memory:Single 256 MB Dimm
Root Device: IDE
Root Size/partition table: Root 6Gb/Swap 500Mb/Home 32Gb
Output of lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 730 Host (rev 02)
00:00.1 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev d0)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 85C503/5513
00:01.1 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 10/100
Ethernet (rev 82)
00:01.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7001 USB
Controller (rev 07)
00:01.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7001 USB
Controller (rev 07)
00:01.4 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS PCI
Audio Accelerator (rev 02)
00:02.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS 530 Virtual
PCI-to-PCI bridge (AGP)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS630 GUI
Accelerator+3D (rev 31)
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: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
<Description of the install, in prose, and any thoughts, comments
and ideas you had during the initial install.>
Hi
I'm having difficulties with the Sarge i386 Install disc 1. The closest thing
I can find on the bug reports is the closed log 187075 (final message
reproduced below). Main symptom is installation hangs with hardware
detection listed at 5% complete.
The hardware detection seems to hang only after I'm offered a list of detected
modules (with options to not use them). The menu at that point doesn't allow
the "Continue" tag to be highlighted/selected. Instead <Esc> continues the
hardware which then hangs no matter what I've previously selected/unselected
from the list of 5 or 6 modules. A function key (F11 or F12 I think) pressed
at the module selection screen gave me further info. At this point the error
messages on my system say that the sis900 module cannot be located and that I
should create a floppy with the required modules.
My local Lug suggested you might find use for the following
>>... output of 'lspci -vvvn' and any relevant 'dmesg' messages.
I've read the man pages for these so I think I've got the "how" sorted. If
the output of these commands are of use you'll need to guide me on the "when"
By typing 'expert' at the boot prompt I managed to set debconf warnings to
"critical only" which allowed me to barge through all the menus but I ended
up with a failed install
I subsequently checked the integrity of the ISO image and the packages within
the image. All OK except 1
./pool/contrib/m/msttcorefonts/msttcorefonts_1.1.4_all.deb: OK
./README.html: FAILED
./README.mirrors.html: OK
./README.mirrors.txt: OK
./README.non-US: OK
md5sum: WARNING: 1 of 1465 computed checksums did NOT match
The installer menu option to perform an MD5 check also reported a failure.
Thats all!
Thanks
Dave
SIMILAR PROBLEM REPORTED BEFORE
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The sis900 module is now part of the nic-modules udeb. I believe this
problem is solved.
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