On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 04:37:29PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Sven Luther [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 4:45 PM > > To: Zenker, Matthias (Otometrics Stuttgart) > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: Status of Bug ##242114 ? [Re: Bug#269036: Sarge: > > debian-installer partitioning failure] > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 04:13:08PM +0200, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Sven Luther [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2004 3:38 PM > > > > To: Zenker, Matthias (Otometrics Stuttgart) > > > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: Status of Bug ##242114 ? [Re: Bug#269036: Sarge: > > > > debian-installer partitioning failure] > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 31, 2004 at 03:00:00PM +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > wrote: > > > > > > Could you provide the reported geometry on both a 2.4 > > kernel and > > > > > > a > > > > > > 2.6 kernel ? This is probably the infamous 2.6 geometry > > > > > > bug/feature/whatver. > > > > > > > > > > Geometry reported by what? fdisk -l? > > > > > I could boot Knoppix once with kernel 2.4, once with 2.6, > > > > and invoke > > > > > fdisk -l /dev/hda each time. Would that be what you need? > > > > > > > > By the kernel. i don't know fdisk, but maybe, also look > > in the dmesg > > > > output too. > > > > > > Please excuse my ignorance, but what do I have to do to get the > > > geometry reported by the kernel? > > > > > > Anyway, here is already the output of fdisk -l on Knoppix (kernel > > > 2.4), Knoppix (kernel 2.6), and the debian installer shell: > > > -------------------------- > > > Linux Knoppix 2.4.23-xfs #1 SMP Mi Dez 10 22:25:03 CET 2003 > > i686 GNU/Linux > > > > > > Platte /dev/hda: 40.0 GByte, 40007761920 Byte > > > 240 Köpfe, 63 Sektoren/Spuren, 5168 Zylinder > > > Einheiten = Zylinder von 15120 * 512 = 7741440 Bytes > > > > > > Gerät Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > > /dev/hda1 * 1 2349 17758408+ 7 HPFS/NTFS > > > /dev/hda2 4695 5168 3583440 41 PPC > > PReP Boot > > > /dev/hda3 2350 3321 7348320 c W95 > > FAT32 (LBA) > > > /dev/hda4 3322 4694 10379880 5 Erweiterte > > > /dev/hda5 3738 3805 514080 82 Linux Swap > > > /dev/hda6 3806 4694 6720808+ 83 Linux > > > /dev/hda7 3322 3737 3144928+ 83 Linux > > > > > > Partitionstabelleneinträge sind nicht in Platten-Reihenfolge > > > --------------------------- > > > Linux Knoppix 2.6.1 #1 SMP Thu Jan 15 15:10:43 CET 2004 > > i686 GNU/Linux > > > > > > Platte /dev/hda: 40.0 GByte, 40007761920 Byte > > > 240 Köpfe, 63 Sektoren/Spuren, 5168 Zylinder > > > Einheiten = Zylinder von 15120 * 512 = 7741440 Bytes > > > > > > Gerät Boot Start End Blocks Id System > > > /dev/hda1 * 1 2349 17758408+ 7 HPFS/NTFS > > > /dev/hda2 4695 5168 3583440 41 PPC > > PReP Boot > > > /dev/hda3 2350 3321 7348320 c W95 > > FAT32 (LBA) > > > /dev/hda4 3322 4694 10379880 5 Erweiterte > > > /dev/hda5 3738 3805 514080 82 Linux Swap > > > /dev/hda6 3806 4694 6720808+ 83 Linux > > > /dev/hda7 3322 3737 3144928+ 83 Linux > > > > > > Partitionstabelleneinträge sind nicht in Platten-Reihenfolge > > > -------------------------------- > > > Linux notebook-mz 2.6.7-1-386 #1 Thu Jul 8 05:08:04 EDT 2004 i686 > > > unknown > > > > > > Disk /dev/discs/disc0/disc: 36.3 GB, 36344161280 bytes > > > 240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4694 cylinders > > > Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes > > > > > > Device Boot Start End > > Blocks Id System > > > /dev/discs/disc0/part1 * 1 2349 > > 17758408+ 7 HPFS/NTFS > > > /dev/discs/disc0/part2 4695 5168 > > 3583440 41 PPC PReP Boot > > > /dev/discs/disc0/part3 2350 3321 > > 7348320 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) > > > /dev/discs/disc0/part4 3322 4694 > > 10379880 5 Extended > > > /dev/discs/disc0/part5 3738 3805 > > 514080 82 Linux swap > > > /dev/discs/disc0/part6 3806 4694 > > 6720808+ 83 Linux > > > /dev/discs/disc0/part7 3322 3737 > > 3144928+ 83 Linux > > > > > > Partition table entries are not in disk order > > > --------------------------------------------- > > > > > > fdisk version is 2.12 in all cases. > > > Note that this output also contains some geometry information, and > > > that there is a difference between the two Knoppix outputs > > and the d-i > > > output. Perhaps this is what you looked for? > > > > Probably. Also, could you get the info from dmesg which looks like : > > > > hda: 312581808 sectors (160041 MB) w/8192KiB Cache, > > CHS=19457/255/63, UDMA(100) > > > > In all three cases. > > > > Also it would be nice to know the geometry d-i thinks the disk has. > > How do I get it? (Sorry for my ignorance)
Probably running a verbose version of parted. Or by looking in /var/log/partman, which may have something to say. We could write a smallish little libparted program to drop it too. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
