Bug#299802: failed detecting promise card with 2.4 install on dual xeon
Today I decided to try the nightly build of sarge netinst,
2005-03-16, on the same machine but with the 2.6 kernel.
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/i386/20050316/sarge-i386-netinst.iso
uname -a: Linux costello 2.6.8-2-386 #1 Mon Jan 24 03:01:58 EST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: 2005-03-17 10:00:00 CET
Method: booted of a cd
Machine: as above
Processor:
Memory:
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. E7501 Memory Controller Hub (rev 01)
0000:00:00.1 ff00: Intel Corp. E7500/E7501 Host RASUM Controller (rev 01)
0000:00:03.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. E7500/E7501 Hub Interface C PCI-to-PCI Bridge (rev 01)
0000:00:03.1 ff00: Intel Corp. E7500/E7501 Hub Interface C RASUM Controller (rev 01)
0000:00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM USB (Hub #1) (rev 02)
0000:00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM USB (Hub #2) (rev 02)
0000:00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM USB (Hub #3) (rev 02)
0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 42)
0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801CA LPC Interface Controller (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801CA Ultra ATA Storage Controller (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM SMBus Controller (rev 02)
0000:01:0a.0 Unknown mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc. 20269 (rev 02)
0000:01:0c.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL (rev 27)
0000:02:1c.0 PIC: Intel Corp. 82870P2 P64H2 I/OxAPIC (rev 04)
0000:02:1d.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82870P2 P64H2 Hub PCI Bridge (rev 04)
0000:02:1e.0 PIC: Intel Corp. 82870P2 P64H2 I/OxAPIC (rev 04)
0000:02:1f.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82870P2 P64H2 Hub PCI Bridge (rev 04)
0000:03:04.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7902 U320 (rev 03)
0000:03:04.1 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AIC-7902 U320 (rev 03)
0000:04:02.0 RAID bus controller: 3ware Inc 3ware 7000-series ATA-RAID (rev 01)
0000:04:05.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82546EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 01)
0000:04:05.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82546EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 01)
0000:00:00.0 0600: 8086:254c (rev 01)
0000:00:00.1 ff00: 8086:2541 (rev 01)
0000:00:03.0 0604: 8086:2545 (rev 01)
0000:00:03.1 ff00: 8086:2546 (rev 01)
0000:00:1d.0 0c03: 8086:2482 (rev 02)
0000:00:1d.1 0c03: 8086:2484 (rev 02)
0000:00:1d.2 0c03: 8086:2487 (rev 02)
0000:00:1e.0 0604: 8086:244e (rev 42)
0000:00:1f.0 0601: 8086:2480 (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.1 0101: 8086:248b (rev 02)
0000:00:1f.3 0c05: 8086:2483 (rev 02)
0000:01:0a.0 0180: 105a:4d69 (rev 02)
0000:01:0c.0 0300: 1002:4752 (rev 27)
0000:02:1c.0 0800: 8086:1461 (rev 04)
0000:02:1d.0 0604: 8086:1460 (rev 04)
0000:02:1e.0 0800: 8086:1461 (rev 04)
0000:02:1f.0 0604: 8086:1460 (rev 04)
0000:03:04.0 0100: 9005:801f (rev 03)
0000:03:04.1 0100: 9005:801f (rev 03)
0000:04:02.0 0104: 13c1:1001 (rev 01)
0000:04:05.0 0200: 8086:1010 (rev 01)
0000:04:05.1 0200: 8086:1010 (rev 01)
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: [O]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [E]
Comments/Problems:
The newly installed 2.6 kernel failed to find a disk attached to the
promise card, /dev/hde. Same as for 2.4.
Additional problems: the first reboot process took about
45 minutes... and the 2GHz Xeon felt as quick as an early 386!
Very annoying.
For instance, I get about 60-200 kB/s in network traffic, but since there
are onboard Intel GBit network cards, this is not good.
After installing the 2.6.8-2-686-smp kernel and rebooting, the problem
of slowness persisted. The boot proceeds with normal speed until
slightly after complaining about the partition /dev/hde1 not being
available. Then the slow speed starts at about "Detecting
hardware". Could this be related to hotplug? (ich2rom is the first
device sought for I think).
Anders
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