Bug#399951: RC1 on a NSLU2, 1GB usb drive
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: Firmware flashed, installed via ssh
Image version: Debian/NSLU2 Etch RC1
downloaded from http://www.slug-firmware.net/d-dls.php
Machine: Linksys NSLU2
Partitions:
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 12 96358+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda2 * 13 125 907672+ 83 Linux
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [O]
Configure network: [O]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O] (Partially ok, see notes below)
Install base system: [O]
Clock/timezone setup: [O]
User/password setup: [O]
Install tasks: [ ]
Install boot loader: [O]
Overall install: [O]
Comments/Problems:
There's a known issue [0] installing over ssh on a 1GB hard drive in low
mem. Without a big enough swap partition the ssh daemon goes out of
memory creating the root fs, disconnecting the user.
Moreover, trying to login again to resume the installation, partman hangs
doing:
cd /var/lib/partman/devices/=dev=mtdblock0
open_dialog DUMP
(from /lib/partman/init.d/35dump)
BTW, besides from this issue, the installation was perfect, congrats for
the really fine job.
I've been able to complete the installation twice, the first time with a
128M swap partition, and now even with a smaller one, as suggested by
Otavio [1], just 96M.
The partman-auto reciepe for "put everything in one partition" creates a
swap area of around 80M, which are not enough; I'd suggest to raise the
default size, maybe only if in low-mem.
[0] http://lists.debian.org/debian-arm/2006/11/msg00070.html
http://lists.debian.org/debian-arm/2006/11/msg00077.html
[1] http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2006/11/msg00859.html
ciao,
ema
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