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Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: 15/06/2005 debian-31r0a-i386-netinst.iso from the debian website uname -a: can't even get there so don't ask Date: 15/06/2005 Method:
cut a cd from the image and booted off the same combo drive
Machine:
self-built hardware as follows: Gigabyte motherboard 7VT600P-RZ with VIA KT600 chipset 1024 MB RAM (2x512MB crucial sticks) 2 x Maxtor 120Gb SATA drive in RAID configuration (runs as VIA6420 RAID1 drive under Windows XP) Samsung Combo SM 304-B HL-DT-ST CD-ROM GCR8483B ASUS V9520-X V62.11 graphics card NIC VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet neovo 17" TFT monitor wireless keyboard and mouse into PS/2 ports(both) broadband connection via USB into a Motorola Surfboard SB5100
Processor: AMD K7 XP3200 processor (not overclocked) Memory: 1024MB Root Device: this is where the problem lies. Root Size/partition table:
1 boot NTFS 6GB Windows XP Pro SP2 installed 2 raw 5GB intended root drive 3 ext 5 raw 2GB intended swap space 6 raw 5GB intended var space 7 NTFS 30GB programs and other data for WIN XP 8 NTFS 30GB intended programs and other data for Debian, to be shared with Win XP 9 NTFS 36.5GB shared drive for data
Output of lspci and lspci -n: install incomplete, cannot run these commands
Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [X] Configure network HW: [X] Config network: [E] Detect CD: [X] Load installer modules: [X] Detect hard drives: [E] Partition hard drives: [E] Create file systems: [ ] Mount partitions: [ ] Install base system: [ ] Install boot loader: [ ] Reboot: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
The partition table is identical on both drives, which are configured as a RAID1 array using the configuration tool provided with the BIOS. Using the drivers from the Gigabyte CD, installation of Win XP was without problems. When booting Debian from the above CD, it sees both hardware drives as independent SCSI drives and not as a RAID1 array. The partitioning section of the installer won't allow me to combine the two drives without losing all data on them (which is obviously not what I want) and it cannot combine individual partitions into RAID sections either.
The hardware itself works like a dream (under windows, that is).
The Gigabyte CD and website do not give any clues regarding Linux drivers. On the other hand the RAID is done by a part of the BIOS and therefore should be visible as such to the installer.
Also a bit strange is the fact that my network configuration seemed to have a problem. When running under windows, the DHCP provided by blueyonder works fine. In the installer it would appear that the USB drivers are not included in the 2.6 kernel which I loaded and therefore no DHCP service is available. This seems strange as I thought the 2.6 kernel included USB drivers from the start ???
Any pointers will be much appreciated.
Please e-mail back to both these addresses:
wolfgangs@manticoreit.com wolfgang@mobilefun.co.uk
For the courageous, here is my mobile phone number +44 777 3385 905.
We are running Debian at the company for all our main servers (except 2) and I need to get my knowledge up to speed, so I really would like this installation on my home computer to work.
Greetings
Wolfgang Schulze-Zachau |
Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: 15/06/2005 debian-31r0a-i386-netinst.iso from the debian website uname -a: can't even get there so don't ask Date: 15/06/2005 Method: cut a cd from the image and booted off the same combo drive Machine: self-built hardware as follows: Gigabyte motherboard 7VT600P-RZ with VIA KT600 chipset 1024 MB RAM (2x512MB crucial sticks) 2 x Maxtor 120Gb SATA drive in RAID configuration (runs as VIA6420 RAID1 drive under Windows XP) Samsung Combo SM 304-B HL-DT-ST CD-ROM GCR8483B ASUS V9520-X V62.11 graphics card NIC VIA Rhine II Fast Ethernet neovo 17" TFT monitor wireless keyboard and mouse into PS/2 ports(both) broadband connection via USB into a Motorola Surfboard SB5100 Processor: AMD K7 XP3200 processor (not overclocked) Memory: 1024MB Root Device: this is where the problem lies. Root Size/partition table: 1 boot NTFS 6GB Windows XP Pro SP2 installed 2 raw 5GB intended root drive 3 ext 5 raw 2GB intended swap space 6 raw 5GB intended var space 7 NTFS 30GB programs and other data for WIN XP 8 NTFS 30GB intended programs and other data for Debian, to be shared with Win XP 9 NTFS 36.5GB shared drive for data Output of lspci and lspci -n: install incomplete, cannot run these commands Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot worked: [X] Configure network HW: [X] Config network: [E] Detect CD: [X] Load installer modules: [X] Detect hard drives: [E] Partition hard drives: [E] Create file systems: [ ] Mount partitions: [ ] Install base system: [ ] Install boot loader: [ ] Reboot: [ ] Comments/Problems: The partition table is identical on both drives, which are configured as a RAID1 array using the configuration tool provided with the BIOS. Using the drivers from the Gigabyte CD, installation of Win XP was without problems. When booting Debian from the above CD, it sees both hardware drives as independent SCSI drives and not as a RAID1 array. The partitioning section of the installer won't allow me to combine the two drives without losing all data on them (which is obviously not what I want) and it cannot combine individual partitions into RAID sections either. The hardware itself works like a dream (under windows, that is). The Gigabyte CD and website do not give any clues regarding Linux drivers. On the other hand the RAID is done by a part of the BIOS and therefore should be visible as such to the installer. Also a bit strange is the fact that my network configuration seemed to have a problem. When running under windows, the DHCP provided by blueyonder works fine. In the installer it would appear that the USB drivers are not included in the 2.6 kernel which I loaded and therefore no DHCP service is available. This seems strange as I thought the 2.6 kernel included USB drivers from the start ??? Any pointers will be much appreciated. Please e-mail back to both these addresses: wolfgangs@manticoreit.com wolfgang@mobilefun.co.uk For the courageous, here is my mobile phone number +44 777 3385 905. We are running Debian at the company for all our main servers (except 2) and I need to get my knowledge up to speed, so I really would like this installation on my home computer to work.