Bug#249420: 20040515 i386 netinst CD: DHCP fails & D-I incorrectly detects PCMCIA interface
Package: installation-reports
Version: 20040515
Severity: important
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: sarge-i386-netinst.iso (20040515)
uname -a: Linux sauron 2.4.24-1-386 #1 Wed Feb 18 19:44:56 EST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: March 3 2004
Method: Boot from Debian Installer CD (in hdc); normal installation
Machine: NEC Direction (desktop)
Processor: Pentium III (Coppermine)
Memory: 256 MB
Root Device: I use a spare IDE disk on hdb for testing d-i
Output of lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C693A/694x [Apollo PRO133x] (rev c4)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C598/694x [Apollo MVP3/Pro133x AGP]
00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev 22)
00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT8233/A/C/VT8235 PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 10)
00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 10)
00:07.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 10)
00:07.4 SMBus: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 30)
00:0e.0 Network controller: Eicon Technology Corporation Diva 2.01 S/T PCI (rev 01)
00:0f.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 43)
00:11.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 07)
00:11.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! MIDI/Game Port (rev 07)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage 128 RF/SG AGP
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [E]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
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:
Incorrect detection of PCMCIA interface
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During the first hardware detection phase I get a msgbox titled:
Detect and mount CD-ROM
with message:
This computer seems to have a PCMCIA interface. ...
Start PC Card services?
The message is shown again during "Detect network hardware".
As this is a desktop with no PCMCIA support, this message should not be shown.
DHCP fails
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On this image, DHCP is broken. The progress bar goes to 100% fairly quickly and
then I get a message that DHCP has failed. Retrying does not help.
AFAICT the module for my network card was loaded correctly.
DHCP has always worked for me with all previous images I tested.
I ran Beta 4 immediately after this install, and for that install DHCP worked
perfectly, so the problem is not in my network or DHCP server.
netcfg is version 0.63 on this image.
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