Bug#264505: installation bug
Package: installation-reports
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: August 8th, 2004
http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/i386/rc1/sarge-i386-netinst.iso
uname -a: Linux mouse 2.4.26-1-386 #1 Thu Jul 22 12:46:23 JST 2004 i686
GNU/Linux
Date: 11am, August 8th, 2004
Method: Booted off the network install iso, and installed from
ftp.debian.org
Machine: Home built x86 machine
Processor: Dual Pentium 4 Xeon
Memory: 1 Gigabyte
Root Device: SCSI /dev/sdb1
Root Size/partition table:
mouse:~# fdisk -l /dev/sda
Disk /dev/sda: 18.3 GB, 18351959040 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2231 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 62 497983+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 63 305 1951897+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/sda3 306 913 4883760 fd Linux raid
autodetect
/dev/sda4 914 1705 6361740 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda5 914 1035 979933+ fd Linux raid
autodetect
/dev/sda6 1036 1097 497983+ fd Linux raid
autodetect
/dev/sda7 1098 1705 4883728+ fd Linux raid
autodetect
mouse:~# fdisk -l /dev/sdb
Disk /dev/sdb: 18.3 GB, 18351959040 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2231 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 122 979933+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 123 365 1951897+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/sdb3 366 973 4883760 fd Linux raid
autodetect
/dev/sdb4 974 1765 6361740 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sdb5 974 1095 979933+ fd Linux raid
autodetect
/dev/sdb6 1096 1157 497983+ fd Linux raid
autodetect
/dev/sdb7 1158 1765 4883728+ fd Linux raid
autodetect
mouse:~# df
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sdb1 918322 80348 788978 10% /
tmpfs 452692 0 452692 0% /dev/shm
/dev/sda1 466662 13638 428125 4% /boot
/dev/md0 9613924 40908 9084652 1% /home
/dev/md1 1836460 8266 1730210 1% /tmp
/dev/md3 9613924 1977812 7147748 22% /usr
/dev/md2 933197 131635 751777 15% /var
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
mouse:~# lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82860 860 (Wombat) Chipset Host
Bridge (MCH) (rev 04)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82850 850 (Tehama) Chipset AGP
Bridge (rev 04)
0000:00:02.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82860 860 (Wombat) Chipset AGP
Bridge (rev 04)
0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 04)
0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 04)
0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801BA IDE U100 (rev 04)
0000:00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #1) (rev 04)
0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM SMBus (rev 04)
0000:00:1f.4 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #2) (rev 04)
0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM AC'97
Audio (rev 04)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV20
[GeForce3 Ti 200] (rev a3)
0000:02:1f.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82806AA PCI64 Hub PCI Bridge (rev 03)
0000:03:00.0 PIC: Intel Corp. 82806AA PCI64 Hub Advanced Programmable
Interrupt Controller (rev 01)
0000:03:04.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7899P U160/m (rev 01)
0000:03:04.1 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7899P U160/m (rev 01)
0000:04:04.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro
100] (rev 08)
mouse:~# lspci -n
0000:00:00.0 0600: 8086:2531 (rev 04)
0000:00:01.0 0604: 8086:2532 (rev 04)
0000:00:02.0 0604: 8086:2533 (rev 04)
0000:00:1e.0 0604: 8086:244e (rev 04)
0000:00:1f.0 0601: 8086:2440 (rev 04)
0000:00:1f.1 0101: 8086:244b (rev 04)
0000:00:1f.2 0c03: 8086:2442 (rev 04)
0000:00:1f.3 0c05: 8086:2443 (rev 04)
0000:00:1f.4 0c03: 8086:2444 (rev 04)
0000:00:1f.5 0401: 8086:2445 (rev 04)
0000:01:00.0 0300: 10de:0201 (rev a3)
0000:02:1f.0 0604: 8086:1360 (rev 03)
0000:03:00.0 0800: 8086:1161 (rev 01)
0000:03:04.0 0100: 9005:00cf (rev 01)
0000:03:04.1 0100: 9005:00cf (rev 01)
0000:04:04.0 0200: 8086:1229 (rev 08)
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
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: [E]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [O]
Comments/Problems:
I created 2 RAID partitions and turned those into a software RAID 0
device. I then created two more RAID partitions and went to turn them
into another software RAID 0 device, but the installer told me there
were no RAID partitions to put the RAID on. When I deleted everything
and started over, I created all my partitions first and then went to
create RAID devices at which point things worked.
In the course of partitioning I also came across a bug where it wouldn't
let me create a partition on the second disk drive. I would select the
free space on the second drive, make a partition, but then it would put
the partition on the first drive. I deleted it a number of times and
still got the same results. Again, I just deleted everything and
started over from scratch, at which point things worked.
And it kinda says comments/problems, so one comment I got, I dunno if
it's appropriate to throw comments here or whatever, but I going to
anyway...a graphical installer would be a lot cooler, with something
like synaptic for choosing packages. The new installer still seems a
bit too arcane for my tastes.
Thanks though for putting out debian and whatnot!
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