Bug#260257: Installation report (failure on scanning disks)
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: http://people.debian.org/~joeyh/d-i/images/daily/netboot/pxeboot.tar.gz (dated 2004-07-18 12:36), downloading "testing" packages
uname -a: Linux hostname 2.4.26-1-386 #2 Sat May 1 16:31:24 EST 2004 i686 unknown
Date: 2004-07-19 16:00
Method: PXE boot using an existing debian machine as server (atftpd and dhcp)
Machine: Homebuilt PC
Processor: AMD Duron 1600
Memory: 512MB
Root Device: IDE controller chipset "SiS 5513 Ultra 133", hard drive "WDC WD307AA"
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: [E]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
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:
Gets stuck loading module "ide-detect" for just over five minutes,
then on "Scanning disks" (38%) for fifteen minutes, and on
"Starting up the partitioner / Please Wait" (55%) for an undetermined
amount of time of at least ten minutes after which I gave up. The
machine has worked well with previous versions of debian.
Excerpts from the logfile:
Jul 19 15:14:38 hw-detect: Trying to load module 'ide-detect'
Jul 19 15:14:42 kernel: SIS5513: IDE controller at PCI slot 00:02.5
Jul 19 15:14:42 kernel: SIS5513: chipset revision 0
Jul 19 15:21:12 hw-detect: Detected module 'ide-disk' for 'Linux ATA DISK'
... (skipped many entries here)
Jul 19 15:21:12 main-menu[304]: DEBUG: configure hardrive-detection, status:
Jul 19 15:21:12 main-menu[304]: DEBUG: virtual package harddrive-detection
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