Bug#388559: Installation report: subfire x4100, etch rc3
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: netinst CD image mounted virtually using sunfire ILOM
Image version:
Debian GNU/Linux testing _Etch_ - Official Snapshot amd64 Binary-1 (20060810)
Date: 2006-09-20 16:00 UTC
Machine: Sun SunFire X4100 (with ILOM)
Processor: win dual-core AMD opteron
Memory: 8GB
Partitions:
[[[
Disk /dev/sdi: 72.9 GB, 72999763968 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 8875 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sdi1 * 1 6930 55665193+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdi2 6931 8875 15623212+ 5 Extended
/dev/sdi5 6931 8875 15623181 82 Linux swap / Solaris
]]]
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
[[[
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8131 PCI-X Bridge (rev 13)
00:01.1 PIC: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8131 PCI-X IOAPIC (rev 01)
00:02.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8131 PCI-X Bridge (rev 13)
00:02.1 PIC: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8131 PCI-X IOAPIC (rev 01)
00:06.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8111 PCI (rev 07)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8111 LPC (rev 05)
00:07.1 IDE interface: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8111 IDE (rev 03)
00:07.2 SMBus: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8111 SMBus 2.0 (rev 02)
00:07.3 Bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8111 ACPI (rev 05)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
00:19.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:19.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:19.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:19.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:01.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82546EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 03)
01:01.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82546EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 03)
01:02.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82546EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 03)
01:02.1 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82546EB Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Copper) (rev 03)
02:03.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic SAS1064 PCI-X Fusion-MPT SAS (rev 02)
03:00.0 USB Controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8111 USB (rev 0b)
03:00.1 USB Controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8111 USB (rev 0b)
03:03.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage XL (rev 27)
04:01.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8131 PCI-X Bridge (rev 13)
04:01.1 PIC: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8131 PCI-X IOAPIC (rev 01)
04:02.0 PCI bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8131 PCI-X Bridge (rev 13)
04:02.1 PIC: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] AMD-8131 PCI-X IOAPIC (rev 01)
]]]
[[[
00:01.0 0604: 1022:7450 (rev 13)
00:01.1 0800: 1022:7451 (rev 01)
00:02.0 0604: 1022:7450 (rev 13)
00:02.1 0800: 1022:7451 (rev 01)
00:06.0 0604: 1022:7460 (rev 07)
00:07.0 0601: 1022:7468 (rev 05)
00:07.1 0101: 1022:7469 (rev 03)
00:07.2 0c05: 1022:746a (rev 02)
00:07.3 0680: 1022:746b (rev 05)
00:18.0 0600: 1022:1100
00:18.1 0600: 1022:1101
00:18.2 0600: 1022:1102
00:18.3 0600: 1022:1103
00:19.0 0600: 1022:1100
00:19.1 0600: 1022:1101
00:19.2 0600: 1022:1102
00:19.3 0600: 1022:1103
01:01.0 0200: 8086:1010 (rev 03)
01:01.1 0200: 8086:1010 (rev 03)
01:02.0 0200: 8086:1010 (rev 03)
01:02.1 0200: 8086:1010 (rev 03)
02:03.0 0100: 1000:0050 (rev 02)
03:00.0 0c03: 1022:7464 (rev 0b)
03:00.1 0c03: 1022:7464 (rev 0b)
03:03.0 0300: 1002:4752 (rev 27)
04:01.0 0604: 1022:7450 (rev 13)
04:01.1 0800: 1022:7451 (rev 01)
04:02.0 0604: 1022:7450 (rev 13)
04:02.1 0800: 1022:7451 (rev 01)
]]]
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: [E]
Reboot: [O]
Comments/Problems:
The ILOM & BIOS conspire to create a number of virtual SCSI devices.
Indeed, I installed using a "virtual" CDROM.
However:
[[[
# more /proc/scsi/sg/device_strs
AMI Virtual CDROM 1.00
AMI Virtual Floppy 1.00
AMI Virtual Floppy 1.00
AMI Virtual Floppy 1.00
AMI Virtual Floppy 1.00
AMI Virtual Floppy 1.00
AMI Virtual Floppy 1.00
AMI Virtual Floppy 1.00
AMI Virtual Floppy 1.00
LSILOGIC Logical Volume 3000
]]]
The root disk is therefore /dev/sdi. I don't have a problem with this,
but the installer does. At the point where I selected a grub
installation into the MBR, I saw a response which stated that it
couldn't find or write to /dev/hda.
The workaround was to use the emergency shell and chroot into /target,
running update-grub and grub-install /dev/sdi by hand.
The installation otherwise completed - apparently, under my early
testing, successfully.
Thanks for the work on this!
jan
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jan grant, ISYS, University of Bristol. http://www.bris.ac.uk/
Tel +44 (0)117 3317661 http://ioctl.org/jan/
Semantic rules, OK?
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