Bug#627163: installation-reports: installer hangs on searching drives for installer iso
Package: installation-reports
Followup-For: Bug #627163
-- Package-specific info:
Boot method: usb-memory
Image version: Debian Wheezy DI-b2 and weekly build from 20120926
Date: 20120926
Machine: Thinkpad X201
Partitions:
Disk /dev/sda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders, total 234441648 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x000e75fc
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 12290047 6144000 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 12292094 234441647 111074777 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 12292096 28676095 8192000 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda6 28678144 30726143 1024000 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 30728192 47112191 8192000 83 Linux
/dev/sda8 47114240 234441647 93663704 83 Linux
All partitions were created with Debian's fdisk.
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [ ]
Detect network card: [ ]
Configure network: [ ]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
User/password setup: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Install tasks: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Overall install: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
When the installer is searching the harddrive for installer ISO images, it
hangs when trying to access sda2. This happens on the automatic install,
and in the expert install if the automatic drive detection is chosen.
Selecting specifically the usb memory with the ISO image makes the installer
successfully find the image.
Deleting all partitions except sda1 makes the installer find the ISO image.
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