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Bug#219758: marked as done (probing floppy hangs on vaio)

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has caused the Debian Bug report #219758,
regarding probing floppy hangs on vaio
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--- Begin Message --- 
Package: rootskel-bootfloppy

----- Forwarded message from Rainer Dorsch <rdorsch@web.de> -----

From: Rainer Dorsch <rdorsch@web.de>
Date: Sat, 8 Nov 2003 18:23:44 +0100
To: debian-boot@lists.debian.org
Cc: joeyh@debian.org, goswin@debian.org
Subject: Install report for Sony Vaio PCG-5211
Organization: Alzental Castle
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	autolearn=no version=2.60

INSTALL REPORT

Debian-installer-version: 08-Nov-2003, 
http://people.debian.org/~sjogren/d-i/images/daily/
uname -a: Linux localhost 2.4.22-1-386 #9 Sat Oct 4 14:30:39 EST 2003 i686 
GNU/Linux
Date: 08-Nov-2003
Method: bootfloppy-image, floppy-image, net-drivers-image
I booted from an USB attached sony floppy drive
network installation from ftp.us.debian.org (I was somewhat surprised, that I 
was not asked for a server)...later on from ftp.de.debian.org
Machine: Sony Vaio PCG-5211
Processor: rd@localhost:~$ cat /proc/cpuinfo
processor       : 0
vendor_id       : GenuineIntel
cpu family      : 6
model           : 8
model name      : Pentium III (Coppermine)
stepping        : 3
cpu MHz         : 496.318
cache size      : 256 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 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat 
pse36 mmx fxsr sse
bogomips        : 989.59

Memory: rd@localhost:~$ cat /proc/meminfo
        total:    used:    free:  shared: buffers:  cached:
Mem:  196911104 192454656  4456448        0  9101312 106659840
Swap: 131600384  4931584 126668800
MemTotal:       192296 kB
MemFree:          4352 kB
MemShared:           0 kB
Buffers:          8888 kB
Cached:         103532 kB
SwapCached:        628 kB
Active:          93876 kB
Inactive:        79284 kB
HighTotal:           0 kB
HighFree:            0 kB
LowTotal:       192296 kB
LowFree:          4352 kB
SwapTotal:      128516 kB
SwapFree:       123700 kB

Root Device: /dev/hda3
Root Size/partition table: if somebody needs it, I will provide it
Output of lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 
03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 
03)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 03)
00:08.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Sony Corporation CXD3222 i.LINK Controller (rev 
02)
00:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Yamaha Corporation YMF-744B [DS-1S Audio 
Controller] (rev 02)
00:0a.0 Communication controller: Conexant HSF 56k Data/Fax Modem (Mob WorldW 
SmartDAA) (rev 01)
00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 08)
00:0c.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c475 (rev 80)
00:0d.0 FLASH memory: Sony Corporation Memory Stick Controller (rev 01)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Neomagic Corporation NM2230 [MagicGraph 
256AV+] (rev 30)


Base System Installation Checklist:

Initial boot worked:    [O]
Configure network HW:   [E]
Config network:         [O]
Detect CD:              []
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:    [O]
Reboot:                 [O]

Comments/Problems:

Installation worked out very well (far better than installing KDE or GNOME ;-)

There was one glitch:

debian-installer/rootskel/src/sbin/init.bootfloppy

asked in this part 

[...]
debugshell "after hardware detection"

FIRST_PASS=1
LOADED=0
while [ "$LOADED" = 0 ]; do
        echo
        echo
        echo
        echo
        echo
        echo
        echo -n "Please insert the second floppy or plug in a USB storage 
device..."

        if [ 1 -gt "$BOOT_DEBUG" ]; then
                # Shut up kernel errors if the disk is inserted at wrong time, 
etc.
                OLD_PRINTK=`cat /proc/sys/kernel/printk`
                echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/printk
        fi

        MOUNTED=0
        while [ "$MOUNTED" = 0 ]; do
[...]

to insert the second floppy, but the laptop was basically dead at this point. 
mvrn from #debian-boot helped out: I booted with BOOT_DEBUG=3 and inserted 
the second boot floppy in the debugshell after hardware detection. Then it 
worked out very smooth.


If I do not change the floppy in the debugshell, the problem becomes obvious:

During the first

mount /dev/floppy/o -o ro -tvfat floppy

I get a 

Unable to handle kernel NULL ponter dereference at virtual address 000000ff
[..]

Then after the 5 sleep seconds the installation hangs at the second call of

mount /dev/floppy/o -o ro -tvfat floppy


Though it is somehow cool, if the user only needs the change the floppy 
without doing anything, I recommand to ask the user to change floppy and hit 
the enter button, this would be a very save workaround for this issue.

Thanks for the great work,
Rainer

-- 
Rainer Dorsch
Alzentalstr. 28
D-71083 Herrenberg
07032-919495
Icq: 32550367


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Thanks for your report.
Closing as it's an installation report from a debian installer version
which isn't supported anymore.
Feel free to test and report any issues against the current debian
installer release (Squeeze) or the daily images which supports more hardware and also
it's improved.
Thanks!

http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/

-- 
Melhores cumprimentos/Best regards,

Miguel Figueiredo
http://www.DebianPT.org

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