Bug#255169: installation report: SGI Indigo2 (r4k IP22)
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: 20040618, debian/dists/unstable/main/installer-mips/current/images/r4k-ip22/netboot-boot.img
uname -a: Linux indigo 2.4.25-r4k-ip22 #1 Thu Apr 15 20:46:28 BST 2004 mips GNU/Linux
Date: 20040619
Method:
TFTP boot on the LAN, network install (testing) from my local mirror.
Machine: SGI Indigo2, r4k IP22
Processor: R4400SC V6.0 FPU V0.0
Memory: 384 MB, only 256 usable without CONFIG_HIGHMEM (which doesn't work anyway)
Root Device: SCSI, /dev/sda
Root Size/partition table:
Disk /dev/sda (SGI disk label): 64 heads, 32 sectors, 8748 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 bytes
----- partitions -----
Pt# Device Info Start End Sectors Id System
1: /dev/sda1 boot 11 90 163840 83 Linux native
2: /dev/sda2 swap 91 600 1044480 82 Linux swap
3: /dev/sda3 601 4650 8294400 83 Linux native
4: /dev/sda4 4651 8747 8390656 83 Linux native
9: /dev/sda5 0 10 22528 0 SGI volhdr
11: /dev/sda6 0 8747 17915904 6 SGI volume
----- Bootinfo -----
Bootfile: /unix
----- Directory Entries -----
0: arcboot sector 4 size 67392
/dev/sda1 on /boot type ext3 (rw)
/dev/sda3 on / type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
/dev/sda4 on /home type ext3 (rw)
Output of lspci: No PCI bus.
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [ ]
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: [O]
Reboot: [E/O]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
I didn't remember that I had to create the partitions from last to
first, I'm pretty sure I didn't do that when I installed woody on the
machine a year ago. Anyway, I eventually figured out and partitioned
the disk. Had to create an SGI disklabel on it, as it comes from a PC.
Disappointment : no XFS support :(((((
The bootloader installation went fine, but, unfortunately, it doesn't
handle a separate /boot partition, so the machine couldn't reboot.
I had to boot into the installer, and copy /etc/arcboot.conf to
/boot/etc/arcboot.conf, then set OSLoadPartition to the correct value
for /boot.
Everything else went fine. Now this machine will be really useful,
with a little bit more disk space (and less noise) :-)
JB.
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