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Bug#565452: marked as done (AMD64 Squeeze install not working)

Your message dated Mon, 18 Jan 2010 07:37:41 +0100
with message-id <20100118063741.GF29452@mykerinos.kheops.frmug.org>
and subject line Re: Bug#565452: Close bug report
has caused the Debian Bug report #565452,
regarding AMD64 Squeeze install not working
to be marked as done.

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Package: installation-reports

Boot method: USB memory stick
Image version: AMD64 Squeeze
Date: 13th through 15th of January

Machine: Mainboard Asus M4A785TD-V EVO, Realtek RTL8111/8168 onboard nic, 785G mainboard chipset, Radeon 4600 series video card, SCSI controller AHA-2940U
Processor: Phenom II
Memory: 4 GB
Partitions: /boot, WinXP, Swap, Root, Home


For two days now I have been unsuccessful in trying to install Debian Squeeze AMD64 on a new machine (described above). I decided to write the experience down.

After the first couple tries (I had no problem in setting up the machine I am writing on now back in November, but it is i386), I decided to install Lenny and just upgrade to Squeeze. Installing Lenny from USB on this machine is no problem. Everything runs as it should. But the upgrade does not work. I tried it a couple times. First with apt-get dist-upgrade (after changing apt sources to squeeze), then with aptitude install apt dpkg aptitude and then safe-upgrade. The upgrade fails and the system ist hosed.

So back to trying to get Squeeze on the machine.

First I went to this webpage:
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
and used this image:
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily.old/arch-latest/amd64/iso-cd/debian-testing-amd64-businesscard.iso
together with this boot.tar.gz:
ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/main/installer-amd64/current/images/hd-media/boot.tar.gz
with these instructions:
http://www.debian.org/releases/stable/amd64/ch04s03.html.en

Boot was fine. I clicked through to network detection. It detected my network and set it up via DHCP, but right after that I got the red screen saying that network setup has failed. Manually setting up the network (without DHCP) has the same result.

So I tried the same boot.tar.gz above with this iso image:
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/iso-cd/debian-testing-amd64-businesscard.iso
Here I get the error, that the kernel versions of the boot image and the iso don't match.

Next I wasted a CD-R by burning this same image:
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/iso-cd/debian-testing-amd64-businesscard.iso
to CD and get a lot of error messages of syntax-errors and segmentation faults for about 5-10 minutes the red screen saying that choosing language has failed. If I use expert mode or a couple options (like fb=false, mem=512M) I get a kernel panic - not syncing.

I did try a couple other methods to get the AMD64 Squeeze install. For example I unpacked a netboot.tar.gz and used syslinux and put it on the USB stick. The install had a different issue, but also crashed at some point. I also tried different boot.tar.gz images from sid and squeeze and combined them with different iso images from sid and squeeze. I might try and continue tomorrow or some other day. 

But I thought you would find this mail useful. OTOH, maybe I just made some stupid mistake and this email will be very useful to me, because someone who reads this might point that mistage out to me.

Thx,

Malte
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Quoting Malte Schmidt-Tychsen (msty@gmx.de):
> Hi,
> 
> please close this bug, because I am most likely having hardware issues with this machine that do not show using a i386 os.

Closed with this mail. Please note that you can do it yourself as
well, by using the very same method (mail to <bugnr>-done, with a short explanation).

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