Bug#250717:
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: Downloaded on 23 May 2004 from
<http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/i386/beta4/
sarge-i386-netinst.iso>
uname -a: (Can't boot the installed Debian)
Date: 24 May 2004
Method: Booted off the above CD ("110 MB CD image, with Debian base"
for i386) and installed only from that CD.
Machine: Compaq DeskPro EP/SB Series (model 6350?)
Processor: Pentium II, 350 MHz
Memory: 256 MB
Root Device: IDE 40 GB (Maxtor 6Y040L0) as /dev/hdc
Root Size/partition table:
/dev/hda is a 4 GB IDE drive (Fujitsu MPC3043AT) with an existing
installation of Slackware Linux 9.1:
/dev/hda1 is a 512 MB swap partition for Slackware
/dev/hda2 is a 3.5 GB reiserfs partition, mounted at / for slackware
/dev/hdc is the 40 GB IDE drive (Maxtor 6Y040L0) which is brand new and
just installed
/dev/hdc1 was set up to be a 512 MB swap partition for Debian
/dev/hdc2 was set up to be a 4 GB ext3 partition, mounted at /, for
Debian
/dev/hdc contains 35 GB in unallocated free space.
Output of lspci: (executed from booting the computer with Slackware)
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)
00:0f.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100]
(rev 02)
00:10.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100]
(rev 01)
00:14.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
00:14.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
00:14.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
00:14.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G200 AGP
(rev 01)
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: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [E]
Reboot: [ ]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
Installation proceeded normally up until the point of "Installing GRUB
boot loader", with the message "Looking for other operating systems..."
and the progress bar at 16%. At this point the computer did nothing
further. After 10 minutes, with the same message still displayed and
the progress bar still at 16%, I gave up.
A second attempt to install resulted in exactly the same problem.
For a third attempt, I booted off the CD and gave the command "expert"
rather than just pressing Return. When given the option of installing a
kernel, I chose the 2.4.25 kernel. When it came to the boot loader, I
decided to give LILO a go instead of GRUB. When "Installing LILO..."
with the message "Creating lilo.conf" and the progress bar at 25%,
installation did not proceed any further. Eventually I gave up and
rebooted into Slackware.
As described above, I have two hard drives installed. The primary
master is the 4 GB drive with an existing, working installation of
Slackware. I wanted to install Debian onto a newly installed 40 GB
drive, connected as the secondary master. The cdrom was the secondary
slave.
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