Bug#288403: GRUB Hard Disk Error
Package: installation-reports
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: 2005-01-01
http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/i386/20050101/
sarge-i386-netinst.iso
uname -a: not available
Date: 2005-01-02 -- 2005-01-03
Method: Boot from netinst CD. Reboot failed so
did not get to installing more from network.
Machine: Fujitsu Ergopro x364
http://www.fujitsu-siemens.co.uk/rl/servicesupport/techsupport/ergopro/Handbooks/ErgoPro/ErgoPro%20x364.pdf
Processor: Pentium II 266MHz
Memory: 192M
Root Device: IDE /dev/hda
Root Size/partition table:
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/hda5 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0
Output of lspci and lspci -n: ( lspci ; lspci -n ) | sort
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440LX/EX - 82443LX/EX Host bridge (rev 03)
0000:00:00.0 0600: 8086:7180 (rev 03)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440LX/EX - 82443LX/EX AGP bridge (rev 03)
0000:00:01.0 0604: 8086:7181 (rev 03)
0000:00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 01)
0000:00:07.0 0601: 8086:7110 (rev 01)
0000:00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
0000:00:07.1 0101: 8086:7111 (rev 01)
0000:00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
0000:00:07.2 0c03: 8086:7112 (rev 01)
0000:00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 01)
0000:00:07.3 0680: 8086:7113 (rev 01)
0000:00:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 02)
0000:00:08.0 0200: 8086:1229 (rev 02)
0000:00:12.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage II+ 215GTB [Mach64 GTB] (rev 9a)
0000:00:12.0 0300: 1002:4755 (rev 9a)
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: [O ]
Create file systems: [O ]
Mount partitions: [O ]
Install base system: [O ]
Install boot loader: [O ]
Reboot: [E ]
Comments/Problems:
When rebooting after install GRUB does not work, it prints
GRUB Hard Disk Error (FFFF)
That FFFF in top right corner may be from BIOS or something.
I installed with linux26, partition whole disk, all files in one
partition and GRUB in MBR. Also tried making a small /boot and putting
swap first and / to second partition, all with same results,
i.e. reboot fails.
If I choose to use LILO, the computer reboots and works OK and I can
continue installing more stuff and all things seem to work. Except
on-board Creative VIBRA16X does not work, but I read that installing
isapnptools activates it. I'll try to work with that later.
I updated the BIOS to latest version, but that did not change
things. Now BIOS is version 1.34, it was 1.31.
Booted with Knoppix 3.7 to get the lspci stuff and log files.
I copied the contenst of /var/log/debian-installer to
http://people.debian.org/~tale/vkatu2/debian-installer/
I can keep this host available for more installation tests, if needed,
for lets say until 11th January. If this bug is not interesting, I
would like to take this machine to the end user right away.
Install logs and other status info is available in /var/log/debian-installer/.
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