Bug#249371: (no subject)
This bug seams caused by parted detecting "loop" instead of "msdos"
partition table. As a result the user sees only one partition occupying
the whole disk. I reported this but to parted as #259248.
Anton Zinoviev
On 17.V.2004 at 03:45 (+0200) Jens Ruehmkorf wrote:
>
> Debian-installer-version:
> http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/i386/beta4/sarge-i386-netinst.iso
> uname -a: Linux ernst 2.4.25-1-386 #2 Wed Apr 14 19:38:08 EST 2004 i686
> unknown
> Date: Sun May 16 23:30:39 CEST 2004
> Method: expert26 vga=771
>
> Machine: Sony Laptop PCG-GR214MK
> Processor: Intel Pentium III Mobile CPU 1000 Mhz
> Memory: 512 MB
> Root Device: HITACHI_DK23CA-20, root is on
> /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part8
> Root Size/partition table:
> Disk /dev/discs/disc0/disc: 20.0 GB, 20003880960 bytes
> 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2432 cylinders
> Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
>
> Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
> /dev/discs/disc0/part1 * 1 747 6000246 7
> HPFS/NTFS
> /dev/discs/disc0/part2 748 2432 13534762+ 5
> Extended
> /dev/discs/disc0/part5 748 1187 3534268+ 6 FAT16
> /dev/discs/disc0/part6 1188 1191 32098+ 83 Linux
> /dev/discs/disc0/part7 1192 1315 995998+ 82
> Linux swap
> /dev/discs/disc0/part8 1316 1331 128488+ 83 Linux
> /dev/discs/disc0/part9 1332 2432 8843751 8e
> Linux LVM
>
> Output of lspci: not available at this point of install
>
> Base System Installation Checklist:
> [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
>
> 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: [ ]
>
> Comments/Problems:
>
> This is my 2nd try of Debians beta4, the last time everything worked out
> just fine. Now I'm having problems getting partman to work for my
> laptop, so I'd be really glad for some hints. I didn't try any of the
> daily builds yet.
>
> My problems should be rather easy to fix, I suppose, so I'm glad for any
> hints/pointers.
>
> 1. What went wrong:
>
> I used "expert vga=771" to boot. And, besides the usb-floppy, all
> modules to access and set up my hardware were available.
>
> This is what mount said:
>
> -- snip --
> tmpfs on / type tmpfs (rw)
> proc on /proc type proc (rw)
> devfs on /dev type devfs (rw)
> devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw)
> /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 on /cdrom type iso9660 (ro)
> -- snap --
>
> I couldn't get partman to work, so I used console and
>
> # cfdisk /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc
>
> to partition the harddrive. Simply typing "cfdisk" would produce this:
>
> -- snip --
> FATAL ERROR: Cannot open disk drive
> Press any key to exit cfdisk
> -- snap --
>
> But by using cfdisk & the lvm-tools everything was set up as needed.
> Only partman fails to read the (old or new) existing partition table or
> to continue. When starting "Partition disks" from the main-menu, he
> finds all volume groups, as well as the harddrive:
>
> That means in /var/lib/partman/devices/ are all devices partman found
> (hitachi is the name of the volume group I used):
>
> -- snip --
> =dev=hitachi=export
> =dev=hitachi=home
> =dev=hitachi=usr
> =dev=hitachi=var
> =dev=ide=host0=bus0=target0=lun0=disc
> -- snap --
>
> 2. What I would like to do:
>
> Since I have set up everything I simply need to make the directories in
> /target properly, mount them (at least "/"?), put a correct fstab in
> /target/etc/fstab and continue with "Install the base system". I tried a
> little and read some shell-scripts, but didn't get thus far.
>
> Can somebody please point me the right direction?
>
> I wanted to checkout d-i through svn to dig a little deeper, but:
>
> -- snip --
> aselitz[~/d-i]> date
> Mon May 17 02:26:58 CEST 2004
> baselitz[~/d-i]> svn co svn://svn.debian.org/d-i/trunk debian-installer
> svn: Berkeley DB error while opening environment for filesystem /svn/d-i/db:
> Permission denied
> -- snap --
>
> So I had to unpack some .debs from the cd-rom to look into this. But
> this became a real PITA after a while.
>
> 3. Addendum: some impressions on d-i:
>
> Keep up the great work! Besides some problems with partman it makes a
> great impression on me. For partman I still find the menu a little bit
> confusing, but that might just be me being silly.
>
> * Several times hardware had to be detect. A button to mark/unmark all
> drivers to detect at once and maybe additionally grouping them would be
> nice.
>
> * Several times I found the "<Go Back>"-button a bit confusing: instead
> of simply continuing by hitting return, I used to tab to "Go Back",
> altering all changes I had made. Maybe it would be nice to provide a
> button "Continue", which is marked as default?
>
> --
> regards Jens
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