Bug#318068: Sarge/Sparc Installer refuses creation of Raid-Devices
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: 10.7.2005 - netinst 3.1r0a iso.
uname -a: Linux leela 2.4.27-2-sparc64-smp #1 SMP Sun Apr 3 04:38:39 UTC
2005 sparc64 GNU/Linux
Date: 11.07.2005
Method: Install via 3.1r0a Netboot CD - no Proxy
Machine: Sun Enterprise 250 (E250)
Processor: UltraSparcII - 2 Processors
Memory: 512 MB
Root Device: <SCSI>
Root Size/partition table:
Disk /dev/sda (Sun disk label): 27 heads, 133 sectors, 4926 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 3591 * 512 bytes
Device Flag Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 0 74 132867 83 Linux native
/dev/sda2 74 659 1050367+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/sda3 0 4926 8844633 5 Whole disk
/dev/sda7 659 4456 6817513+ fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sda8 4456 4924 840294 fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sdb the same
/dev/md0 on / type ext3 (rw,errors=remount-ro)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
tmpfs on /dev/shm type tmpfs (rw)
usbfs on /proc/bus/usb type usbfs (rw)
/dev/sda1 on /boot type ext3 (rw)
/dev/sdb1 on /boot1 type ext3 (rw)
/dev/md1 on /var type ext3 (rw)
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Psycho PCI Bus
Module
0000:00:01.0 Bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. EBUS (rev 01)
0000:00:01.1 Ethernet controller: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Happy
Meal (rev 01)
0000:00:03.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c875
(rev 14)
0000:00:03.1 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c875
(rev 14)
0000:00:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage
I/II 215GT [Mach64 GT] (rev 9a)
0000:01:00.0 Host bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Psycho PCI Bus
Module
0000:01:01.0 Ethernet controller: Syskonnect (Schneider & Koch) SK-98xx
V2.0 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (rev 10)
0000:00:00.0 0600: 108e:8000
0000:00:01.0 0680: 108e:1000 (rev 01)
0000:00:01.1 0200: 108e:1001 (rev 01)
0000:00:03.0 0100: 1000:000f (rev 14)
0000:00:03.1 0100: 1000:000f (rev 14)
0000:00:05.0 0300: 1002:4754 (rev 9a)
0000:01:00.0 0600: 108e:8000
0000:01:01.0 0200: 1148:4320 (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: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [O]
Comments/Problems:
It's impossible on Debian Sarge on Sparc to create Raid (md) Devices
with the partitioner.
Already created/existing Devices can be used.
Another Problem is that RSC-Console doesn't work with Linux.
Yours, Robert Resch
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