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and subject line Re: booting the lenny installer via pxe leeds to a black screen
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--- Begin Message ---
Package: installation-reports
Severity: important
Tags: patch
It seems that debian-installer/i386/pxelinux.cfg/default is broken. If
I replace it with the etch version the installer boots and leads to a
normal installation.
-- Package-specific info:
Boot method: network
Image version:
http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/netboot.tar.gz
2008/08/30 (timestamp of file: 2008/05/22)
Date: <Date and time of the install>
Machine: celeron 220
Partitions: <df -Tl will do; the raw partition table is preferred>
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: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
User/password setup: [ ]
Install tasks: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Overall install: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
<Description of the install, in prose, and any thoughts, comments
and ideas you had during the initial install.>
Booting the lenny installer via pxe leads to a black screen.
--
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Once you have filled out this report, mail it to sub...@bugs.debian.org.
This is the same hardware, but an other installation...
==============================================
Installer hardware-summary:
==============================================
umame -a: Linux vm-host 2.6.25-2-486 #1 Fri Jul 18 17:03:35 UTC 2008 i686
unknown
lspci -knn: 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 662
Host [1039:0662] (rev 01)
lspci -knn: 00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS AGP
Port (virtual PCI-to-PCI bridge) [1039:0003]
lspci -knn: 00:02.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS964
[MuTIOL Media IO] [1039:0964] (rev 36)
lspci -knn: 00:02.5 IDE interface [0101]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513
[IDE] [1039:5513] (rev 01)
lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: SIS_IDE
lspci -knn: Kernel modules: sis5513, pata_sis
lspci -knn: 00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Silicon Integrated
Systems [SiS] AC'97 Sound Controller [1039:7012] (rev a0)
lspci -knn: 00:03.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB
1.1 Controller [1039:7001] (rev 0f)
lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
lspci -knn: Kernel modules: ohci-hcd
lspci -knn: 00:03.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB
1.1 Controller [1039:7001] (rev 0f)
lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
lspci -knn: Kernel modules: ohci-hcd
lspci -knn: 00:03.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB
1.1 Controller [1039:7001] (rev 0f)
lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
lspci -knn: Kernel modules: ohci-hcd
lspci -knn: 00:03.3 USB Controller [0c03]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB
2.0 Controller [1039:7002]
lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
lspci -knn: Kernel modules: ehci-hcd
lspci -knn: 00:04.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Silicon Integrated Systems
[SiS] SiS900 PCI Fast Ethernet [1039:0900] (rev 91)
lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: sis900
lspci -knn: Kernel modules: sis900
lspci -knn: 00:05.0 IDE interface [0101]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SATA
