Bug#300913: d-i Installation report: Device nodes not created
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: rc2
uname -a: Linux argon 2.6.8-1-686 #1 Thu Nov 25 04:34:30 UTC 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: 2005/02/18 (date of installation, sorry for the delay)
Method: netinst CD image, with Debian base
Machine: HP Omnibook XE3 GF
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) III Mobile CPU 1066MHz (i686)
Memory: 377676 kB
Root Device: /dev/hda IDE
Root Size/partition table:
Output of fdisk follows:
Disk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80060424192 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9733 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 1 3 24066 a0 IBM Thinkpad
hibernation
/dev/hda2 4 93 722925 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hda3 94 9733 77433300 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 * 94 102 72261 83 Linux (Other Distri)
/dev/hda6 103 406 2441848+ 83 Linux (Other Distri)
/dev/hda7 407 1014 4883728+ 83 Linux (Other Distri)
/dev/hda8 1015 1209 1566306 83 Linux (Other Distri)
/dev/hda9 1210 1574 2931831 83 Linux (Other Distri)
/dev/hda10 1575 1939 2931831 83 Linux (Other Distri)
/dev/hda11 1940 1951 96358+ 83 Linux (Other Distri)
/dev/hda12 1952 2680 5855661 83 Linux (Other Distri)
/dev/hda13 2681 2826 1172713+ 83 Linux (Other Distri)
/dev/hda14 2827 3324 4000153+ 83 Linux (Other Distri)
/dev/hda15 3325 3333 72261 83 Linux (Other Distri)
/dev/hda16 3334 4018 5502231 83 Linux (Other Distri)
/dev/hda17 4019 4267 2000061 83 Linux (Other Distri)
/dev/hda18 4268 4279 96358+ 83 Linux (Debian /boot)
/dev/hda19 4280 4644 2931831 83 Linux (Debian /)
/dev/hda20 4645 5373 5855661 83 Linux (Debian /usr)
/dev/hda21 5374 5616 1951866 83 Linux (Debian /var)
/dev/hda22 7867 9733 14996646 83 Linux (/home)
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
$ lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82830 830 Chipset Host Bridge (rev 03)
0000:00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corp. 82830 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller] (rev 03)
0000:00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corp. 82830 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller]
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)
0000:02:00.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)
0000:02:02.0 Communication controller: ESS Technology ES2838/2839 SuperLink Modem (rev 01)
0000:02:03.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1988 Allegro-1 (rev 12)
0000:02:04.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ6933 Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
0000:02:04.1 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ6933 Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
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 03)
0000:00:02.0 0300: 8086:3577 (rev 03)
0000:00:02.1 0380: 8086:3577
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)
0000:02:00.0 0c00: 104c:8023
0000:02:02.0 0780: 125d:2838 (rev 01)
0000:02:03.0 0401: 125d:1988 (rev 12)
0000:02:04.0 0607: 1217:6933 (rev 01)
0000:02:04.1 0607: 1217:6933 (rev 01)
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: [O]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [E]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [O]
Comments/Problems:
Preliminary note: I already installed three other distros on this computer
because I'm using it to test different distros. hda5 through hda17 are used by
these. hda22 is shared as /home between all the distros.
After installing the base system from the CD image stated above, the installer
rebooted the system without any problem. But when the newly installed Debian
system started it complained about partions not being mounted.
I hunted down the problem to the following: During installation only /dev/hda1
thru /dev/hda20 are created. /dev/hda21 and /dev/hda22 are missing (see my
partitioning scheme above) As a consequence of this my Debian /var and /home
could not be mounted on the reboot after installation.
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