Bug#607301: Installation-Report: No Boot with Silicon Image SiI 3114 SATA/Raid Controller + single SATA disk drive and GNU/Linux Debian 6.0.0 i386 New install. No raid array used.
Miguel Figueiredo wrote
> " If I understood correctly:
> Using a Sil 3114 Sata raid controller
> you are only able to boot sucessfully in rescue mode. "
My appologies Miguel, I have not made myself clear. My fault.
In response to your question Miguel, my short answer is 'no'.
I cannot 'rescue - boot' the newly installed
pc debian system
with, or from, rescue mode, with the aid of the 'rescue cdrom' disk
and it's Grub GNU/Linux 'Boot Command List'.
The 'rescue cdrom' disk, boots itself in the pc OK !
Having booted the rescue-disk itself,
I cannot use the running rescue disk's GNU/Linux 'Command List' to
'rescue - boot' the debian system previously installed on hard disk.
McTech wrote at Message #27 received at 607301@bugs.debian.org
>> Subject: No boot with Debian sid, unstable grub-rescue-pc
>> 1.99~rc1-3 i386, SATA, SiI 3114
>> Date: 06.03.2011. Fails to boot with Debian sid, unstable
>> grub-rescue-pc 1.99~rc1-3 i386,
>> The rescue disk boots itself ok,
>> but it does not rescue the machine.
>> The pc does not boot in conjunction with the rescue disk,
>> after succesfully installing from, (except auto booting)
>> versions of :- Debian 6.0.0, wheezy weekly build ,
>> unstable-20.02.2011 and also experimemtal-20.02.2011,
>> and experimental-04.03.2011.
>> After I set the rescue-disk-pc GNU/Linux parameters to :-
>> set params 'GNU/Linux'
>> (as it comes, a blank line here)
>> set root=(hd0,1)
>> linux /boot/vmlinux-2.6.37-2-486 root=/dev/sda1
>> initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.37-2-486
>> The rescue-disk-pc Boot Symptom is :-
>> error: hd0 cannot get c/h/s values
>> error: you need to load the kernel first.
>> press any key to continue
>> grub> ls
>> (cd) (cd,msdos1) (fd0)
Today, 10.04.2011, I can see Ubuntu's
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/natty/+source/grub2/1.99~rc1-10ubuntu1
I can also see the following Debian link is there at
http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/g/grub2/grub2_1.99~rc1-10/changelog
but no Debian web site, Grub rc1-10 changelog text yet.
http://packages.debian.org/changelogs/pool/main/g/grub2/
no rc1-10 entry yet. I will wait a while.
---
Minor corrections to errors I made
in my previous 04.04.2011 posting:-
"Using debian-rescue-cdrom Grub 1.99~rc1-6" should be
"Using Debian grub-rescue-cdrom 1.99~rc1-6"
"issue suappears" should be "issue appears" .
"root@grml / # /dev/sda0 (just to see)" should be
"root@grml / # ls /dev/sda0 (just to see)
ls: cannot access /dev/sda0 : No such file or directory."
Again, thank your help Miguel. It is appreciated. Regards, McTech.
I am progressing this potential grub symptom in help-grub@gnu.org
I am not sure how I specify specific message or bug numbers, or join / link
up the seperate entries there at help-grub.
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