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Bug#383528: marked as done (INSTALL REPORT)



Your message dated Wed, 08 Sep 2010 03:58:17 +0000
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Package: installation-reports

INSTALL REPORT

Debian-installer-version: 8-11-2006 amd64 etch daily build netinstall cd image from http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ uname -a: Linux physa 2.6.16-2-amd64-k8 #1 Sun Jul 16 01:27:59 CEST 2006 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Date: 8-11-2006
Method: Botted and Installed root via net install CD & an old 10/100 NIC to download files.
Machine: AMD64 based sata raid server (DIY make)
Processor: AMD Athlon 64 3500+ Orleans 2000MHz HT Socket AM2 Processor
Memory: OCZ (2 x 512MB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM (PC2 6400)
Root Device: /dev/hda (pATA)
Root Size/partition table:

Disk /dev/hda: 163.9 GB, 163928604672 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19929 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
(/boot) /dev/hda1 1 122 979933+ 83 Linux
(/emergency, 2nd root) /dev/hda2 123 730 4883760 83 Linux
/dev/hda3 731 973 1951897+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hda4 974 19929 152264070 5 Extended
(/, primray root) /dev/hda5 974 19929 152264038+ 8e Linux LVM

there is also an array of 6 + 1 spare 250gb drives in a raid 5 array using LVM, each drive looks like the folowing:

Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 1 30401 244196001 fd Linux raid autodetect


Output of lspci and lspci -n:

00:00.0 0500: 10de:0369 (rev a1)
00:01.0 0601: 10de:0362 (rev a2)
00:01.1 0c05: 10de:0368 (rev a2)
00:01.2 0500: 10de:036a (rev a2)
00:02.0 0c03: 10de:036c (rev a1)
00:02.1 0c03: 10de:036d (rev a2)
00:04.0 0101: 10de:036e (rev a1)
00:05.0 0101: 10de:037f (rev a2)
00:05.1 0101: 10de:037f (rev a2)
00:05.2 0101: 10de:037f (rev a2)
00:06.0 0604: 10de:0370 (rev a2)
00:06.1 0403: 10de:0371 (rev a2)
00:08.0 0680: 10de:0373 (rev a2)
00:09.0 0680: 10de:0373 (rev a2)
00:0b.0 0604: 10de:0374 (rev a2)
00:0c.0 0604: 10de:0374 (rev a2)
00:0d.0 0604: 10de:0378 (rev a2)
00:0e.0 0604: 10de:0375 (rev a2)
00:0f.0 0604: 10de:0377 (rev a2)
00:18.0 0600: 1022:1100
00:18.1 0600: 1022:1101
00:18.2 0600: 1022:1102
00:18.3 0600: 1022:1103
01:00.0 0104: 1095:0680 (rev 02)
01:02.0 0200: 100b:0020
01:04.0 0c00: 1106:3044 (rev 80)
06:00.0 0300: 10de:0163 (rev a1)


Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [E]
Config network: [E]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [E]
Partition hard drives: [E]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [O]

Comments/Problems:

There were a number of problems, most critical however was that
The gigabit Ethernet adapter, and SATA adapter was not supported by the installer.

I was using the sarge amg64 netinstall cd, hwever since it did not work, i tried the more up to date testing daily image. Both failed to work, however unlike the stable CD, the testing installer image would hard lock If i tried to config network with the 1000/100 nic plugged in. This problem was solved by dropping in an older netgear 10/100 NIC card in for the install. Since the SATA was also not detected so i could not set that up via the installer. When I tried to install raid 1 for the root installer would error and not make raid1 arrays. i had planed to put LVM on top of a raid 1 for root sys. Instead I just did LVM to see if it worked, ill have to migrate the system over to raid1 manually later.

The most annoying thing was that once I had installed the system and got rebooted, the sata adapter and the gigabit NIC was detected and I could set up the array and use the NIC. I am not sure if there was a different kernel in the installer than (using 2.6.8 just after reboot, i think) got installed on the hdd but somting was odd about it.

Post installer notes:

After install the order of the NICs change, ie the firewire adapter is not noticed in the installer, but once you reboot for the first time it is, so the order of eth0 eth1 ... changes once the firewire card gets its eth# designation. Sorta annoying if you are unlucky enough to have your primary nic that was setup in the install bumped up a # like this. You can't install packages via apt or ping anything until you manually edit interfaces to fix this. And of course you don't know about it until the installer drops you into tasksel to install packages. I have had to help more than a few new “Debian geeks” fix this, since they are GUI oriented and don't know what to do without their X11 or mc. These people are unaware they can get a command prompt on another tty to fix this so they often reboot and try install again, and fail again ...

tasksel does not work right, ie can't install “desktop” with it. It errors out with error 255, this is probably just etch being etch, there seems to be abit of dependency hell on some X bits right now. apt-get & dselect worked fine.

gigabit adapter only works completely (works with ethtool etc...) under newer kernels, I found 2.6.16 worked well.

Install logs and other status info is available in /var/log/debian-installer/.
Once you have filled out this report, mail it to submit@bugs.debian.org.

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James C. Baldwin, PhD
USDA-ARS-CCRU
501 N. Walnut St.
Madison, WI 53726




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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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