Bug#321936: Installer failed to recognize hard drives
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: 7-8-2005:
http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/3.1_r0a/i386/iso-cd/debian-31r0a-i386-netinst.iso
uname -a: ??
Date: 8-8-2005
Method: Netinstall CD, so a CD to get the system running while the
install is done from the web. Also failed using netinstall floppies.
Machine: Nonbrand
Processor: AMD Athlon 1200 Mhz
Memory: 512 MB
Root Device: IDE Maxtor MaXLine Plus II 250GB; 7Y250P0
Second IDE: IDE Maxtor 30 GB DiamondMax Plus 60 Ultra ATA 100; 5T030H3
Root Size/partition table:
<<PowerQuest PartitionInfo 8.0 -- Windows NT/2000 Version
Date Generated: 08/08/05 12:45:32
Copyright (c)1994-2002, PowerQuest Corporation
Permission is granted for this utility to be freely copied so long
as it is not modified in any way. All other rights are reserved.
PowerQuest, makers of PartitionMagic(r), Drive Image(tm), and
DriveCopy(tm), can be reached at:
Voice: 801-437-8900
Fax: 801-226-8941
Web site: http://www.powerquest.com/support/
E-mail: magic@powerquest.com
General System Information:
Total Physical Memory (bytes): 536,330,240
Used Physical Memory: (bytes): 291,569,664
Maximum Page File Size: (bytes): 1,310,654,464
Current Page File Size: (bytes): 250,949,632
===========================================================================================================
Disk Geometry Information for Disk 1: 30515 Cylinders, 255 Heads,
63 Sectors/Track
System PartSect # Boot BCyl Head Sect FS ECyl Head
Sect StartSect NumSects
===========================================================================================================
0 0 80 0 1 1 07 1023 254
63 63 387,825,102
Info: End C,H,S values were large drive placeholders.
Actual values are:
0 0 80 0 1 1 07 24140 254 63 63 387825102
0 1 00 1023 0 1 0F 1023 254
63 387,825,165 102,398,310
Info: Begin C,H,S values were large drive placeholders.
Info: End C,H,S values were large drive placeholders.
Actual values are:
0 1 00 24141 0 1 0F 30514 254 63 387825165 102398310
SWAPSPACE2 387,825,165 0 00 1023 1 1 82 1023 254
63 387,825,228 2,104,452
Info: Begin C,H,S values were large drive placeholders.
Info: End C,H,S values were large drive placeholders.
Actual values are:
387825165 0 00 24141 1 1 82 24271 254 63 387825228 2104452
387,825,165 1 00 1023 254 63 05 1023 254
63 389,929,680 100,293,795
Info: Begin C,H,S values were large drive placeholders.
Info: End C,H,S values were large drive placeholders.
Actual values are:
387825165 1 00 24272 0 1 05 30514 254 63 389929680 100293795
389,929,680 0 00 1023 1 1 83 1023 254
63 389,929,743 100,293,732
Info: Begin C,H,S values were large drive placeholders.
Info: End C,H,S values were large drive placeholders.
Actual values are:
389929680 0 00 24272 1 1 83 30514 254 63 389929743 100293732
===========================================================================================================
Disk Geometry Information for Disk 2: 3736 Cylinders, 255 Heads, 63
Sectors/Track
System PartSect # Boot BCyl Head Sect FS ECyl Head
Sect StartSect NumSects
===========================================================================================================
0 0 00 0 1 1 42 1023 254
63 63 60,018,777
Info: End C,H,S values were large drive placeholders.
Actual values are:
0 0 00 0 1 1 42 3735 254 63 63 60018777
===========================================================================================================
Partition Information for Disk 1: 239,366.9 Megabytes
Volume PartType Status Size MB PartSect # StartSect
TotalSects
===========================================================================================================
C: NTFS Pri,Boot 189,367.7 0 0 63
387,825,102
ExtendedX Pri 49,999.2 0 1 387,825,165
102,398,310
EPBR Log 1,027.6 None -- 387,825,165
2,104,515
*:SWAPSPACE2 Linux Swap Log 1,027.6 387,825,165 0 387,825,228
2,104,452
EPBR Log 48,971.6 387,825,165 1 389,929,680
100,293,795
Linux Ext3 Log 48,971.5 389,929,680 0 389,929,743
100,293,732
===========================================================================================================
Partition Information for Disk 2: 29,306.1 Megabytes
Volume PartType Status Size MB PartSect # StartSect
TotalSects
===========================================================================================================
Type 42 Pri 29,306.1 0 0 0
60,018,840
===========================================================================================================
Boot Record for drive C: (Drive: 1, Starting sector: 63, Type: NTFS)
===========================================================================================================
1. Jump: EB 52 90
2. OEM Name: NTFS
3. Bytes per Sector: 512
4. Sectors per Cluster: 8
5. Reserved Sectors: 0
6. Number of FATs: 0
7. Root Dir Entries: 0
8. Total Sectors: 0
9. Media Descriptor: 0xF8
10. Sectors per FAT: 0
11. Sectors per Track: 63 (0x3F)
12. Number of Heads: 255 (0xFF)
13. Hidden Sectors: 63 (0x3F)
14. Total Sectors (>32MB): 0 (0x0)
15. Unused: 0x80008000
16. Total NTFS Sectors: 387825101
17. MFT Start Cluster: 786432
18. MFT Mirror Start Clust: 12799784
19. Clusters per FRS: 246
20. Clusters per Index Blk: 1
21. Serial Number: 0x76C09F5BC09F2103
22. Checksum: 0 (0x0)
23. Boot Signature: 0xAA55
===========================================================================================================
Boot Record for drive *: (Drive: 1, Starting sector: 389,929,743,
Type: Ext3)
===========================================================================================================
Ext3 file system super block:
1. Inodes count: 12537888
2. Blocks count: 12536716
3. Reserved blocks count: 626835
4. Free blocks count: 10303515
5. First data block: 0
6. Logical block size: 2
7. Logical fragment size: 2
8. Blocks/group: 32768
9. Fragments/group: 32768
10. Inodes/group: 32736
11. Mount time: 0x42F726EB
12. Last write time: 0x42F72FB8
13. Mount count: 3
14. Max. mount count: -1
15. Magic number: EF53
16. State: 0x0001
17. Error behavior: 0x0001
18. Minor revision level: 0
19. Last check time: 0x42F66C0D
20. Max. time bet. checks: 0
21. Creator oper. system: 0
22. Major revision level: 1
23. Reserved block def. UID:0x0000
24. Reserved block def. GID:0x0000
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Output of lspci and lspci -n: ??
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: [E]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Create file systems: [ ]
Mount partitions: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
Comments/Problems: A 38% of detecting partitions the system freezes. It
does so with the netinstall CD downloaded above, but also with the
netinstall floppies. I'm trying to replace Fedora, installing it to
dualboot besides Windows XP.
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