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Package: installation-reports
Boot method: netinst CD
Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/iso-cd/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso
Date: Sunday, 19-October-2006 19:05 (localtime, from Madrid, Spain)
Machine: Assembled by hand, with separate bought parts.
Processor: AMD AM2 ATHLON 64 3200+.
Memory: 1 GB.
Partitions: I must enter it by hand, i'll try to be as clearer as possible:
1 hard disk, Seagate Barracuda SATA 160 Gb, 7200 rpm.
/dev/sda1: 128 MB - primary partition - ext2 (/boot)
/dev/sda2: 139 GB - primary partition - xfs (/)
/dev/sda3: 1 GB - primary partition - (swap partition)
/dev/sda6: 40 GB - logical partition - fat32 (aprox., but it's in the
end, and it's for backup and compatibility with another systems data)
Output of lspci -nn and lspci -vnn: this is impossible since i
couldn't install the system. Please, read ahead for more information
about the devices that crashed.
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O ]
Detect network card: [E ]
Configure network: [E ]
Detect CD: [O ]
Load installer modules: [O ]
Detect hard drives: [E ]
Partition hard drives: [ E]
Install base system: [ ]
Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
User/password setup: [ ]
Install tasks: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Overall install: [ E]
Comments/Problems:
The motherboard is an ASUS M2V, with both VIA K8T890 and VT8237A
chipsets. It has a Marvell 88SE6121 Serial ATA controller on-board,
and some other devices i didn't try.
The first problem came with the network card. It's an on-board
Attansic L1 Gigabit ethernet. Lspci shows an Unknown device 1969:1048
(rev. 04). I tried out an Ubuntu Edgy 6.10 amd64 installer and didn't
detected it either, but i was able to install a minimal console
system, and install and compile the driver by hand. I obtained the
driver from the ASUS homepage. I downloaded V0.1.40.6 gnu/linux
driver. I downloaded the kernel sources using a laptop and a usb stick
(i downloaded with ubuntu patches, does it care?), i compiled it, and
compiled the Attansic L1 gigabit ethernet driver module, called
atl1.ko. Then i modprobe atl1 and voilá. Network was running.
But that's Ubuntu, and i don't like it, i only used it to try to
explain what was going on (since it's based on Debian). I like Debian
(though i'm not a pro), and the installer has been fancy easy to use
for me for years, this is my first problem with incompatibilities.
The second, and last, problem came with the serial ata driver. Debian
etch installer RC1 did'n recognized the sata driver, a Marvell
88SE6121. lspci shows a Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Unkown device
6121 (rev. b1). So i couldn't install it. I tried some of the modules
from the offered list (sata_via, sata_mv, and all the via o amd i saw,
even those that "sounds like marvell").
I suppose you are busy people, thank you very very much for your libre gift.
Bye,
Juan.
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