Bug#276482: installer creates too small extended partition
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: 20040930 ( rc2 from web )
uname -a: Linux slave13 2.4.27-1-386 #1 Fri Sep 3 06:24:46 UTC 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: 2004-oct-02
Method: boot CD (Debian GNU/Linux testing "Sarge" - Official Snapshot i386 Binary-1 (20040930))
Machine: desktop PC ( MB : Gigabyte GA-7VAXP Ultra , BIOS version F7 )
Processor: AMD K-7 Athlon XP2200+
Memory: 768 MB DDR (2x133 MHz)
Root Device: Maxtor 6Y160P0, ATA DISK drive, partition /dev/hdg5
Root Size/partition table:
# fdisk -l /dev/hdg
Disk /dev/hdg: 163.9 GB, 163928604672 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19929 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdg1 1 608 4883728+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/hdg2 609 3040 19535040 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hdg3 3041 5473 19543072+ 83 Linux ( this is not used )
/dev/hdg5 609 3040 19535008+ 83 Linux ( this it root )
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8377 [KT400/KT600 AGP] Host Bridge
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 PCI Bridge
0000:00:0c.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video Capture (rev 11)
0000:00:0c.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture (rev 11)
0000:00:0f.0 RAID bus controller: Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20276 (MBFastTrak133 Lite) (rev 01)
0000:00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80)
0000:00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80)
0000:00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80)
0000:00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 82)
0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ISA Bridge
0000:00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus
Master IDE (rev 06)
0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio
Controller (rev 50)
0000:00:13.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
0000:00:14.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 46)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R200 QL [Radeon 8500 LE]
0000:00:00.0 0600: 1106:3189
0000:00:01.0 0604: 1106:b168
0000:00:0c.0 0400: 109e:036e (rev 11)
0000:00:0c.1 0480: 109e:0878 (rev 11)
0000:00:0f.0 0104: 105a:5275 (rev 01)
0000:00:10.0 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 80)
0000:00:10.1 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 80)
0000:00:10.2 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 80)
0000:00:10.3 0c03: 1106:3104 (rev 82)
0000:00:11.0 0601: 1106:3177
0000:00:11.1 0101: 1106:0571 (rev 06)
0000:00:11.5 0401: 1106:3059 (rev 50)
0000:00:13.0 0200: 10ec:8139 (rev 10)
0000:00:14.0 0c00: 1106:3044 (rev 46)
0000:01:00.0 0300: 1002:514c
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [ ]
Config network: [ ]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Create file systems: [ ]
Mount partitions: [ ]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [O]
Comments/Problems:
As you see from the fdisk -l output, the installer created an extended
partition that does not cover the entire disk. When added a new partition
( after install and reboot ), I had to add a primary partition ( hdg3 )
as there is no space for logical ones, and fdisk refuses to create a
second extended partition.
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