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Bug#287587: installation-reports: MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum, install failed with SATA-devices Samsung SP1213C 120GB



Sven Luther wrote:

On Wed, Dec 29, 2004 at 12:53:59AM +0100, Thomas Koeppen wrote:
Package: installation-reports
Severity: normal



an-installer-version:http://debian-amd64.alioth.debian.org/debian-installer/2004-12-26/netboot/netboot.tar.gz
uname -a: Linux aphrodite 2.6.8-9-amd64-k8 #1 Sat Dec 4 23:16:23 CET
2004 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Date: 2004-12-28
Method: network install, local intranet-tftp netboot.tar.gz, 2004-12-26

Machine: MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum (NVIDIA nForce3 chipset)
Processor:  AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+,  2210 MHz
Memory: 1023788 kB RAM (2x Corsair CMX512-3200C2)
Root Device: IDE /dev/hda1 (Model=WDC WD800JB-00ETA0, FwRev=77.07W77,
SerialNo=WD-WCAHL5101468)
Root Size/partition table:
/dev/hda3             78005608   1339788  76665820   2% /
tmpfs                   511892         0    511892   0% /dev/shm
/dev/hda1                90297     10713     74767  13% /boot
/dev                  78005608   1339788  76665820   2% /.dev
none                      5120       716      4404  14% /dev
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
lspci
 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 00e1 (rev
 a1)
  0000:00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 00e0 (rev
  a2)
   0000:00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 00e4 (rev a1)
    0000:00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device
    00e7 (rev a1)
     0000:00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device
     00e7 (rev a1)
      0000:00:02.2 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device
      00e8 (rev a2)
       0000:00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation:
	Unknown device 00ea (rev a1)
	 0000:00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device
	 00e5 (rev a2)
	  0000:00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device
	  00e2 (rev a2)
	   0000:00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device
	   00ed (rev a2)
	    0000:00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
	    NorthBridge
	     0000:00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
	     NorthBridge
	      0000:00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
	      NorthBridge
	       0000:00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8
	       NorthBridge
	        0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies
		Inc RV350 AP [Radeon 9600]
		 0000:01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc
		 RV350 AP [Radeon 9600] (Secondary)
		  0000:02:0d.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek
		  Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8169 Gigabit Ethernet (rev
		  10)
lspci -n
 0000:00:00.0 0600: 10de:00e1 (rev a1)
 0000:00:01.0 0601: 10de:00e0 (rev a2)
 0000:00:01.1 0c05: 10de:00e4 (rev a1)
 0000:00:02.0 0c03: 10de:00e7 (rev a1)
 0000:00:02.1 0c03: 10de:00e7 (rev a1)
 0000:00:02.2 0c03: 10de:00e8 (rev a2)
 0000:00:06.0 0401: 10de:00ea (rev a1)
 0000:00:08.0 0101: 10de:00e5 (rev a2)
 0000:00:0b.0 0604: 10de:00e2 (rev a2)
 0000:00:0e.0 0604: 10de:00ed (rev a2)
 0000:00:18.0 0600: 1022:1100
 0000:00:18.1 0600: 1022:1101
 0000:00:18.2 0600: 1022:1102
 0000:00:18.3 0600: 1022:1103
 0000:01:00.0 0300: 1002:4150
 0000:01:00.1 0380: 1002:4170
 0000:02:0d.0 0200: 10ec:8169 (rev 10)

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:  [E]
  Create file systems:    [O]
  Mount partitions:       [O]
  Install base system:    [E]
  Install boot loader:    [E]
  Reboot:                 [E]

Comments/Problems:
- BIOS Version 1.4 (Award), 12/2004

Installation with SATA-devices Samsung SP1213C 120GB
7200U/min 8.9ms 8MB didn't work,

- tried SATA1 / SATA2 with Software-RAID

There is some package somewhere that fs (i think) pointed out to me for having
mdadm do bios-bios stuff, maybe we could add this to make d-i play nice with
bios raid and windows partitions in this setup. bios raid is especially
important if you want to boot from the disk :). i think it was a redhat
package or patch or something.

disabling sata in bios and install and boot from a IDE-disk works well.
perhaps i'll do investigation on booting from sata-raid in future.

- tried SATA1 with single Installation, both extf3 or
xfs
- all installation interrupted with Segmentation
fault

This seriously smells like bad hardware, do you have heatsink problem, bad
memory or problematic SATA cables ?
- no, perfect system hardware components,
- excellent temp., good dual-channel memory, no problematic cables.
- system runs after installation on ide-disk perfectly.

after complete setup on ide-disk, renabled sata in bios an reboot:
- first 120GB /dev/sda1-device mountable and useable (SATA1)
- second 120GB /dev/sda2-device mountable and useable (SATA2)

problem must be in netinstaller and installing on sata-device first.
then netinstaller hangs.

- debian-amd64/pure-amd64 interrupted with
 SATA1-drive in each time (segmentation fault)
- sarge-installation interrupted with
    SATA1-drive in each time
- all install setting tried, acpi=force,
acpi=off, lacpi=aoff (misc bios
settings), nothing help

Solution:
- sarge netinst-rc2 was okay with
    single drive SATA1
- debian-amd64/pure-amd64 was okay
	with IDE-install to /dev/hda1
	WD800JB-00ETA0
- support of nv-ata must be
  buggy with MSI Neo2 Platinum

I got the asus a8v deluxe, with via dual channel and promise raid onboard. I
got no major problem during the install (of ubuntu-amd64 though), except the
bios-raid thingy, but as i had only one disk anyway ...

system is stable with installed debian on
/dev/hda1 ("/boot") and /dev/hda3 ("/").
sata-device are used as data-partitions at the moment, only (no raid etc.)

Problem must be in SATA-installation of the Debian-AMD64-port.
I'll do some more investigation, but must read first something more about raid-setup of nvidea's nforce3-chipset
(i have still no experiences with this chipset)


Friendly,

Sven Luther





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