Bug#737750: debian-installer: Netboot initrd does not download ata-modules or sata-modules udebs
On Wed, 2014-02-05 at 17:45 +0000, Ben Hutchings wrote:
> On Wed, 2014-02-05 at 12:17 -0500, Elizabeth Myers wrote:
> > Package: debian-installer
> > Version: wheezy
> > Severity: normal
> > Tags: d-i
> >
> > Debian's initrd.gz for debian-installer does not download
> ata-modules or sata-modules udebs, rendering the initrd useless on
> systems with AHCI controllers - more specifically, it will boot, but
> detect no disks.
> >
> > Many systems lack a legacy IDE mode and therefore this is a serious
> problem.
> >
> > I can attach other logfiles later, but the jist of it is that it
> doesn't even attempt to fetch the udebs.
>
> Presumably it has failed to detect the network controller, so it can't
> download anything.
That would normally result in a prompt to pick a network controller
driver I think? In any case nic issues is an avenue worth exploring.
Ian.
>
> Please can you specify what network controller(s) this sytem has? The
> command 'lspci -vnn' should provide the model name and numeric ID for
> all PCI devices; look for 'Network controller' or 'Ethernet controller'.
>
> Ben.
>
> --
> Ben Hutchings
> Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse.
>
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