Bug#269042: alpha rc1 sarge install ok on DS10 with 2.4.26-1-generic kernel
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: 08/26/04 http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/alpha/rc1/sarge-alpha-netinst.iso
uname -a: Linux fchelp 2.4.26-1-generic #2 Sat May 1 16:31:16 EST 2004 alpha GNU/Linux
Date: 08/27/04 14:00
Method: aboot via SRM, using aboot menu item 1 (includes console=ttyS0, which is required)
Machine: Digital AlphaServer DS10
Processor: EV6 400Mhz
Memory: 1G
Root Device: SCSI dka400 (/dev/sdd at system level)
Root Size/partition table:
As listed by partman during install:
6 Mb aboot
1 Gb swap
58 Mb /boot (ext2)
4 Gb / (ext3)
128 Mb /tmp (ext3)
2 Gb /var (ext3)
<2 Gb /home (ext3, remainder of 9 Gb disk)
As listed by system after install:
# fdisk -lu /dev/sdd
Disk /dev/sdd: 9100 MB, 9100044288 bytes
64 heads, 32 sectors/track, 8678 cylinders, total 17773524 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
8 partitions:
# start end size fstype [fsize bsize cpg]
a: 1 11719 11719 ext2
b: 125002 2078127 1953126 swap
c: 2078128 9890628 7812501 ext2
d: 9890629 10140629 250001 ext2
e: 10140630 14046880 3906251 ext2
f: 14046881 17773523 3726643 ext2
g: 11720 125001 113282 ext2
# mount -t ext2,ext3
/dev/sdd3 on / type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
/dev/sdd7 on /boot type ext2 (rw)
/dev/sdd6 on /home type ext3 (rw)
/dev/sdd4 on /tmp type ext3 (rw)
/dev/sdd5 on /var type ext3 (rw)
# df -x ufs -x nfs
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/sdd3 3844864 483360 3166192 14% /
tmpfs 515336 0 515336 0% /dev/shm
/dev/sdd7 53076 7601 42643 16% /boot
/dev/sdd6 1746257 8293 1644798 1% /home
/dev/sdd4 117131 4129 106752 4% /tmp
/dev/sdd5 1830418 236749 1496013 14% /var
# swapon -s
Filename Type Size Used Priority
/dev/sdd2 partition 976544 0 -1
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
# lspci
0000:00:07.0 ISA bridge: ALi Corporation M1533 PCI to ISA Bridge [Aladdin IV] (rev c3)
0000:00:09.0 Ethernet controller: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21142/43 (rev 41)
0000:00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21142/43 (rev 41)
0000:00:0d.0 IDE interface: ALi Corporation M5229 IDE (rev c1)
0000:00:0e.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c895 (rev 02)
0000:00:0f.0 SCSI storage controller: QLogic Corp. ISP1020 Fast-wide SCSI (rev 05)
# lspci -n
0000:00:07.0 0601: 10b9:1533 (rev c3)
0000:00:09.0 0200: 1011:0019 (rev 41)
0000:00:0b.0 0200: 1011:0019 (rev 41)
0000:00:0d.0 0101: 10b9:5229 (rev c1)
0000:00:0e.0 0100: 1000:000c (rev 02)
0000:00:0f.0 0100: 1077:1020 (rev 05)
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [E]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O] *see comment
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [E]
Reboot: [O] *see comment
Comments/Problems:
Initial boot:
Boot parameters "debconf/frontend=text" and "BOOT_DEBUG=3" are ignored. This is unfortunate, as the
curses display uses VT control characters unrecognized by my terminal, so navigation of the installer
is difficult. It would be VERY USEFUL if the documentation would mention what VT modes are required
to run the installer in serial console.
This system is serial-console only, but aboot's default menu item 0 does not contain a serial console
flag. Menu item 1 contains the 'console=ttyS0' flag, which is required for the boot. Consequently
item 1 worked.
Partition hard drives:
The installation documentation needs to specify that partman will only 'see' existing BSD
partitions created by Tru64 *IF* the 'a' partition is marked 'unused'. If the 'a' partition
is marked 'resrvd8', the drive is shown by partman as having NO available partitions.
Install boot loader:
The aboot.conf file created for the reboot does not contain *any* serial console entry. It would be
VERY USEFUL if the installation procedure would include a matching 'console=ttyS*' setting to match
what was used to boot the cdrom (if 'console=ttyS*' was used)
Reboot:
Successful after providing 'console=ttyS0' as an additional argument to default aboot boot menu item 0.
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Toni Harbaugh-Blackford harbaugh@abcc.ncifcrf.gov
System Administrator
Advanced Biomedical Computing Center (ABCC)
National Cancer Institute
Contractor - SAIC/Frederick
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