Bug#239781: marked as done ([i386] [beta3] [hd-media] hang during hard drive detection)
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has caused the Debian Bug report #239781,
regarding [i386] [beta3] [hd-media] hang during hard drive detection
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Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: beta 3
uname -a: Linux Portege 2.4.18-4GB #1 Wed May 29 15:47:24 UTC 2002 i686
unknown
Date: 23 March 2004
Method: Installed via hard drive as described in INSTALL-HOWTO
Machine: Toshiba Portege 7020CT
Processor: Pentium II
Memory: 192M
Root Device: SCSI (/dev/hda2)
Root Size/partition table:
# fdisk -l
Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 789 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 1 25 200781 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda2 * 26 789 6136830 83 Linux
Output of lspci:
# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (AGP
disabled) (rev 03)
00:04.0 VGA compatible controller: Neomagic Corporation [MagicMedia 256AV]
(rev 12)
00:05.0 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
00:05.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
00:05.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
00:05.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
00:07.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics 56k WinModem (rev
01)
00:09.0 Communication controller: Toshiba America Info Systems FIR Port (rev
23)
00:0b.0 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems ToPIC95 (rev 07)
00:0b.1 CardBus bridge: Toshiba America Info Systems ToPIC95 (rev 07)
00:0c.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1978 Maestro 2E (rev 10)
00:0d.0 Multimedia controller: C-Cube Microsystems Cinemaster C 3.0 DVD
Decoder (rev 02)
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [ O]
Configure network HW: []
Config network: []
Detect CD: []
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [E]
Partition hard drives: []
Create file systems: []
Mount partitions: []
Install base system: []
Install boot loader: []
Reboot: []
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
I downloaded sarge-i386-netinst.iso from
http://people.debian.org/cdimage/testing/
and initrd.gz and vmlinuz from
ftp://ftp.uk.debian.org/debian/dists/unstable/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media
I checked the ISO against md5sum, then placed all 3 files in my root
directory.
I added the following section to lilo.conf , then ran lilo
image = /vmlinuz
label = newinstall
initrd = /initrd.gz
I rebooted and chose newinstall at the lilo prompt. After a bit of work I
discovered that I needed to add the options
root=/dev/ram devfs=mount,dall
at the prompt. (See my previous email to debian-boot.) Could the following
paragraph be added to the INSTALL-HOWTO section 2.5?
"If you have lilo installed, add the following lines to /etc/lilo.conf:
image = /vmlinuz
label = newinstall
initrd = /initrd.gz
root=/dev/ram
devfs=/mount/dall
then run /sbin/lilo. Then reboot and choose (or enter) 'newinstall' at the
lilo prompt."
Similarly, could the root and devfs options be specifically mentioned in the
lilo section for booting from the hard drive in the installer manual?
With these options added, the system rebooted into the installer. I was able
to choose language and keyboard options. Detection of hardware and module
loading proceeded normally. But during hard drive detection, the system hung.
The job was "16% complete" and the message was "Mounting
/dev/discs/disc0/part1"
Any questions to hughjonesd@yahoo.co.uk - the mailing list is a bit high
volume for me.
Cheers
David
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--- Begin Message ---
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.
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