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Bug#418803: marked as done (Sarge Installer - Incorrect kernel chosen in 3.1r5 causing boot f ailure)

Your message dated Thu, 12 Apr 2007 10:07:38 +0200
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and subject line Bug#418803: Sarge Installer - Incorrect kernel chosen in 3.1r5 causing boot f ailure
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Package: installation-reports

Boot method: <How did you boot the installer? CD? floppy? network?> CD

Image version: <Full URL to image you downloaded is best> 3.1r5 DVD from
www.lankum.com.au

Date: <Date and time of the install> 11 April 2007

Machine: Aaeon AEC-6900 -
http://www.aaeon.com/PD_Products_Detail_399AA43D6D854470B6_7E3AB0434DD24B939
C_982B06A19E174F62B9_TW_utf-8.html

Processor: Celeron mobile
Memory: 512MB

Partitions: <df -Tl will do; the raw partition table is preferred>

Filesystem    Type   1K-blocks      Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/hda1     ext3     6728280    248456   6138044   4% /
/dev/hda6     ext3    30368396     32860  28792896   1% /home
/dev/scd0  iso9660     6728280    248456   6138044   4% /media/cdrom0

Output of lspci -nn and lspci -vnn:
0000:00:00.0 0600: 1106:0605
0000:00:01.0 0604: 1106:8605
0000:00:07.0 0601: 1106:0686 (rev 40)
0000:00:07.1 0101: 1106:0571 (rev 06)
0000:00:07.2 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 1a)
0000:00:07.3 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 1a)
0000:00:07.4 0680: 1106:3057 (rev 40)
0000:00:07.5 0401: 1106:3058 (rev 50)
0000:00:0d.0 0607: 104c:ac51
0000:00:0d.1 0607: 104c:ac51
0000:00:0e.0 0200: 10ec:8139 (rev 10)
0000:00:0f.0 0200: 10ec:8139 (rev 10)
0000:00:11.0 0280: e159:0001
0000:01:00.0 0300: 5333:8d01 (rev 02)

0000:00:00.0 0600: 1106:0605
	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0
	Memory at e8000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=64M]
	Capabilities: [a0] AGP version 2.0
	Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

0000:00:01.0 0604: 1106:8605
	Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 0
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=0
	Memory behind bridge: ec000000-ec0fffff
	Prefetchable memory behind bridge: e0000000-e7ffffff
	Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

0000:00:07.0 0601: 1106:0686 (rev 40)
	Subsystem: 1106:0000
	Flags: bus master, stepping, medium devsel, latency 0
	Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

0000:00:07.1 0101: 1106:0571 (rev 06) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
	Subsystem: 1106:0571
	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32
	I/O ports at d000 [size=16]
	Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

0000:00:07.2 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 1a)
	Subsystem: 0925:1234
	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 9
	I/O ports at d100 [size=32]
	Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

0000:00:07.3 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 1a)
	Subsystem: 0925:1234
	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 9
	I/O ports at d200 [size=32]
	Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2

0000:00:07.4 0680: 1106:3057 (rev 40)
	Subsystem: 1106:3057
	Flags: medium devsel
	Capabilities: [68] Power Management version 2

0000:00:07.5 0401: 1106:3058 (rev 50)
	Subsystem: 1106:3058
	Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 9
	I/O ports at d300 [size=256]
	I/O ports at d400 [size=4]
	I/O ports at d500 [size=4]
	Capabilities: [c0] Power Management version 2

0000:00:0d.0 0607: 104c:ac51
	Subsystem: 3412:7856
	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 5
	Memory at ec100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=02, subordinate=05, sec-latency=176
	Memory window 0: ec101000-ec102000 (prefetchable)
	Memory window 1: ec103000-ec104000
	I/O window 0: 0000d600-0000d703
	I/O window 1: 0000d800-0000d903
	16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

0000:00:0d.1 0607: 104c:ac51
	Subsystem: 3412:7856
	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 5
	Memory at ec105000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
	Bus: primary=00, secondary=06, subordinate=09, sec-latency=176
	Memory window 0: ec106000-ec107000 (prefetchable)
	Memory window 1: ec108000-ec109000
	I/O window 0: 0000da00-0000db03
	I/O window 1: 0000dc00-0000dd03
	16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

0000:00:0e.0 0200: 10ec:8139 (rev 10)
	Subsystem: 10ec:8139
	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 5
	I/O ports at de00 [size=256]
	Memory at ec10a000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
	Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

