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Bug#310130: hda should be sda



Geert,

I attempted to reproduce and document exactly what happened but
couldn't; I was unable to get the installer to mount the CD as
I had before.

Using expert26 and going through the "Detect and Mount CD-ROM" step I
unchecked the ata_piix module from the "Modules to load" list.   I never
used any module parameters (this time or previously).  The CD was then
detected properly.  The ata_piix module was loaded at  a later stage when
it also detected the module for my ethernet chip, I think it was during a
"Detect Hardware" stage.

I proceeded with the install on a spare partition, installing grub on the
MBR.  The new install rebooted properly the first time:
the root partition was properly identified as /dev/sda4 in grub
and in /etc/fstab.

However, my CD-ROM is not available when I boot my new installation (it
doesn't work on my first installation either).  A quick google turned up
this
http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2005/04/msg00128.html

My situation appears to be the same as this one.

Let me know what else I can do.

Regards,
Greg Deitrick

The results of ( lspci ; lspci -n ) | sort

0000:00:00.0 0600: 8086:2580 (rev 04)
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 915G/P/GV Processor to I/O
Controller (rev 04)
0000:00:02.0 0300: 8086:2582 (rev 04)
0000:00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corp. 82915G Express Chipset
Family Graphics Controller (rev 04)
0000:00:1b.0 0403: 8086:2668 (rev 03)
0000:00:1b.0 0403: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) High
Definition Audio Controller (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.0 0c03: 8086:2658 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.1 0c03: 8086:2659 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.2 0c03: 8086:265a (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.3 0c03: 8086:265b (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.7 0c03: 8086:265c (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03)
0000:00:1e.0 0604: 8086:244e (rev d3)
0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801 PCI Bridge (rev d3)
0000:00:1f.0 0601: 8086:2640 (rev 03)
0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FR (ICH6/ICH6R) LPC Interface
Bridge (rev 03)
0000:00:1f.2 0101: 8086:2651 (rev 03)
0000:00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FW (ICH6/ICH6W) SATA
Controller (rev 03)
0000:00:1f.3 0c05: 8086:266a (rev 03)
0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) SMBus
Controller (rev 03)
0000:01:05.0 0200: 11ab:4320 (rev 13)
0000:01:05.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Yukon
Gigabit Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter (rev 13)
0000:01:07.0 0c00: 104c:8024
0000:01:07.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB23
IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link)


> On Sat, May 21, 2005 at 04:26:58PM -0500, gdeitrick@mylinuxisp.com
wrote:
>> Package: installation-reports
>> Debian-installer-version:
>> Debian GNU/Linux testing "Sarge" - Official Snapshot i386 Binary-1
(downloaded May 16, 2005
>> uname -a: linux willy 2.6.8-2-686 #1 Mon Jan 24 03:58:38 EST 2005 i686
GNU/Linux
>> Date: May 21, 2005
>> Method: Began the install with CD in a Sony DRU710A DVD RW drive
connected
>> to my home network (connected to the internet)
>
> And how is the booting computer aware of that CD-ROM device?
> (or are the you saying that your initial attempt was wrong?)
>
> Please elaborate.
>
> BTW: this minor compared to the /dev/hda  /dev/sda issue
>
>
>> Machine: Intek 915G - ICH6 chipset motherboard (Gigabyte GA 8I915G Pro
Rev
>> 2.0).  DVD on IDE, HD on SATA, RAID (disabled in BIOS)
>> Processor:  Intel 3.2GHz 540J
>> Memory:  2x512Mb (dual channel)
>> Root Device: <IDE?  SCSI?  Name of device?>
>> Root Size/partition table: <Feel free to paste the full partition
>>       table, with notes on which partitions are mounted where.>
>> Output of lspci and lspci -n:
>
> Please provide that output,
> or even better, the output of
>
>   ( lspci ; lspci -n ) | sort
>
>
>> Base System Installation Checklist:
>> [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked:    [O]
>> Configure network HW:   [0]
>> Config network:         [O]
>> Detect CD:              [E]
>> Load installer modules: [E]
>> 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:
>> Eventually I ended up using expert 26.
>> Detect CD:  failed until I specified correct device
>> /dev/discs/.....(?)
>> Load installer modules: reports of many modules associated with ide and
sata not loading, but nevertheless the install proceeded.
>
> With or without manual intervention from you?
> (did you `modprobe <some_modules>` ?)
>
>> Reboot:
>> The following error occured:
>> /sbin/init: 431 cannot open dev/console: no such file
>> kernel panic: Attempted to kill init!
>> Prior to reboot the installer apparently thought the hd was /dev/hda
and
>> set up grub accordingly.  Upon reboot the hd was identified as
/dev/sda.
>> Rebooted with installation CD far enough to mount hd and edit fstab to
change /dev/hda references to /dev/sda.  Rebooted of hd and within Grub
edited bootup to change "root=/dev/hda3" to "root=/dev/sda3".  Bootup
proceeded.  Now I am continuing with the install.
>> Let me know if you need me to test these issues further.
>
> Yes, we need you for providing more information about it.
> lspci and lsmod for a start.
> Also I'm curious how /sbin/init could start without root at /dev/sda3.
>
>> Greg Deitrick
>
> Cheers
> Geert Stappers
>
>










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