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Bug#283104: marked as done (Installation report on debian-installer)

Your message dated Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:57:48 +0000
with message-id <E1OtBnA-0004KR-Ii@ravel.debian.org>
and subject line Closing old installation report #283104
has caused the Debian Bug report #283104,
regarding Installation report on debian-installer
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Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: 26th Nov 04, from URL below
uname -a: Linux odyssey 2.4.26 #5 Wed Nov 17 13:55:55 GMT 2004 ppc GNU/Linux
Date: Multiple attempts
Method: Floppy boot using own kernel and root.img, then net install from
ftp.uk.linux.org, see below
Machine: IBM RS/6000 7025-F40
Processor: PowerPC 604e, 233MHz
Memory: 512MB
Root Device: SCSI, /dev/sda
Root Size/partition table: Probably not relevant
Output of lspci and lspci -n: Probably not relevant
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:              [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives:     [O]
Partition hard drives:  [O]
Create file systems:    [O]
Mount partitions:       [O]
Install base system:    [E]
Install boot loader:    [ ]
Reboot:                 [ ]

Comments/Problems:

Trying to install debian-testing onto an IBM 7025-F40 (PowerPC PReP) system
using the debian-installer from:

http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/sarge/main/installer-powerpc/current/images/powerpc/floppy-2.4/

This machine is rather esoteric and requires a specially patched kernel to
boot it; I'm therefore trying to install by booting from a floppy containing a
kernel with all the necessary drivers in it and then using the root.img root
disk from the above location (this is the method I used to install the machine
using the old Debian installation system). I use the following boot parameters:

console=ttyS0,9600 load_ramdisk=1 ramdisk_size=32768 root=/dev/fd0
debconf/priority=medium

This starts up OK and gets me into the installer menu; I can then configure
country, language and keyboard OK, and opt to load drivers from the
net-drivers.img disk. This also works, although it generates an error
complaining about not being able to load kernel modules (because I'm using my
own kernel); it nevertheless loads the next debian-installer components OK.

I can then follow through the installation, configuring my hardware and
specifying to use the ftp.uk.linux.org mirror (I've also tried it manually
specifying a mirror at www.mirroservice.org), partitioning disks, etc., and
installing the base system.

The 'install the base system' part works fine until it reaches the point at
which it tries to install a kernel. This fails, presumably because I'm using
my own kernel. The trouble is, I can't progress the installation any further
at this point - if I try to select any other option from the main menu, it
just tries to re-run the 'install base system' part again. There seems to be
no way out, and I'm left with an unbootable system.

Since I can't use one of the standard kernels on my system anyway, would it be
possible to have the 'install kernel' menu offer an option to 'not install a
kernel and skip this step' - I could then finish off the installation and
manually put in a kernel from floppy via the command line later on.

Weird hardware like this is never going to be straightforward, but at least
with the old install system I could get it working reasonably easily! ;-)

Let me know if you want the .config file for my custom kernel or the contents
of /var/log/messages from the broken install...

Thanks,

Brian.

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We are closing this installation report for one of the following
reasons:
- it was reported with a pre-lenny version of Debian
  Installer.
- indications in the installation report give the feeling that
  the reported problem waslying in another software, unrelated to
  D-I, which we can't easily identify.
- indications in the installation report suggest that it may have been
  fixed in a more recent version of a D-I component
- it was successful and we forgot closing it..:-)
- it has no information we consider useful


The D-I team is currently in the process of cleaning out the old spool
of installation reports that haven't bene processed yet. 

In case you think that the problem you reported has chances to be
still present, please reiterate your installation test with
a more recent image of D-I, if you're in position of doing this.

You'll find daily builds at
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer. We recommend you choose
the netboot image, in the "daily builds section", then choose to
install "squeeze" when prompted.

If some problems are found, please report them with a new bug sent
against installation-reports.

Many thanks for your understanding and your help improving Debian,
past and present.

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