Bug#613822: installation-reports: Squeeze (amd64 and i386) cannot load NIC firmware from USB during installation for Poweredge 2950
Package: installation-reports
Severity: important
-- Package-specific info:
Boot method: Netinst CD
Image version: Squeeze 6.0.0 AMD64 and i386 Netinst
Date: <Date and time of the install>
Machine: Dell Poweredge 2950
Partitions: <df -Tl will do; the raw partition table is preferred>
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [O]
Configure network: [E]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
User/password setup: [ ]
Install tasks: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Overall install: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
<Description of the install, in prose, and any thoughts, comments
and ideas you had during the initial install.>
I have tried to use the files in http://ftp.de.debian.org/debian/pool/non-free/f/firmware-nonfree/firmware-nonfree_0.28.tar.gz on a FAT formatted USB stick but when
asked to insert the drivers it wil fail to detect them on this stick.
I have unpacked the file to the root of the stick, creating a /firmware-nonfree directory. I have copied that directory to /firmware and copied the relevant files to
/firmware and /bnx2 as well.
I can install Etch without a problem on this machine, have done so several times, I can then upgrade to lenny providing I first add the non-free repository.
Steps in a Squeeze AMD64 installation
Boot from CD
Select Install (not the graphic install)
Language English
Country Netherlands
Locale setting en_US.UTF-8
keymap American English
The installer will look for the CD and find it
It will then load aditional components
It will then detect network hardware
At this point it will report a missing file bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-5.0.0.j3.fw
I insert the USB stick, it wil be available as /dev/sdc with the vfat partition as /dev/sdc1
I CAN:
- Open a second console
- mkdir /mnt/usb
- mount /dev/sdc1 /mn/usb
- ls /mnt/usb
and see alle relevant files on the stick. So the installer is able to see the files on the stock as far as I can tell.
After not finding the bnx2/bnx2-mips-06-5.0.0.j3.fw file it wil now look for the bnx2-rv2p-06-5.0.0.j3.fw file.
I do not know if this is a feature or a bug as well in the AMD64 installation.
I have almost the same error trying to install from an i386 Netinst CD but it will search for the bnx2/bnx2-rv2p-06-5.0.0.j3.fw file the first time.
I have prepared this report bug on my machine at home. If you want a relevant hardware list I can install Etch on the machine with the problem and upgrade to Lenny and
after that to Squeeze if needed from which I can the use reportbug to add the relevant hardware info if needed.
In that case please tell me which command to run or which file to add to the report.
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Please make sure that the hardware-summary log file, and any other
installation logs that you think would be useful are attached to this
report. Please compress large files using gzip.
Once you have filled out this report, mail it to submit@bugs.debian.org.
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