Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version:
http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/i386/current/sarge-i386-netinst.iso 28-Aug-2004 23:40
http://people.debian.org/~joeyh/d-i/images/daily/hd-media/2.6/initrd.gz 29-Aug-2004 16:27
http://people.debian.org/~joeyh/d-i/images/daily/hd-media/initrd.list 29-Aug-2004 16:27
http://people.debian.org/~joeyh/d-i/images/daily/hd-media/vmlinuz 29-Aug-2004 16:27
uname -a: (none since install failed)
Date: 30-Aug-2004 14:00
Method:
Tried network install on a hard disk with previously installed SuSE Linux 9.0 and Win XP.
Intention was to install Debian on a new partition /dev/hda7.
Boot: from /dev/hda3 using GRUB (SuSE)
Machine: IBM Thinkpad R50
Processor: Intel Pentium M 1500 MHz
Memory: 512 MB
Root Device:
(from SuSE) cat /proc/ide/ide0/hda/model
IC25N040ATMR04-0
Root Size/partition table:
(from SuSE) fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40007761920 bytes
240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 5168 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 2349 17758408+ 7 HPFS/NTFS # WIN XP
/dev/hda2 4695 5168 3583440 41 PPC PReP Boot # IBM system partition
/dev/hda3 2350 3321 7348320 c Win95 FAT32 (LBA) # data partition. I booted from this one
/dev/hda4 3738 4694 7234920 f Win95 Ext'd (LBA) # extended
/dev/hda5 3738 3805 514048+ 82 Linux swap # swap (SuSE, to be used for Debian also)
/dev/hda6 3806 4694 6720808+ 83 Linux # SuSE root partition
/dev/hda7 3738 3738 30+ 83 Linux # created at previous
/dev/hda8 3806 3806 31 83 Linux # repartition attempt - see below
I had previously tried to repartition from the running SuSE Linux.
I had already freed the space between cylinder 3738 and 3806, but the enlargement of the
extended partition didn't work, probably since its logical sub-partitions were mounted.
So I intended to repartition with the debian installer, enlarging /dev/hda4 to go from
3738 to 4694 and creating /dev/hda7 from 3738 and 3806, and to install debian on it.
But I didn't get there...
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
(from SuSE)
lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82855PM Processor to I/O Controller (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82855PM Processor to AGP Controller (rev 03)
00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #1) (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #2) (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #3) (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB2 (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BAM/CAM PCI Bridge (rev 81)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801DBM LPC Interface Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801DBM Ultra ATA Storage Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBM SMBus Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 01)
00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corp. 82801DB AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 01)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R250 Lf [Radeon Mobility 9000 M9] (rev 02)
02:00.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments: Unknown device ac46 (rev 01)
02:00.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments: Unknown device 802a (rev 01)
02:01.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 101e (rev 03)
02:02.0 Network controller: Intel Corp. PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04)
lspci -n
00:00.0 Class 0600: 8086:3340 (rev 03)
00:01.0 Class 0604: 8086:3341 (rev 03)
00:1d.0 Class 0c03: 8086:24c2 (rev 01)
00:1d.1 Class 0c03: 8086:24c4 (rev 01)
00:1d.2 Class 0c03: 8086:24c7 (rev 01)
00:1d.7 Class 0c03: 8086:24cd (rev 01)
00:1e.0 Class 0604: 8086:2448 (rev 81)
00:1f.0 Class 0601: 8086:24cc (rev 01)
00:1f.1 Class 0101: 8086:24ca (rev 01)
00:1f.3 Class 0c05: 8086:24c3 (rev 01)
00:1f.5 Class 0401: 8086:24c5 (rev 01)
00:1f.6 Class 0703: 8086:24c6 (rev 01)
01:00.0 Class 0300: 1002:4c66 (rev 02)
02:00.0 Class 0607: 104c:ac46 (rev 01)
02:00.2 Class 0c00: 104c:802a (rev 01)
02:01.0 Class 0200: 8086:101e (rev 03)
02:02.0 Class 0280: 8086:1043 (rev 04)
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: [ ]
Mount partitions: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
Everything went fine until the partitioning step. The partitioner refused to detect the
existing partition table. I was only offered the possibility to entirely erase the HD.
So I could not proceed. :(
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