[1039:0181] (rev 01)
lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: sata_sis
lspci -knn: Kernel modules: sata_sis
lspci -knn: 00:1f.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
PCI-to-PCI bridge [1039:0004]
lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver
lspci -knn: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Silicon Integrated
Systems [SiS] 661/741/760 PCI/AGP or 662/761Gx PCIE VGA Display Adapter
[1039:6330] (rev 04)
lsmod: Module Size Used by
lsmod: ufs 69764 0
lsmod: qnx4 10628 0
lsmod: ntfs 189760 0
lsmod: dm_mod 54500 5
lsmod: md_mod 72724 0
lsmod: xfs 462836 0
lsmod: reiserfs 199936 0
lsmod: jfs 159452 0
lsmod: ext3 117640 2
lsmod: jbd 38932 1 ext3
lsmod: vfat 11648 0
lsmod: fat 45852 1 vfat
lsmod: ext2 62216 0
lsmod: mbcache 7680 2 ext3,ext2
lsmod: sata_sis 8580 0
lsmod: pata_sis 13700 1 sata_sis
lsmod: libata 142352 2 sata_sis,pata_sis
lsmod: dock 10124 1 libata
lsmod: sis900 20736 0
lsmod: mii 5248 1 sis900
lsmod: nls_utf8 2048 0
lsmod: isofs 31908 0
lsmod: nls_base 6784 6 ntfs,jfs,vfat,fat,nls_utf8,isofs
lsmod: zlib_inflate 14208 1 isofs
lsmod: rsrc_nonstatic 11520 0
lsmod: pcmcia_core 36112 1 rsrc_nonstatic
lsmod: ide_generic 1280 0 [permanent]
lsmod: usb_storage 76096 0
lsmod: scsi_mod 138508 2 libata,usb_storage
lsmod: vga16fb 12940 2
lsmod: vgastate 8192 1 vga16fb
lsmod: fan 5508 0
lsmod: ide_cd_mod 32672 0
lsmod: cdrom 31776 1 ide_cd_mod
lsmod: ide_disk 13696 3
lsmod: parport_pc 25636 0
lsmod: parport 32584 1 parport_pc
lsmod: ehci_hcd 31756 0
lsmod: ohci_hcd 21252 0
lsmod: usbcore 127600 4 usb_storage,ehci_hcd,ohci_hcd
lsmod: sis5513 7300 0 [permanent]
lsmod: ide_core 98500 4 ide_generic,ide_cd_mod,ide_disk,sis5513
lsmod: thermal 18844 0
lsmod: processor 33204 1 thermal
free: total used free shared buffers
free: Mem: 906492 413244 493248 0 32544
free: Swap: 1949688 0 1949688
free: Total: 2856180 413244 2442936
/proc/cpuinfo: processor : 0
/proc/cpuinfo: vendor_id : GenuineIntel
/proc/cpuinfo: cpu family : 6
/proc/cpuinfo: model : 22
/proc/cpuinfo: model name : Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 220 @
1.20GHz
/proc/cpuinfo: stepping : 1
/proc/cpuinfo: cpu MHz : 1200.100
/proc/cpuinfo: cache size : 512 KB
/proc/cpuinfo: fdiv_bug : no
/proc/cpuinfo: hlt_bug : no
/proc/cpuinfo: f00f_bug : no
/proc/cpuinfo: coma_bug : no
/proc/cpuinfo: fpu : yes
/proc/cpuinfo: fpu_exception : yes
/proc/cpuinfo: cpuid level : 10
/proc/cpuinfo: wp : yes
/proc/cpuinfo: flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 apic sep
mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36 clflush dts acpi mmx fxsr sse sse2 ss tm pbe nx lm
constant_tsc arch_perfmon pebs bts pni monitor ds_cpl tm2 ssse3 cx16 xtpr
lahf_lm
/proc/cpuinfo: bogomips : 2401.81
/proc/cpuinfo: clflush size : 64
/proc/cpuinfo:
/proc/ioports: 0000-001f : dma1
/proc/ioports: 0020-0021 : pic1
/proc/ioports: 0040-0043 : timer0
/proc/ioports: 0050-0053 : timer1
/proc/ioports: 0060-006f : keyboard
/proc/ioports: 0080-008f : dma page reg
/proc/ioports: 00a0-00a1 : pic2
/proc/ioports: 00c0-00df : dma2
/proc/ioports: 00f0-00ff : fpu
/proc/ioports: 0170-0177 : 0000:00:02.5
/proc/ioports: 01f0-01f7 : 0000:00:02.5
/proc/ioports: 01f0-01f7 : ide0
/proc/ioports: 0295-029e : pnp 00:08
/proc/ioports: 02e8-02ef : pnp 00:08
/proc/ioports: 0376-0376 : 0000:00:02.5
/proc/ioports: 0378-037a : parport0
/proc/ioports: 03c0-03df : vga+
/proc/ioports: 03f6-03f6 : 0000:00:02.5
/proc/ioports: 03f6-03f6 : ide0
