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Bug#347378: HPPA Install error on HP C200



On Saturday 04 February 2006 10:31, you wrote:
> >That sounds very much like a kernel bug.
> >Can you please confirm what kernel version the installer is using
> > (output of 'uname -a' after switching to the 2nd console or choosing
> > the option "execute a shell" from the installer's main menu)?
>
> - Kernel version is sarge, debian-31r1a-hppa-netinst.iso

> - I remember I sent the output of 'uname -a' already a few weeks ago.

You sent this uname -a:
  Linux datatek 2.6.12-1-parisc #1 Tue Sep 27 10:16:14 UTC 2005 parisc
Which is for the Beta1 version of debian installer.

> Could you give me some tips to install ?

First of all note that HPPA currently is not installable for Etch or 
unstable. If you are using the Etch Beta1 or daily images, this explains 
errors during base system installation.
This only recently became clear to us and is now documented on:
http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstallerToday


The only real error I can find in your report is:
>> Creating ext3 file system for / in partition #1 of SCSI1 (0,5,0)
>> (sda)...Kernel panic: drivers/parisc/ccio-dma.c: ccio_alloc_range() I/O
>> MMU is out of mapping resources.
>> In interrupt handler - not syncing

Do you get this same error with all versions of the installer, or does it 
fail at different points?

There are currently 3 different kernel versions available:
Sarge installer: 2.6.8
Etch Beta1 installer: 2.6.12
Daily builds: 2.6.14 (should change to 2.6.15 soon)

If the error is the same for all these versions, it looks to me like the 
kernel just does not support your hardware. I that case we cannot help 
you and your best option is probably to ask for help on the debian-hppa 
mailing list.

If the errors are different, you will need to provide more information and 
when you do, make it very clear what information goes with which version 
of the installer, for example by creating a separate installation report 
for each version. Be very clear at what stage of the installation the 
failure occurred (the title of the last dialog or progress bar before the 
failure for example).
We can only help if either the problem is fairly obvious or a known error, 
or if you provide information detailed enough to narrow down the problem.

The part of the log you provided in your initial report is not very 
informative: it just shows you selecting different options from the 
installation menu, probably _after_ the real error occurred.
Please attach the full log file next time (as a gzipped attachment).

Note that it is extremely unlikely that we can fix any structural problems 
in the Sarge or Etch Beta1 versions of kernel or the installer. We can 
only hope to fix structural problems in the current versions of kernel 
and installer.
Note also that the Debian Installer people are not HPPA or kernel experts.

Cheers,
FJP

P.S. Please follow up to the bug report next time and not to me privately!

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