Re: debian-hppa install notes with some CD trouble
On 18.02.19 15:24, Meelis Roos wrote:
> I tested debian-ports install on HP 9000 A180c (the last 32-bit server with parisc).
Thanks for testing!
> First I needed to find external SCSI CD-ROM with 512-byte block size support -
> I managed but netboot images would have been much simpler (same goes for sparc64).
Adrian mentioned to me, that netboot images are always in the d-i-tarball, e.g.:
http://ftp.ports.debian.org/debian-ports/pool-hppa/main/d/debian-installer/debian-installer-images_20190118_hppa.tar.gz
I haven't tried myself.
> Next, the CD was recognized as bootable by SEARCH IPL, good. It booted too and palo
> chose the correct 32-bit kernel and automatically used my serial console too.
>
> Initial locale and language dialogs worked fine, until it came to mounting the
> CD-ROM. That failed and asked if I want to load a driver. sr_mod was there so
> it was not a module problem. dmesg showed errors about reading past end of device.
> So I wrote another CD (checked SHA256sum of the image to make sure) with wodim -pad
> to pad the secotrs up. Still same problem.
>
> The logs showed problematic command was
> mount -t iso9660 /dev/sr0 /cdrom
> So I tried it by hand and it failed with "No such file or directory".
>
> After a manual retry it mounted. I unmounted it an let the installer try again
> and this time it worked. Why it worked, remains a mystery for me.
Strange!
Maybe the "old" CD-ROM drive has hickups ?
> Next stop was at configuring the package manager, after installing base system.
> I was greeted with the following dialog where I retried multiple times.
>
> lqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqu [!!] Configure the package manager tqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqk
> x x
> lx /cdrom/:Please insert the disc labeled: 'Debian GNU/Linux 10.0 _Sid_ x
> xx - Unofficial hppa NETINST 20190127-18:59' in the drive '/cdrom/' and x
> xx press enter. x
> xx x
> xx Media change x
> xx <Go Back> <Continue> x
> xx x
> xmqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqqj
> This is corresponding log from screen 4 (no I/O errors, just multiple mountings):
>
> Feb 18 11:45:21 apt-setup: Found 1 package indexes, 0 source indexes, 0 translation indexes and 0 signatures
> Feb 18 11:45:21 apt-setup: This disc is called:
> Feb 18 11:45:21 apt-setup: 'Debian GNU/Linux 10.0 _Sid_ - Unofficial hppa NETINST 20190127-18:59'
> Feb 18 11:45:21 apt-setup: Copying package lists...
> Feb 18 11:45:21 apt-setup: ^MReading Package Indexes... 0%^M
> Feb 18 11:45:21 apt-setup: ^MReading Package Indexes... 0%^M
> Feb 18 11:45:23 apt-setup: ^MReading Package Indexes... 241%^M
> Feb 18 11:45:23 apt-setup: ^MReading Package Indexes... Done^M
> Feb 18 11:45:23 apt-setup:
> Feb 18 11:45:23 apt-setup: Writing new source list
> Feb 18 11:45:23 apt-setup: Source list entries for this disc are:
> Feb 18 11:45:23 apt-setup: deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux 10.0 _Sid_ - Unofficial hppa NETINST 20190127-18:59]/ sid main
> Feb 18 11:45:23 apt-setup: Repeat this process for the rest of the CDs in your set.
^^^ That message is strange...
> Feb 18 11:45:26 kernel: [ 7011.291838] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A
> Feb 18 11:45:27 kernel: [ 7012.153976] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A
> Feb 18 11:47:00 kernel: [ 7105.302931] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A
> Feb 18 11:48:19 kernel: [ 7184.826600] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A
> Feb 18 12:15:36 kernel: [ 8821.824640] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A
>
> Retrying package manager configuration from the main menu asked me for network mirror
> so I provided ftp.ports.debian.org and /debian-ports/ and install could continue.
We are still waiting for this fix:
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=879130
> After installing all the packages (pkgsel works fine), the installer again asks for CD labeled
> 'Debian GNU/Linux 10.0 _Sid_ - Unofficial hppa NETINST 20190127-18:59'. After choosing
> Back, it told something abou finishing installation and then goes back to main menu with
> "Finish the installation" selected. Selecting something from there (I think I chose PALO installation)
> ejects the CD and tells the installation is finished.
>
> After reboot, SCSI disk becomes valid for IPL and the systems boots up from the hard disk.
>
> The kernel waits a lot after
> [ 58.632191] random: crng init done
> but that was the same during installer bootup.
Yes, that's a common problem, that the random number pool needs to get filled.
It's not parisc specific.
> Finally it boots up fine. zalon7xx gives warnings but that is for another time.
What kind of warnings? Do you have the log?
Does the A500 uses zalon?
Helge
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