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Bug#247657: marked as done ([i386] [beta4] [netinst] boot sector corruption caused lilo/grub to fail)



Your message dated Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:58:36 +0000
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and subject line Closing old installation report #247657
has caused the Debian Bug report #247657,
regarding [i386] [beta4] [netinst] boot sector corruption caused lilo/grub to fail
to be marked as done.

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Package: installation-reports

Debian-installer-version: 5 May - http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/i386/beta4/sarge-i386-netinst.iso
uname -a: Linux Persephone 2.4.25-1-386 #2 Wed Apr 14 19:38:08 EST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: 5 May - about 20.00 Method: Boot from cd, normal install, automagic partitioning.

Machine: Normal PC
Processor:
processor       : 0
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 5
model name      : Pentium II (Deschutes)
stepping        : 2
cpu MHz         : 449.241
cache size      : 512 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
bogomips        : 894.56

Memory: total: used: free: shared: buffers: cached:
Mem:  130437120 105586688 24850432        0  6352896 81911808
Swap: 462897152        0 462897152
MemTotal:       127380 kB
MemFree:         24268 kB
MemShared:           0 kB
Buffers:          6204 kB
Cached:          79992 kB
SwapCached:          0 kB
Active:          48604 kB
Inactive:        44296 kB
HighTotal:           0 kB
HighFree:            0 kB
LowTotal:       127380 kB
LowFree:         24268 kB
SwapTotal:      452048 kB
SwapFree:       452048 kB

Root Device: 13 gig HD
Root Size/partition table: /dev/hde1 3607424 499248 2924924 15% /
tmpfs                    63688         0     63688   0% /dev/shm
/dev/hde5              9033008    131672   8442584   2% /home
/dev/hdg1             79546084  21477860  54027480  29% /mnt/jochem
/dev/hdg5             78020484  19751664  54305588  27% /mnt/sander

Output of lspci:
Persephone:/home/phyro# lspci
pcilib: Cannot open /sys/bus/pci/devices
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 03)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 03)
0000:00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
0000:00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
0000:00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
0000:00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
0000:00:0d.0 Unknown mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc. 20268 (rev 02)
0000:00:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
0000:00:0f.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 04)
0000:00:0f.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! MIDI/Game Port (rev 01)
0000:00:10.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV4 [RIVA TNT] (rev 04)


Base System Installation Checklist:

Initial boot worked:    [E]
Configure network HW:   [O]
Config network:         [O]
Detect CD:              [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives:     [O]
Partition hard drives:  [O]
Create file systems:    [O]
Mount partitions:       [O]
Install base system:    [O]
Install boot loader:    [E]
Reboot:                 [O]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Comments/Problems:
Perhaps it is an idea to state the commands to determine cpuspeed, mem, hd-names, etc.
Some of us really have no idea. :)

I had no trouble with installing Debian with beta 1 (didn't file bugreport).
Now I had trouble with installing Grub (then Lilo). It gave an error, that it couldn't install.
I tried to install lilo, which did not gave an error, but the reboot failed.
Somehow it still used grub (error 18).
I think the reason the bootloader failed to install is because I had EZdrive installed.
I overwrote the MBS with MAXblast3 and placed zero's on the HD. Furthermore I installed the Promise mass storage controller, so the 160 gig secondary HD would be detected.

When I installed again it went flawless.

I'm really looking forward to installing a stable Debian system with Debian installer.
Doesn't matter if it's not Sarge. If I can install Woody with Debian installer, I would
be very very happy also!

Keep up the good work! Thnx for Debian installer!

Regards,
Jochem



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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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