Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: 20040705 netinst, from http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/sparc/ uname -a: Linux (none) 2.4.24-sparc32 #1 Fri Jan 30 16:04:55 EST 2004 sparc unknown Date: 2004/5/8 11.30 Method: booted on netinst CD, installed base from CD and rest from my local apt-proxy.
Machine: SparcClassic + external CD-ROM + external 2GB HD Processor: ? Memory: 32 + 8 + 8 Root Device: /dev/sdb, SCSI id 0,4,0 Root Size/partition table: Disk /dev/sda (Sun disk label): 9 heads, 36 sectors, 1254 cylinders Units = cylinders of 324 * 512 bytes Device Flag Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 0 1000 162000 1 Boot /dev/sda2 1000 1254 41148 82 Linux swap /dev/sda3 0 1254 203148 5 Whole disk Disk /dev/sdb (Sun disk label): 67 heads, 62 sectors, 1009 cylinders Units = cylinders of 4154 * 512 bytes Device Flag Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sdb1 0 1009 2095693 83 Linux native /dev/sdb3 0 1009 2095693 5 Whole disk Output of lspci: pita:/home/master# lspci pcilib: Cannot open /sys/bus/pci/devices pcilib: Cannot open /proc/bus/pci lspci: Cannot find any working access method. 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: [O] Reboot: [E] [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Comments/Problems: beta4 wouldn't boot: Just after the "freeing n kb of unused kernel memory" message (I think that's the moment the kernel execs init), it loops on an "attempt to read beyond end of device" message. Back to 20040407 snapshot: When I select "Install base system", it displays "Installing the debian base system" and the progress bar, but the latter stays at zero and it returns to the main menu after a second or two. "Check CD-ROM integrity" says the CD is not a Debian CD, on console 4, anna says "bad d-i packages file" and ": not such file" (seems like it is complaining there is no file with an empty name). Eject CD, put it back, retry. Nope. I go to console 2, mount shows that /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 is mounted on /cdrom. "ls /cdrom" shows empty directory. "umount /cdrom" and "mount /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 /cdrom", then "ls /cdrom" shows something sensible. Go back to console 1. "Install base system". Works. The filesystems were not cleanly unmounted after install: fsck run at first boot from HD, fails critically with I/O error. remount root ro, fsck on both disks finds no error, continue boot. -- Lionel -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
