Bug#278746: prerc2-net partman? detect problems & 2.6 red screen
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version:
http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sid_d-i/i386/pre-rc2/sarge-i386-netinst.iso
20041024
uname -a: Linux Markov 2.4.18-bf2.4 #1 Mon Apr 12 11:37:50 UTC 2004 i686 unknown
Date: 20041027
Method: booted off CD-RW in my Pioneer A03? DVD+-RW drive, chose expert,
then expert26
Machine: OEM
Processor: Pentium 4, 1.5GHz
Memory: 128MiB RAM
Root Device: fdisk -l /dev/hdc
Disk /dev/hdc: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 1232 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hdc1 1 93 746991 6 FAT16
/dev/hdc2 130 1232 8859847+ f Win95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hdc5 131 207 618502+ 6 FAT16
/dev/hdc6 261 371 891576 6 FAT16
/dev/hdc7 391 482 738958+ 6 FAT16
/dev/hdc8 521 966 3582463+ b Win95 FAT32
/dev/hdc9 967 1232 2136613+ 83 Linux
This is after I tried to resize hdc1-7 under expert. Problem details to
follow.
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset Host
Bridge (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset AGP Bridge
(rev 03)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82820 820 (Camino 2) Chipset PCI (rev
12)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82820 820 (Camino 2) Chipset ISA Bridge
(ICH2) (rev 12)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82820 820 (Camino 2) Chipset IDE U100
(rev 12)
00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82820 820 (Camino 2) Chipset USB
(Hub A) (rev 12)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82820 820 (Camino 2) Chipset SMBus (rev 12)
00:1f.4 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82820 820 (Camino 2) Chipset USB
(Hub B) (rev 12)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82820 820 (Camino 2)
Chipset AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 12)
02:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
RTL-8029(AS)
02:0b.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage I/II
215GT [Mach64 GT] (rev 41)
00:00.0 Class 0600: 8086:1a30 (rev 03)
00:01.0 Class 0604: 8086:1a31 (rev 03)
00:1e.0 Class 0604: 8086:244e (rev 12)
00:1f.0 Class 0601: 8086:2440 (rev 12)
00:1f.1 Class 0101: 8086:244b (rev 12)
00:1f.2 Class 0c03: 8086:2442 (rev 12)
00:1f.3 Class 0c05: 8086:2443 (rev 12)
00:1f.4 Class 0c03: 8086:2444 (rev 12)
00:1f.5 Class 0401: 8086:2445 (rev 12)
02:0a.0 Class 0200: 10ec:8029
02:0b.0 Class 0300: 1002:4754 (rev 41)
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [ ]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [E]
Comments/Problems:
The errata said to report when a red screen is seen for 2.6 boots. I saw
one. If I can help with something there, let me know.
My main reason for making this report is that the partitions didn't show
up properly when I went to resize and move around the partitions.
2.4 showed all but the ext2 partition as FAT16 (which I thought was
plausible at first). I went through and figured out how to resize all
the partitions except for hdc8 (marked fat32 above). Trying to resize
hdc8 told me that I'd found an impossible configuration or something like
that. I think that it was smart enough to check the partition size and
knew that FAT16 couldn't support that size? So I decided to try
expert26.
2.6 showed only two partitions, and I think sfdisk said they were
EZBIOS? I can't remember their type and I don't think partman and sfdisk
agreed, but then I can't remember for sure. If it'll help I can check.
I was also surprised that I couldn't find a move partition option. While
I managed to free up disk space after several partitions, I can't merge
the free space to make one larger partition.
<alternate motive, aka cruft>
I'd really like to get a 4.7GB partition free... ;-) Yes, that's right,
I'm trying to use the installer simply to repartition an extra drive
that's full... all so I can back things up again. :-( Streaming backup
to DVD sounds great, but then wham, there comes that 2GiB limit. Oh
well, I'm on a tangent.
</cruft>
Drew Daniels
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