On Sun, Jul 25, 2004 at 12:43:06AM -0500, Nathan Poznick wrote: > > Package: installation-reports > > Debian-installer-version: > http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/alpha/20040724/sarge-alpha-businesscard.iso > uname -a: Linux buddha 2.4.26-1-generic #2 Sat May 1 16:31:16 EST 2004 alpha unknown > Date: Sat, July 24, 11:30pm > Method: Booted via SRM from the CD > Machine: AlphaServer 2100 4/275 > Processor: EV45 > Memory: 512MB > Root Device: DAC960 RAID5 /dev/rd/disc0/disc > Root Size/partition table: > > /dev/rd/disc0/disc - 30.0 GB DAC960 RAID controller > #1 1.0 MB K aboot > #2 100.0 MB F ext2 /boot > #3 512.0 MB F swap swap > #4 29.4 GB F ext3 / > > Output of lspci: > > PCI devices found: > Bus 0, device 0, function 0: > Ethernet controller: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21040 [Tulip] (rev > 35). > IRQ 32. > Master Capable. Latency=32. > I/O at 0x9400 [0x947f]. > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x1109000 [0x110907f]. > Bus 0, device 1, function 0: > SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c810 (rev 2). > IRQ 33. > Master Capable. Latency=32. > I/O at 0x9000 [0x90ff]. > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x1108000 [0x11080ff]. > Bus 0, device 2, function 0: > Non-VGA unclassified device: Intel Corp. 82375EB (rev 4). > Master Capable. Latency=32. > Bus 0, device 6, function 0: > RAID bus controller: Mylex Corporation DAC960P (rev 2). > IRQ 34. > Master Capable. Latency=32. Min Gnt=4. > I/O at 0x9480 [0x94ff]. > Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x110a000 [0x110a07f]. > > > 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 made it through everything up to the kernel installation - which is > the first time I've gotten that far with this setup, so things are > looking promising! > > Since it's only recently been possible to use the DEC OEM'd DAC960 > controllers during the debian installation, this may be something that's > just never been caught. > > I think this may be related to an earlier bug - way back in the day, > mkinitrd would fail on cciss and dac960 controllers because it was > looking for something like /dev/rd/disc0/part4, and those controllers > used devices of the form /dev/[cciss|rd]/c0d0p4. However, now only > /dev/rd/disc0/part4 exists, although mkinitrd is now looking for > /dev/rd/c0d0p4. From the debug logs:
Hi, I believe that the problem lies in grub's detection of devices. I am working on a patch to make this work correctly on cciss (which appears to be completely unsported at the moment). If I send you a patch for grub / new grub package for woody, will you be able to test it? I hope to have code to test available some time this week. Thanks. -- Horms -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]