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Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: daily image 20040511 from
http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/sparc/current/
uname -a: Linux pill 2.4.24-sparc64 #1 Fri Jan 30 18:32:22 EST 2004
sparc64 unknown
Date: 20040514
Method: Network install from daily business card, sunsite.ualberta.ca,
not proxied
Machine: Sun Ultra Enterprise 2
Processor: UltraSparc I
Memory: 1 GB
Root Device: SCSI, Seagate ST32550W 2.1GB,
/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target1/lun0/disc
Root Size/partition table: see below
Output of lspci: N/A
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [E]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [O]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
Installed via serial console.
Using partman I wiped the old partition table and tried going through
the guided partitioning. It dies with the following:
Failed to partition the selected disk
This probably happened because there are too many (primary) partitions
in the partition table.
Going back, this is what shows up:
SCSI1 (0,1,0) - 2.1 GB SEAGATE ST32550W SUNW2.1G
> #1 785.2 MB B f ext3 /
Opening a shell and running parted I get the message
Warning: The disk CHS geometry (1009,67,62) does not match the geometry
stored on the disk label (1009,19,80).
Ignore/Cancel?
I then tried to recreate the disk label using 'mklabel sun'. Going back
to the menu and trying to partitin disks caused parted to segfault.
I started the install from the beginning and this time partitioning
worked. I had it use free space, all in one partition and got this result
SCSI1 (0,1,0) - 2.1 GB SEAGATE ST32550W SUNW2.1G
> #1 2.0 GB B f ext3 /
> #2 127.6 MB f swap swap
When the system rebooted I got the following message:
zs_close: bad serial port count; tty->count is 1, info->count is 3
In the second stage, the borders in the screens looked something like
ZDDD ... DDD?
3 3
3 3
...
3
@DDD ... DDDY
Hitting return caused "^[[?1;2c" to appear at the bottom of the screen.
The same string appeared when trying to set the root password and the
screen acted as if the return key had been entered.
Got the serial error message again:
zs_close: bad serial port count; tty->count is 1, info->count is 2
Running base-config again resulted in the correct border lines being
shown and none of the above problems.
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Contents of /proc/cpuinfo during install:
cpu : TI UltraSparc I (Spitfire)
fpu : UltraSparc I integrated FPU
promlib : Version 3 Revision 1
prom : 3.1.5
type : sun4u
ncpus probed : 2
ncpus active : 1
Cpu0Bogo : 399.76
Cpu0ClkTck : 000000000bebc200
MMU Type: Spitfire
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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
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Many thanks for your understanding and your help improving Debian,
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