Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: January 31, 2004 (unstable)
uname -a: Linux zurg 2.4.24 #2 Sat Jan 24 09:23:56 CST 2004 i686 athlon
i386 GNU/Linux
Date: 10:27 cst us, January 31, 2004
Method:
Tried the unstable beta2 version of the new installer
to install a debian sarge install on my primary home system.
Machine: homebuilt desktop
Processor: amd 1800+xp
Memory: 512mbytes
Root Device: ide, root device is /dev/hda
Root Size/partition table: <Feel free to paste the full partition
major minor #blocks name
3 0 78150744 hda Primary hard drive
3 1 313236 hda1 Fedora Core /boot
3 2 15358140 hda2 Fedora Core /
3 3 30716280 hda3 Data Storage
3 4 1 hda4
3 5 15358108 hda5 Home directories
3 6 15358108 hda6 Proposed Debian Root <<<<<<< TARGET
3 7 1044193 hda7 swap space
3 64 39121488 hdb Secondary (slave Drive)
3 65 104391 hdb1
3 66 514080 hdb2
3 67 30531532 hdb3
3 68 7968240 hdb4
Output of lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 746 Host (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SG86C202
00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 85C503/5513 (rev
25)
00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE]
00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0
Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0
Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0
Controller
00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900
10/100 Ethernet (rev 91)
00:0a.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev
0a)
00:0a.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! MIDI/Game Port
(rev 0a)
00:0c.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2
MX/MX 400] (rev b2)
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [E]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
I tried both the beta2 release from a few weeks ago then the unstable
beta2 installer released yesterday. Both had the same problem. This
report is about the unstable version.
I get all the way through the install process up to roughly 58% where it
begins to configure everything. I then receive an error. In the messages
file I see the following information:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> error data <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
Setting up sysvinit (2.85-9)
sysvinit: creating /dev/initctl
init: timeout opening / writing control channel /dev/initctl
setting up modutils (2.4.26-1)
errors were encountered while processing
tar
umount: /target/dev/shm: no such file
umount: /target/proc/bus/shm invalid argument
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> end error data <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<
The processes gives me a message on the console to the effect that I
have encountered a problem please check the logs.... I can still
interact with the installer, but I can get no further in the install
process.
To recap: I'm attempting to use the unstable, beta2 installer to install
debian on partition /dev/hda6. The would effectively make the system
capable of being a dual boot machine. I don't know if there is a
partition issue where the installation must occur on a primary partition
or not.....
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Sam Williams [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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