Bug#261140: d-i failure: i386/Compaq Deskpro 2000 5120

["R Seiji" <rich@arslist.info>]

Package: installation-reports

Debian-installer-version: 7/23/04 from
http://people.debian.org/~joeyh/d-i/images/daily/netboot
uname -a: 2.4.6-1-386 #2 Sat May 1 16:31:24 EST 2004 i586 unknown
Date: 7/23/04 @ 5p
Method: PXE boot using Intel Pro 100/M NIC

Machine: Compaq Deskpro 2000 5120
Processor: 120MHz Pentium
Memory: 32MB
Root Device: Dual IDE 17.2GB Drives (one master on each controller)
Root Size/partition table: None created.  Plan 2GB RAID1 /, 32GB RAID0
/home.
Output of lspci: Unknown.

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:  [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:

PXE boot Compaq Deskpro 2000 5120 system using Intel Pro 100/M NIC.
Installer runs fine until reach step to partition drives.  Currently have
two 17.2GB IDE drives installed on the embedded controllers (had also tried
with a single 1GB IDE) with the BIOS configured with the CHS values of the
drives.  Upon reaching "Starting up the partitioner," installation stalls at
38%/"Scanning disks..."

Last recorded line in dmesg is:

__alloc_pages: 0-order allocation failed (gfp=0x1d2/0)
VM: killing process parted_server
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R. Seiji
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