Bug#262348: Installer report 20040729 version -- auto reboot problem
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: 20040729 sarge-i386-netinst.iso
uname -a: not able to run
Date: 20040729 late evening CDT (US)
Method: downloaded iso, burned to CDROM, booted CDROM
Machine: MB- Gigabyte GA-8KNXP Rev.2
Processor: Intel P4 2.8c (not overclocked)
Memory: 1 GB DDR 400 ECC (2 x 512)
Root Device: SATA HD
Root Size/partition table: (approx. sizes)
/boot size 5gb
/ size 120gb
swap size 0.5gb
(plus two other FAT partitions on this 160gb hd)
Output of lspci: not able to run
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: [O]
Reboot: [E]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
At reboot, all appeared OK, started answering questions and giving passwords,
then system suddenly rebooted by itself. After full reboot (by itself) it
went into the questions again, I got a little further (some choices already
there and OK, and I got faster ;-), then again rebooted. This continued for
several times until I managed to get it to the point where it started
downloading (ftp) the package list (?), and it gets to about 25% of the
download completed, then reboots. This is totally repeatable and consistent.
This same computer/motherboard has a previous install (installer TC1) on it,
but on an IDE HD put into this system (installed by a previous MB), which has
been running for weeks rock solid -- it also runs rock solid in this
compter/mb combination. This current computer/mb also runs Win2K on a
partition on the same SATA hd without problems.
It will also do the automatic reboot if I just let this new install sit at the
"welcome" screen. I have timed it and find it takes 52 seconds each time
from the appearance of this welcome screen until it reboots. This was done
several times with exact consistency. (Some sort of timer involved?)
Otherwise, installer did a good job up to this point. The previous TC1
version of the installer ended with error in install of base system each time
I tried it, hence used the latest cvs to try. The previous TC1 version
worked OK on the previous motherboard (which gave me the transplanted hd
installation).
Regards,
Don
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