0000:00:0f.0 0200: 10ec:8139 (rev 10)
	Subsystem: 10ec:8139
	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 9
	I/O ports at df00 [size=256]
	Memory at ec10b000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
	Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

0000:00:11.0 0280: e159:0001
	Subsystem: 78ff:0001
	Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 5
	I/O ports at e000 [size=256]
	Memory at ec10c000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K]
	Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2

0000:01:00.0 0300: 5333:8d01 (rev 02)
	Flags: bus master, 66MHz, medium devsel, latency 32, IRQ 5
	Memory at ec000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
	Memory at e0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable) [size=128M]
	Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2
	Capabilities: [80] AGP version 2.0


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:              [ o]
Load installer modules: [ o]
Detect hard drives:     [ o]
Partition hard drives:  [ o]
Install base system:    [ o]
Clock/timezone setup:   [ ]
User/password setup:    [ ]
Install tasks:          [ ]
Install boot loader:    [ E]
Overall install:        [ ]

Comments/Problems:

Fails to boot - selects incorrect kernel (k7-smp instead of Celeron etc.) 

Workaround is to boot back in and using a shell and chroot install a 686
kernel.

Everything else is OK

Appears to be simlar to the problem described here:
http://www.debianhelp.org/node/4831

Final GRUB entry:
title		Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.8-3-k7-smp 
root		(hd0,0)
kernel		/boot/vmlinuz-2.6.8-3-k7-smp root=/dev/hda1 ro 
initrd		/boot/initrd.img-2.6.8-3-k7-smp
savedefault
Boot

Extract from var installer log directory - syslog:

Apr 11 16:26:34 main-menu[537]: DEBUG: virtual package created-fstab  
Apr 11 16:26:36 base-installer: info: Execution hook before debootstrap
Apr 11 16:26:36 base-installer: info: Running
/usr/lib/base-installer.d/40netcfg
Apr 11 16:30:13 base-installer: info: Found kernels
'kernel-image-2.6.8-3-k7-smp,kernel-image-2.6.8-3-k7,kernel-image-2.6.8-3-68
6-smp,kernel-image-2.6.8-3-686,kernel-image-2.6.8-3-386,kernel-image-2.6.8-1
2-em64t-p4-smp,kernel-image-2.6.8-12-em64t-p4,kernel-image-2.6.8-12-amd64-k8
-smp,kernel-image-2.6.8-12-amd64-k8,kernel-image-2.6.8-12-amd64-generic,kern
el-image-2.4.27-speakup,kernel-image-2.4.27-3-k7-smp,kernel-image-2.4.27-3-k
7,kernel-image-2.4.27-3-k6,kernel-image-2.4.27-3-686-smp,kernel-image-2.4.27
-3-686,kernel-image-2.4.27-3-586tsc,kernel-image-2.4.27-3-386'
Apr 11 16:30:13 base-installer: info: Using kernel
'kernel-image-2.6.8-3-k7-smp'

Dump of /proc/cpuinfo:

processor	: 0
vendor_id	: GenuineIntel
cpu family	: 6
model		: 11
model name	: Mobile Intel(R) Celeron(TM) CPU          650MHz
stepping	: 4
cpu MHz		: 653.162
cache size	: 256 KB
fdiv_bug	: no
hlt_bug		: no
f00f_bug	: no
coma_bug	: no
fpu		: yes
fpu_exception	: yes
cpuid level	: 2
wp		: yes
flags		: fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep mtrr pge mca
cmov pat pse36 mmx fxsr sse
bogomips	: 1286.14

I would have expected a 686 kernel to be chosen?



--Andrew

Andrew McDonnell
Senior Software Engineer
Daronmont Technologies Pty. Ltd.
Ph. +61 8 83599642
Mob. 0412060324

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> Fails to boot - selects incorrect kernel (k7-smp instead of Celeron etc.) 
> 
> Workaround is to boot back in and using a shell and chroot install a 686
> kernel.
> 
> Everything else is OK


IIRC, such incorrect CPU detections have already been reported for the
sarge installer. What would be much more interesting for us now is
knowing whether the Debian 4.0 "etch" installer chooses the right
kernel for this machine.

If you can do it, we suggest you try downloading a "netinst" CD
(http://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/) and try with it.

Given that nothing will really be changed in the sarge installer, we
prefer closing bug reports related to that version of the Debian installer.

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