Bug#247704: installation-reports: failure (sarge-netinst-i386 beta4)
Package: installation-reports
Version: beta4
Severity: normal
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Debian-installer-version: sarge-netinst-i386 beta4
(md5sum 52a66d5290a43e17dd0216467962bfc9)
uname -a: (tried linux and linux26, see comments)
Linux (none) 2.6.5-1-386 Tue Apr 6 22:49:00 EST 2004 i686 unknown
Linux (none) 2.4.25-1-386 Wed Apr 14 19:38:08 EST 2004 i686 unknown
Date: 2004-04-06
Method: cdrom,
no network (laptop with no internal network, pcmcia cards pulled)
Machine: Dell Latitude CPiA
Processor: Intel pII 364MHz
Memory: 128Mb
Root Device: /dev/hda
Partition table: (for preexisting install)
Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 2432 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 1 18 144553+ 84 OS/2 hidden C: drive
/dev/hda2 * 19 80 498015 83 Linux
/dev/hda3 81 2432 18892440 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 81 462 3068383+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda6 463 526 514048+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda7 527 542 128488+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda8 543 733 1534176 83 Linux
/dev/hda9 734 2385 13269658+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda10 2386 2432 377496 83 Linux
Output of lspci:
(while booted into the current woody installation; lspci -v)
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX - 82443BX/ZX Host bridge (rev 03)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32
Memory at f4000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 1.0
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX - 82443BX/ZX AGP bridge (rev 03) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
Flags: bus master, 66Mhz, medium devsel, latency 32
Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32
I/O behind bridge: 0000c000-0000cfff
Memory behind bridge: fd000000-feffffff
Prefetchable memory behind bridge: f9000000-fbffffff
00:03.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1225 (rev 01)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 11
Memory at 10000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=05, sec-latency=176
Memory window 0: 10400000-107ff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: 10800000-10bff000
I/O window 0: 00004000-000040ff
I/O window 1: 00004400-000044ff
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001
00:03.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1225 (rev 01)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 11
Memory at 10001000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
Bus: primary=00, secondary=06, subordinate=09, sec-latency=176
Memory window 0: 10c00000-10fff000 (prefetchable)
Memory window 1: 11000000-113ff000
I/O window 0: 00004800-000048ff
I/O window 1: 00004c00-00004cff
16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001
00:07.0 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01) (prog-if 80 [Master])
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32
I/O ports at 0860 [size=16]
00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB PIIX4 USB (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 11
I/O ports at ece0 [size=32]
00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 9
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Neomagic Corporation [MagicMedia 256AV] (rev 12) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0088
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 11
Memory at fb000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=16M]
Memory at fdc00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4M]
Memory at fdb00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1
01:00.1 Multimedia audio controller: Neomagic Corporation [MagicMedia 256AV Audio] (rev 12)
Subsystem: Dell Computer Corporation: Unknown device 0088
Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 11
Memory at fac00000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=4M]
Memory at fda00000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1M]
Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 1
02:00.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c575 [Megahertz] 10/100 LAN CardBus (rev 01)
Subsystem: 3Com Corporation 3C575 Megahertz 10/100 LAN Cardbus PC Card
Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 11
I/O ports at 4000 [size=128]
Memory at 10800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128]
Memory at 10800080 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=128]
Expansion ROM at 10400000 [size=128K]
Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 1
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure Network HW: [ ]
Config Network: [ ]
Detect CD: [E]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Create file systems: [ ]
Mount partitions: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
I tried the following boot lines
linux
linux26
linux nodma
linux nodma ide=nodma hda=nodma idebus=nodma
linux26 nodma ide=nodma hda=nodma idebus=nodma
linux nodma ide=nodma hdc=nodma idebus=nodma
linux26 nodma ide=nodma hdc=nodma idebus=nodma
All fail at the stage of trying to load packages.
(Can someone remind me where the nodma spells are written down?)
It looks like the system is not interpreting the TRANS.TBL in
/cdrom/dists correctly; the stable->sarge symlink in /cdrom/dists/ is
interpreted by the system as a file, not a symbolic link. But it is
correctly listed as a link in TRANS.TBL.
There are messages of this nature just before the failure
(hence all my nodma fiddling)
(kernel 2.4.25)
ISO9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3
hdc: DMA interrupt recovery
hdc: lost interrupt
ISOFS changing to secondary root
hdc: status error: status=0x58 {DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest }
hdc: status error: status=0x00
hdc: drive not ready for command
hdc: DMA interrupt recovery
hdc: lost interrupt
hdc: status timeout: status=0xd0 {Busy}
hdc: status timeout: error=0x04Aborted Command
hdc: DMA disabled
hdc: drive not ready for command
hdc: ATAPI reset complete
....
anna[3628]: grep:
anna[3628]: /cdrom/dists/stable/Release
anna[3628]: : Not a directory
anna[3628]: WARNING **: bad d-i Packages file
(kernel 2.6.5)
[ cd drive spins up and stays spinning for much longer before timing out ]
ide-cd: cmd 0x28 timed out
hdc: DMA interrupt recovery
hdc: lost interrupt
hdc: status error: status=0x58 { DriveReady SeekComplete DataRequest }
hdc: status error: status=0x00
hdc: drive not ready for command
ide-cd: cmd 0x28 timed out
hdc: DMA interrupt recovery
hdc: lost interrupt
hdc: status timeout: status=0xd0 {Busy}
hdc: status timeout: error=0x04Aborted Command
hdc: DMA disabled
hdc: drive not ready for command
hdc: ATAPI reset complete
ISO9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet Level 3
Unable to load NLS charset iso8859-1
Unable to load NLS charset cp437
....
anna[3498]: grep:
anna[3498]: /cdrom/dists/stable/Release
anna[3498]: : Not a directory
anna[3498]: WARNING **: bad d-i Packages file
main-menu[259]: INFO: Menu Item 'load-cdrom' succeeded by requested to be
left unconfigured.
This may be discover-data's fault - although I don't quite see why.
/var/log/syslog shows that discover1 and discover1-data is being used.
The cdrom was burned with the same procedure I used for an earlier
(successful) install of beta3 (on different hardware); I don't think
it is at fault.
Hope this is helpful.
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