Bug#263206: mips-netboot
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: http://people.debian.org/~tbm/d-i/images/mips/2004-07-25/r4k-ip22/netboot-boot.img
uname -a: Linux nn126 2.4.25-r4k-ip22 ... mips unknown
Date: 3.8.1004 10:50
Method: netboot
Machine: SGI Indy
Processor: R4600 V2.0
Memory: 60 MB
Root Device: /dev/sda1
Root Size/partition table:
Disk /dev/sda (SGI disk label): 33 heads, 62 sectors, 1011 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 2046 * 512 bytes
----- partitions -----
Pt# Device Info Start End Sectors Id System
1: /dev/sda1 boot 5 1010 2058276 83 Linux native
9: /dev/sda2 0 4 10230 0 SGI volhdr
11: /dev/sda3 0 1010 2068506 6 SGI volume
----- Bootinfo -----
Bootfile: /unix
----- Directory Entries -----
0: arcboot sector 4 size 67392
Output of lspci:
Very funny.
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: [ ]
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:
- partitioning:
I'm dropped in fdisk for partitioning, so that should all work.
(Assumed the person installing knows what type of partition
table to install. Some information screen about that would be
nice)
- rebooting
when preparing to reboot it says:
Saving installation logs to /var/log/debian-installer/...E: Inimplemented function
and stops. When killing the process from the second console, it continues normaly.
After rebooting is asked some questions (like hostname and mirror) again.
- minor points:
The shell triggering this frame-buffer bug is a bit incommoding.
(When one is in the last line and using tab or the arrow up, the screen
is blanked. (When chrooting into the installed system,
that does not have that problem).) Having a clear command available
would be a great workaround for this.
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