Bug#259297: installation-report: Adaptec 2120S w/RAID5... installer fails to install grub
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: 2004-07-13 Image from:
http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sid_d-i/i386/current/sarge-i38
6-netinst.iso
uname -a: Linux geocentric 2.6.7-1-386 #1 Thu Jun 24 12:42:08 EDT 2004 i686
unknown
Date: 2004-07-13, 12:00pm CST
Method: I used the current sarge-i386-netinst.iso from the above location.
I used the "standard" install method using the Linux 2.6 Kernel. This was a
machine that was behind a firewall on my company LAN with non-proxied access
to the internet.
Machine: IBM IntelliStation Z Pro 6221-1PU
Processor: Dual Intel Xeon 2.4 Ghz
Memory: 1.5 GB
Root Device: Root device was a Hardware RAID Array (Level 5), Adaptec 2120S
w/ 3x Seagate 73.4GB U320SCSI 68PIN 10K SEA-ST373307LW
Root Size/partition table: ...
File System: ext3
Mount point: /
Bootable flag: on
Size 146.7 GB
Output of lspci:
Couldn't find the location of the command via a boot menu in the
installer... :(
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:
I was pleased to see my Broadcom NetXtreme 10/100/1000 integrated Ethernet
card was detected properly by the installer now. Looks like the tg3 driver
issues were sorted out now?
The only problem I had was GRUB not installing properly to my RAID array.
As mentioned above, I have a Adaptec 2120S RAID Controller hooked up to 3x
Seagate 73.4 GB U320SCSI 68PIN 10K SEA-ST373307LW drives. The drives are
configured into a single RAID5 Volume and detected by the installer as such.
However, grub fails to load with a "Fatal Error"
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