Bug#285678: Installer unable to recognize partition table created by Linux fdisk.
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: Debian Installer Release Candidate 2
uname -a: Linux bugs 2.6.8-1-386 #1 Thu Nov 25 04:24:08 UTC 2004 i686
GNU/Linux
Date: 4 Dec 2004
Method: Boot from CD. Install base from CD and the rest from the net. Used
HTTP proxy.
Machine: VAIO PCG-GR390
Processor: 1.2 GHz PIII
Memory: 512MB
Root Device: /dev/hda
Root Size/partition table:
Device Boot Start End Blocks ID System
/dev/hda1 * 1 4864 39070048+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/hda2 4865 4989 1004062+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda3 4990 7296 18530977+ 83 Linux
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
$ lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82830 830 Chipset Host Bridge (rev
02)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82830 830 Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 02)
0000:00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM USB (Hub #1) (rev 01)
0000:00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM USB (Hub #2) (rev 01)
0000:00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM USB (Hub #3) (rev 01)
0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 41)
0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801CAM ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 01)
0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801CAM IDE U100 (rev 01)
0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM SMBus Controller (rev 01)
0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM AC'97
Audio Controller (rev 01)
0000:00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Modem Controller (rev
01)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon
Mobility M6 LY
0000:02:02.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AA22 IEEE-1394
Controller (PHY/Link Integrated) (rev 02)
0000:02:05.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev 80)
0000:02:05.1 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev 80)
0000:02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82801CAM (ICH3) PRO/100 VE
(LOM) Ethernet Controller (rev 41)
$ lspci -n
0000:00:00.0 0600: 8086:3575 (rev 02)
0000:00:01.0 0604: 8086:3576 (rev 02)
0000:00:1d.0 0c03: 8086:2482 (rev 01)
0000:00:1d.1 0c03: 8086:2484 (rev 01)
0000:00:1d.2 0c03: 8086:2487 (rev 01)
0000:00:1e.0 0604: 8086:2448 (rev 41)
0000:00:1f.0 0601: 8086:248c (rev 01)
0000:00:1f.1 0101: 8086:248a (rev 01)
0000:00:1f.3 0c05: 8086:2483 (rev 01)
0000:00:1f.5 0401: 8086:2485 (rev 01)
0000:00:1f.6 0703: 8086:2486 (rev 01)
0000:01:00.0 0300: 1002:4c59
0000:02:02.0 0c00: 104c:8021 (rev 02)
0000:02:05.0 0607: 1180:0476 (rev 80)
0000:02:05.1 0607: 1180:0476 (rev 80)
0000:02:08.0 0200: 8086:1031 (rev 41)
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:
I tried to install Debian on a 60GB drive in my laptop. I had previously
partitioned the hard drive on a RH9 system using fdisk and installed
Windows XP into /dev/hda1 (so far, everything worked well). When I booted
up the Debian installer, everything went fine until the partitioning step.
A valid partition table was not recognized, so the installer thought the
whole disk was empty and available for Debian. I attempted to correct the
issue several times by rewriting the partition table using the fdisk
program that came on the install CD and by using the XP disk manager. I
varied the number and size of partitions, but always kept partition
/dev/hda1 constant (I wanted to preserve my Windows install). None of
these steps worked. It wasn't until after a failed attempt to install
Knoppix 3.6 and a repartition with cfdisk (from the same Knoppix CD) that
the installer finally recognized the partition table and allowed me to
successfully install Debian.
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