I think if one searches for "i2o + 2.6 kernel bug" this will be getting closer to the core of the problem, which is that there is a known bug in certain 2.6 kernels associated with the i2o controllers.
This is a good place to start: http://i2o.shadowconnect.com/faq.php#i2o_scsi At this point the problem is beyond me and, having deliberately hosed a valid install more than once to try to reproduce the failure (and being TOO successful at that, I am now trying to reproduce the steps which give me a valid install. Since there is an identified bug in the kernel, the more interesting question from the Debian install standpoint, given my experience, is 'What can be done to successfully avoid the problem?' -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org