/proc/ioports: 03f8-03ff : serial
/proc/ioports: 0481-048f : pnp 00:08
/proc/ioports: 04d0-04d1 : pnp 00:08
/proc/ioports: 04d6-04d6 : pnp 00:08
/proc/ioports: 0800-08fe : pnp 00:08
/proc/ioports: 0800-0803 : ACPI PM1a_EVT_BLK
/proc/ioports: 0804-0805 : ACPI PM1a_CNT_BLK
/proc/ioports: 0808-080b : ACPI PM_TMR
/proc/ioports: 0810-0815 : ACPI CPU throttle
/proc/ioports: 0816-0816 : ACPI PM2_CNT_BLK
/proc/ioports: 0820-0823 : ACPI GPE0_BLK
/proc/ioports: 0830-0833 : ACPI GPE1_BLK
/proc/ioports: 08ff-08ff : pnp 00:08
/proc/ioports: 0cf8-0cff : PCI conf1
/proc/ioports: 1000-1fff : PCI Bus #01
/proc/ioports: 1000-107f : 0000:01:00.0
/proc/ioports: 2000-20ff : 0000:00:04.0
/proc/ioports: 2000-20ff : sis900
/proc/ioports: 2100-21ff : 0000:00:02.7
/proc/ioports: 2200-227f : 0000:00:05.0
/proc/ioports: 2200-227f : sata_sis
/proc/ioports: 2280-22ff : 0000:00:02.7
/proc/ioports: 2300-230f : 0000:00:05.0
/proc/ioports: 2300-230f : sata_sis
/proc/ioports: 2310-231f : 0000:00:02.5
/proc/ioports: 2310-2317 : ide0
/proc/ioports: 2318-231f : ide1
/proc/ioports: 2320-2327 : 0000:00:05.0
/proc/ioports: 2320-2327 : sata_sis
/proc/ioports: 2328-232f : 0000:00:05.0
/proc/ioports: 2328-232f : sata_sis
/proc/ioports: 2330-2333 : 0000:00:05.0
/proc/ioports: 2330-2333 : sata_sis
/proc/ioports: 2334-2337 : 0000:00:05.0
/proc/ioports: 2334-2337 : sata_sis
/proc/iomem: 00000000-0009fbff : System RAM
/proc/iomem: 0009fc00-0009ffff : reserved
/proc/iomem: 000a0000-000bffff : Video RAM area
/proc/iomem: 000c0000-000cffff : Video ROM
/proc/iomem: 000d0000-000d9fff : Adapter ROM
/proc/iomem: 000f0000-000fffff : System ROM
/proc/iomem: 00100000-3d134fff : System RAM
/proc/iomem: 00100000-0029d2e6 : Kernel code
/proc/iomem: 0029d2e7-0034ef9f : Kernel data
/proc/iomem: 003a2000-003dd7f7 : Kernel bss
/proc/iomem: 3d135000-3d235fff : ACPI Non-volatile Storage
/proc/iomem: 3d236000-3ddf1fff : System RAM
/proc/iomem: 3ddf2000-3ddf3fff : reserved
/proc/iomem: 3ddf4000-3de78fff : System RAM
/proc/iomem: 3de79000-3def6fff : ACPI Non-volatile Storage
/proc/iomem: 3def7000-3def7fff : System RAM
/proc/iomem: 3def8000-3defefff : ACPI Tables
/proc/iomem: 3deff000-3defffff : System RAM
/proc/iomem: 3e000000-3e0fffff : PCI Bus #02
/proc/iomem: 40000000-47ffffff : PCI Bus #01
/proc/iomem: 40000000-47ffffff : 0000:01:00.0
/proc/iomem: 48000000-49ffffff : 0000:00:00.0
/proc/iomem: 4a000000-4a0fffff : PCI Bus #01
/proc/iomem: 4a000000-4a01ffff : 0000:01:00.0
/proc/iomem: 4a100000-4a100fff : 0000:00:04.0
/proc/iomem: 4a100000-4a100fff : sis900
/proc/iomem: 4a101000-4a101fff : 0000:00:03.3
/proc/iomem: 4a101000-4a101fff : ehci_hcd
/proc/iomem: 4a102000-4a102fff : 0000:00:03.2
/proc/iomem: 4a102000-4a102fff : ohci_hcd
/proc/iomem: 4a103000-4a103fff : 0000:00:03.1
/proc/iomem: 4a103000-4a103fff : ohci_hcd
/proc/iomem: 4a104000-4a104fff : 0000:00:03.0
/proc/iomem: 4a104000-4a104fff : ohci_hcd
/proc/iomem: 4a120000-4a13ffff : 0000:00:04.0
/proc/iomem: e0000000-efffffff : pnp 00:09
/proc/iomem: fec00000-fec00fff : pnp 00:09
/proc/iomem: fee00000-fee00fff : pnp 00:09
/proc/iomem: fff80000-ffffffff : reserved
/proc/interrupts: CPU0
/proc/interrupts: 0: 67 IO-APIC-edge timer
/proc/interrupts: 1: 925 IO-APIC-edge i8042
/proc/interrupts: 7: 0 IO-APIC-edge parport0
/proc/interrupts: 9: 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi acpi
/proc/interrupts: 12: 3 IO-APIC-edge i8042
/proc/interrupts: 14: 27067 IO-APIC-edge ide0
