Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version:
http://people.debian.org/~vorlon/d-i/images/2004-09-30/netboot/boot.img
uname -a: Linux papyrus 2.4.27-1-generic #1 Sat Sep 4 01:15:04 CEST 2004 alpha unknown
Date: Sun Oct 3 15:30:14 EDT 2004
Method: This was a netboot installation. The boot was performed with
the following command:
boot -flags "console=ttyS0 root=/dev/ram ramdisk_size=16384 devfs=mount,dall" ewa0
I have a bootp and tftp server configured locally. I've used this
setup for previous debian installs.
Machine: Compaq DS10L
Processor: alpha
Memory: 256MB
Root Device: IDE /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part3
Root Size/partition table:
> | > #1 1.0 MB K aboot
> | > #2 80.0 MB F ext2 /boot
> | > #3 280.0 MB F ext3 /
> | > #4 3.5 GB F ext3 /usr
> | > #5 1.8 GB F ext3 /var
> | > #6 541.0 MB F swap swap
> | > #7 305.0 MB F ext3 /tmp
> | > #8 3.5 GB F ext3 /home
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
0000:00:01.0 0c03: 10b9:5237 (rev 03)
0000:00:07.0 0601: 10b9:1533 (rev c3)
0000:00:09.0 0200: 1011:0019 (rev 41)
0000:00:0b.0 0200: 1011:0019 (rev 41)
0000:00:0d.0 0101: 10b9:5229 (rev c1)
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [ ]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [E]
Reboot: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
The install goes fine until the "install aboot" step, which
fails. At that point, I go to a shell and try to install
manually:
part=/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc
swriteboot=/target/sbin/swriteboot
$swriteboot $part /target/boot/bootlx
There error is:
error: bootcode overlaps with partition #1.
If you really want this, use -f1
So I do:
$swriteboot -f1 $part /target/boot/bootlx
And get the error:
error: bootcode overlaps with partition #9.
If you really want this, use -f9
So I do:
$swriteboot -f9 $part /target/boot/bootlx
And get the error:
/target/sbin/swriteboot: partition number must be in range 1-8
So the next thing I try is to go through the install
again, but this time in the partitioner delete the
1st partition created for aboot. Then the partition
table looks something like (note this is not a copy/paste as
I forgot to do so during the install... it's just from my
memory):
> | > 1.0 MB Free Space
> | > #2 80.0 MB F ext2 /boot
> | > #3 280.0 MB F ext3 /
> | > #4 3.5 GB F ext3 /usr
> | > #5 1.8 GB F ext3 /var
> | > #6 541.0 MB F swap swap
> | > #7 305.0 MB F ext3 /tmp
> | > #8 3.5 GB F ext3 /home
>From the shell it looks like:
Minor Start End Filesystem Flags
2 0.955 77.249 ext2
3 77.249 344.278 ext3
4 344.278 3644.945 ext3
5 3644.945 5350.115 ext3
6 5350.115 5866.053 linux-swap
7 5866.053 6156.924 ext3
8 6156.924 9541.546 ext3
The installer warns me that aboot won't be able to be installed,
but I ignore and continue... alas, the aboot step fails so I
drop to a shell again and try to install aboot manually. No joy.
Steve Langasek from the debian-alpha list suggested that
I attach /var/log/{messages,syslog} to the bug report.
These files are huge and there is nothing interesting in
the last few lines. If they would be helpful, let me know
and I'll send them.
--
Steve Feehan
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