Bug#354424: Install report: sarge 3.1r1a
Package: installation-reports
Version: 3.1r1a
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version:
downloaded on 25-02-2006 from
http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/3.1_r1/i386/iso-cd/
debian-31r1a-i386-netinst.iso
24-Dec-2005 03:17 108M
uname -a:
Linux P4BOX 2.6.8-2-386 #1 Tue Aug 16 12:46:35 UTC 2005 i686 GNU/ Linux
Date: 25-Feb-2006, 5:30 PM EST
Method:
Installed from netinst CD
Machine: Dell Dimension 8400
Processor: Pentium 4 Prescott DT 3.0 GHz
Memory: 1.0 GB
Root Device:
SATA hard drive
Maxtor 6Y160M0
/dev/sdb
Root Size/partition table:
$ cat /etc/fstab
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/sdb1 /boot ext2 defaults 0 2
/dev/sdb2 / ext2 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0
1
/dev/sdb7 /usr ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/sdb8 /tmp ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/sdb9 /var ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/sdb10 /opt ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/sdb11 /home ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/sda3 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hda /media/cdrom0 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
/dev/hdb /media/cdrom1 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
$ fdisk -l /dev/sda
Disk /dev/sda: 160.0 GB, 160000000000 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19452 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 8 64228+ de Dell Utility
/dev/sda2 * 9 18960 152231940 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda3 18961 19452 3951990 82 Linux swap /
Solaris
$ fdisk -l /dev/sdb
Disk /dev/sdb: 163.9 GB, 163928604672 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19929 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdb1 1 31 248976 83 Linux
/dev/sdb2 32 93 498015 83 Linux
/dev/sdb3 94 1552 11719417+ b W95 FAT32
/dev/sdb4 1553 19929 147613252+ 5 Extended
/dev/sdb5 1553 2160 4883728+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb6 2161 4592 19535008+ b W95 FAT32
/dev/sdb7 4593 5808 9767488+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb8 5809 7024 9767488+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb9 7025 7632 4883728+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb10 7633 8240 4883728+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb11 8241 15048 54685228+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdb12 15049 19929 39206601 83 Linux
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
$ lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 925X Memory Controller Hub (rev 04)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 925X PCI Express Root Port (rev 04)
0000:00:1c.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) PCI Express Port 1 (rev 03)
0000:00:1c.1 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) PCI Express Port 2 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) USB UHCI #1 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) USB UHCI #2 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) USB UHCI #3 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.3 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) USB UHCI #4 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 03)
0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801 PCI Bridge (rev d3)
0000:00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp.
82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)
0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FR (ICH6/ICH6R) LPC
Interface Bridge (rev 03)
0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6
Family) IDE Controller (rev 03)
0000:00:1f.2 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801FR/FRW (ICH6R/ICH6RW)
SATA Controller (rev 03)
0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801FB/FBM/FR/FW/FRW (ICH6 Family)
SMBus Controller (rev 03)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown
device 5b60
0000:01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 5b70
0000:02:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme
BCM5751 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express (rev 01)
0000:04:02.0 Modem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 1080 (rev 04)
$ lspci -n
0000:00:00.0 0600: 8086:2584 (rev 04)
0000:00:01.0 0604: 8086:2585 (rev 04)
0000:00:1c.0 0604: 8086:2660 (rev 03)
0000:00:1c.1 0604: 8086:2662 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.0 0c03: 8086:2658 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.1 0c03: 8086:2659 (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.2 0c03: 8086:265a (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.3 0c03: 8086:265b (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.7 0c03: 8086:265c (rev 03)
0000:00:1e.0 0604: 8086:244e (rev d3)
0000:00:1e.2 0401: 8086:266e (rev 03)
0000:00:1f.0 0601: 8086:2640 (rev 03)
0000:00:1f.1 0101: 8086:266f (rev 03)
0000:00:1f.2 0101: 8086:2652 (rev 03)
0000:00:1f.3 0c05: 8086:266a (rev 03)
0000:01:00.0 0300: 1002:5b60
0000:01:00.1 0380: 1002:5b70
0000:02:00.0 0200: 14e4:1677 (rev 01)
0000:04:02.0 0703: 8086:1080 (rev 04)
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: [E]
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: [O]
Comments/Problems:
I tried an 'etch' daily build (25-02-2006) first, but it had
problems with installing a kernel and with detecting my Broadcom 5751
Gigabit NIC. But 'etch' had no trouble with the CD-ROM (see below),
so maybe AHCI support is already working in 'etch'?
Since I already have had good results with 'stable' on my (other)
Pentium 3 machine, I decided to give the latest 'sarge' update a try.
Upon starting up the installer, I immediately had a problem with it
recognizing the CD-ROM drive (Samsung SD-616E DVD-ROM). I had read
about the problems people are having with SATA controllers, and that
changing the BIOS settings might make a difference. So I rebooted and
used the BIOS Setup program to change the "SATA Operation" setting
from "Raid autodetect/AHCI" to "Raid autodetect/ATA" and tried the
'sarge' installer again. This time the "CD" (DVD-ROM) drive was
detected. And the 'tg3' module ran the Broadcom NIC just fine!
Everything went absolutely smooth... for Linux.
Unfortunately, Windows XP was configured to use an AHCI driver to
access the SATA disks. Windows halted the boot when I tried it out,
telling me that continuing to boot would likely damage the file
system. I had to reset AHCI in the BIOS, restart XP into Safe Mode,
uninstall the SATA AHCI driver, reboot, set the BIOS back to SATA/ATA,
and reboot to XP to let it install appropriate drivers for the
alternate SATA configuration. No apparent harm was done to XP, and it
runs just fine now, allowing me to boot XP or 'sarge' without having
to alter the BIOS settings each time.
Also unfortunately, I have an ATI X300 video card which Debian 3.1
has no drivers for. I can run XFree86 using VESA, but I've already
had corruption when switching to a text mode terminal -- though
'clear' took care of it. (No errors, no crashes.) I will have to
compile a kernel and some drivers for the ATI video card.
I was worried that things would go much worse, but the DD's did a
really good job putting 'sarge' together!
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