/proc/interrupts: 17: 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi sata_sis
/proc/interrupts: 19: 12544 IO-APIC-fasteoi eth0
/proc/interrupts: 20: 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi ohci_hcd:usb2
/proc/interrupts: 21: 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi ohci_hcd:usb3
/proc/interrupts: 22: 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi ohci_hcd:usb4
/proc/interrupts: 23: 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi ehci_hcd:usb1
/proc/interrupts: NMI: 0 Non-maskable interrupts
/proc/interrupts: LOC: 52409 Local timer interrupts
/proc/interrupts: TRM: 0 Thermal event interrupts
/proc/interrupts: SPU: 0 Spurious interrupts
/proc/interrupts: ERR: 0
/proc/interrupts: MIS: 0
/proc/meminfo: MemTotal: 906492 kB
/proc/meminfo: MemFree: 493200 kB
/proc/meminfo: Buffers: 32544 kB
/proc/meminfo: Cached: 343464 kB
/proc/meminfo: SwapCached: 0 kB
/proc/meminfo: Active: 153980 kB
/proc/meminfo: Inactive: 225004 kB
/proc/meminfo: SwapTotal: 1949688 kB
/proc/meminfo: SwapFree: 1949688 kB
/proc/meminfo: Dirty: 576 kB
/proc/meminfo: Writeback: 0 kB
/proc/meminfo: AnonPages: 3004 kB
/proc/meminfo: Mapped: 1864 kB
/proc/meminfo: Slab: 23464 kB
/proc/meminfo: SReclaimable: 17604 kB
/proc/meminfo: SUnreclaim: 5860 kB
/proc/meminfo: PageTables: 260 kB
/proc/meminfo: NFS_Unstable: 0 kB
/proc/meminfo: Bounce: 0 kB
/proc/meminfo: CommitLimit: 2402932 kB
/proc/meminfo: Committed_AS: 5944 kB
/proc/meminfo: VmallocTotal: 122564 kB
/proc/meminfo: VmallocUsed: 8096 kB
/proc/meminfo: VmallocChunk: 113720 kB
/proc/meminfo: HugePages_Total: 0
/proc/meminfo: HugePages_Free: 0
/proc/meminfo: HugePages_Rsvd: 0
/proc/meminfo: HugePages_Surp: 0
/proc/meminfo: Hugepagesize: 4096 kB
/proc/bus/input/devices: I: Bus=0011 Vendor=0001 Product=0001 Version=ab41
/proc/bus/input/devices: N: Name="AT Translated Set 2 keyboard"
/proc/bus/input/devices: P: Phys=isa0060/serio0/input0
/proc/bus/input/devices: S: Sysfs=/class/input/input0
/proc/bus/input/devices: U: Uniq=
/proc/bus/input/devices: H: Handlers=kbd
/proc/bus/input/devices: B: EV=120013
/proc/bus/input/devices: B: KEY=4 2000000 3803078 f800d001 feffffdf ffefffff
ffffffff fffffffe
/proc/bus/input/devices: B: MSC=10
/proc/bus/input/devices: B: LED=7
/proc/bus/input/devices:
-- System Information:
Debian Release: lenny/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.25-2-686 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
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--- Begin Message ---
Hi Jim
On Thu, February 5, 2009 1:42 am, Jim Paris wrote:
> I can confirm this bug with the Lenny installer. The problem appears
> to be caused by vesamenu.c32. If I replace the vesamenu.c32 in the
> Lenny installer with the one shipped in an earlier version of
> syslinux, I can boot the Lenny installer just fine via PXE.
>
> (Replacing pxelinux.cfg/default would also do the trick, since you
> would avoid using the bad vesamenu.c32 in that case)
I ran into this one a while ago and forgot to post the solution, which is
that you have to make sure that you are netbooting a 'pxelinux.0' which at
least as new as the version of 'vesamenu.c32'. It seems that the changes
to pxelinux.0 in syslinux are back-compatible with earlier copies of
vesamenu.c32, but not the other way round. Simply upgrade to pxelinux.0
from the Lenny images as well and the problem is fixed :-)
Regards
Jon
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