Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: 9.June.2004 http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/i386/tc1/sarge-i386-netinst.iso uname -a: Linux heze 2.4.18-bf2.4 #1 Son Apr 14 09:53:28 CEST 2002 i686 GNU/Linux Date: 9.June.2004 16:00 Method: tried to boot the new tc1 installer cd ... worked fine until i got to partitioner .. former installer of stable had a /dev/ataraid (which i use on this machine) the ataraid is prepared from BIOS (RAID bus controller: Promise Technology, Inc. 20268R) i could only choose to partition /dev/hde and /dev/hdg.. so i choose the "stable" version to install and dist-upgrade Machine: SIEMENS PRIMERGY RX100 Processor:Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.40GHz Memory: 1GB Root Device: IDE on Promise Fasttrack /dev/ataraid/d0p1 on / type ext3 Root Size/partition table: Output of lspci: heze:~# lspci pcilib: Cannot open /sys/bus/pci/devices 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: ServerWorks GCNB-LE Host Bridge (rev 32) 0000:00:00.1 Host bridge: ServerWorks GCNB-LE Host Bridge 0000:00:04.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL (rev 27) 0000:00:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 02) 0000:00:0a.0 RAID bus controller: Promise Technology, Inc. 20268R (rev 02) 0000:00:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 0d) 0000:00:0f.0 ISA bridge: ServerWorks CSB6 South Bridge (rev a0) 0000:00:0f.1 IDE interface: ServerWorks CSB6 RAID/IDE Controller (rev a0) 0000:00:0f.2 USB Controller: ServerWorks CSB6 OHCI USB Controller (rev 05) 0000:00:0f.3 Host bridge: ServerWorks GCLE-2 Host Bridge 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: [e] 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: as mentioned above there should be a device /dev/ataraid to partition as the 2 IDE Drives are mirrored by the inbuild promise fasttrack ide-raid controller. former debian woody installer gives /dev/ataraid first and then /dev/hde and /dev/hdg to be partitioned. TC1 has only /dev/hde and /dev/hdg to choose so it's impossible to setup debian on the mirrored raid with the new installer. don't know if it's easy to fix but for me it seems like either there is a driver "misconfiguration" or there is just an option loose in the debian installer. good luck in fixing these ... as the Primergy and Promise are widespread i think this is a critical bug for server installation in companys like here (University)
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