Bug#369048: Keyboard freezes as soon as the boot loader starts, but system works (Linux 2.6.15, HP Netserver LP1000r, Symbios Logic 53c1010 Ultra3 SCSI)
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: CDROM
Image version: debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso (cygwin md5sum:
8213f19c9c7b7b4cd14d4b6e3e704a28), downloaded from
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/etch_di_beta2/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i
386-netinst.iso
Date: May 26 19:14:19
Machine: HP Netserver LP1000r (P2465A), 3x 36.4 SCSI Ultra3 HD
Processor: dual Pentium III (Coppermine) 1Ghz 256K cache
Memory: 1GB ECC (1x 512MB + 2x 256MB)
Partitions: (from /var/log/installer/hardware-summary)
df: Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
df: tmpfs 453372 524 452848 0% /dev
df: tmpfs 453372 524 452848 0% /dev
df: tmpfs 453372 524 452848 0% /.dev
df: /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 549512 80924 439271
16% /target
df: /dev/mapper/vgz-home 5591856 131260 5346976 2% /target/home
df: /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target1/lun0/part1 549512 130493 389702
25% /target/root.bkp1
df: /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target2/lun0/part1 549512 130494 389701
25% /target/root.bkp2
df: /dev/mapper/vgz-srv 20642428 131260 20091740 1% /target/srv
df: /dev/mapper/vgz-tmp 1965459 32911 1890605 2% /target/tmp
df: /dev/mapper/vgz-usr 3096336 170824 2862600 6% /target/usr
df: /dev/mapper/vgz-var 1965459 122935 1800581 6% /target/var
Output of lspci and lspci -n: (from /var/log/installer/hardware-summary)
umame -a: Linux solar-4 2.6.15-1-486 #1 Tue Feb 21 20:16:13 UTC 2006 i686
unknown
lspci -v -t: -+-[01]-+-05.0 LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c1010 Ultra3 SCSI
Adapter
lspci -v -t: | \-05.1 LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c1010 Ultra3 SCSI
Adapter
lspci -v -t: \-[00]-+-00.0 Broadcom CNB20LE Host Bridge
lspci -v -t: +-00.1 Broadcom CNB20LE Host Bridge
lspci -v -t: +-02.0 Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro
100]
lspci -v -t: +-07.0 ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL
lspci -v -t: +-08.0 Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro
100]
lspci -v -t: +-0f.0 Broadcom OSB4 South Bridge
lspci -v -t: +-0f.1 Broadcom OSB4 IDE Controller
lspci -v -t: \-0f.2 Broadcom OSB4/CSB5 OHCI USB Controller
lspci -n: 0000:00:00.0 0600: 1166:0009 (rev 06)
lspci -n: 0000:00:00.1 0600: 1166:0009 (rev 06)
lspci -n: 0000:00:02.0 0200: 8086:1229 (rev 08)
lspci -n: 0000:00:07.0 0300: 1002:4752 (rev 27)
lspci -n: 0000:00:08.0 0200: 8086:1229 (rev 08)
lspci -n: 0000:00:0f.0 0601: 1166:0200 (rev 50)
lspci -n: 0000:00:0f.1 0101: 1166:0211
lspci -n: 0000:00:0f.2 0c03: 1166:0220 (rev 04)
lspci -n: 0000:01:05.0 0100: 1000:0020 (rev 01)
lspci -n: 0000:01:05.1 0100: 1000:0020 (rev 01)
[snip]
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] Root FS in /dev/sda1 (ext3)
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O] GRUB in MBR of (hd0)=/dev/sda
Reboot: [E]
Comments/Problems:
The Debian Installer boots nicely from the CDROM, honors all settings and
installs the system. The keyboard works perfectly well (Swiss-French
keyboard layout) during d-i.
Immediately after the GRUB boot loader starts for the first time, the
keyboard freezes and the lights/leds start to blink quite quickly in
sequence from right to left.
The system then automatically boots the first entry from the GRUB menu and
starts normally all operations. It can be accessed thru the network SSH
console once started. No problems reported within 'dmesg'.
However, the keyboard remains unusable for further console intervention.
So the problem seems to me: the keyboard freezes as soon as the Boot
loader launches. The lights keep blinking during all the time the system
runs (only the keyboard freezes; Linux starts normally).
During BIOS setup (before boot loader launches), or during the d-i phase,
the keyboard works perfectly well.
I tried numerous reinstalls, which all led to the same outcome:
* boot: expert sym53c8xx=safe
* boot: expert acpi=off
* boot: expert noapic nolapic
* boot: expert debian-installer/framebuffer=off
* hardware: tried to remove one of the processors
* hardware: tried another PS/2 keyboards
* d-i: no keyboard layout (default kernel mapping)
* d-i: installed LILO rather than GRUB
* Sarge 3.1r2
(I am unsure if I can further ask here:)
Would you have any suggestion on why the keyboard freezes and how to solve
it?
This is a quite critical problem to me: it prevents intervention on the
console, which I would need in case of trouble with the filesystems (e. g.
ext3 fsck; AFAIU, this happens before the network SSH console is available).
Kind regards,
Olivier
--
Le Petit Atelier de Génie logiciel, http://www.petit-atelier.ch/
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