Bug#334187: installation report for hppa / Etch on K460

[Ryan Bradetich <rbradetich@uswest.net>]

Package: installation-reports 

Debian-installer-version: 10-13-2005 (http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/hppa/current/debian-testing-hppa-netinst.iso)
uname -a: Linux rebel 2.6.12-1-parisc-smp #1 SMP Tue Sep 27 11:09:02 UTC 2005 parisc GNU/Linux
Date: 10-15-2005
Method: Network install CD
	deb http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ testing main
	No proxy.

Machine: K460
Processor: 4 x PA8000 (PCX-U)
Memory: 4GB
Root Device: /dev/sda
Root Size/partition table:

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1               1           4       32098+  f0  Linux/PA-RISC boot
/dev/sda2               5          20      128520   83  Linux
/dev/sda3              21         522     4032315    5  Extended
/dev/sda5   *          21         499     3847536   83  Linux
/dev/sda6             500         522      184716   82  Linux swap / Solaris

/dev/sda2 == /boot
/dev/sda5 == /

Output of lspci and lspci -n:

No PCI devices.


Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot worked:    [E]
Configure network HW:   [ ]
Config network:         [ ]
Detect CD:              [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives:     [ ]
Partition hard drives:  [ ]
Create file systems:    [ ]
Mount partitions:       [ ]
Install base system:    [ ]
Install boot loader:    [ ]
Reboot:                 [ ]

Comments/Problems:

The system appears to have a problem with busybox during the install stage that causes the kernel to panic.
I was able to install the system by avoiding the buysbox call and manually running the commands from init by hand.
[NOTE: this is the same image that successfully installed on my C200].

Here are the steps I did to get Etch installed:

	1. Added BOOT_DEBUG=3 to the kernel command line.
	2. exit from the just "booted shell"
	3. At the "before init shell"
		export PATH=$PATH:/usr/sbin
		/sbin/debian-installer-startup
		/sbin/debian-installer

	4. Run through the normal installer.
	5. After the reboot, /etc/inittab was wrong.
		so boot with init=/bin/sh
		mount -o remount,rw /
		change /dev/initrd/dev/console -> /dev/console in /etc/inittab.
		mount -o remount,ro /
		reboot
	6. run through the normal post-reboot (base-config) installation.
	7. After the reboot, /etc/inittab was wrong.
		so boot with init=/bin/sh
		mount -o remount,rw /
		vi /etc/inittab
			change:  #T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 9600 vt100
			to:	T0:23:respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyB0 9600 vt100
		mount -o remount,ro /
		reboot


Thanks,

- Ryan