Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: Sarge_RC2 sarge-i386-1.iso
uname -a: Linux Royal 2.6.8-1-386 #1 Thu Oct 7 02:21:16 EDT 2004 i586 unknown
Date: 12-8-04 8:50 PM
Method: Tried Enter at boot prompt, also Linux26 booted from CD-R No network hardware installed Machine: Royal (Sunrex) model HB8603 laptop (maybe 1997) Processor: 200MHz Pentium MMx
AMI BIOS, Chips and Technologies 65554 video
Memory: 128MB
Root Device: IDE1 master (hda) - 8.2GB IBM-DYLA-28100 (15880 C, 16 H, 63 S)
Root Size/partition table: <Feel free to paste the full partition
table, with notes on which partitions are mounted where.>
Output of lspci and lspci -n: Not found (too early in installation process?) Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O] (no hw installed)
Config network: [O] (none to detect)
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [?]
Partition hard drives: [?]
Create file systems: [E]
Mount partitions: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ] Comments/Problems:
The partitioner reaches 100% during 'creating ext3 filesystem', then another messagebox
appears too briefly to read (maybe 0%), ending with 'Failed to create a file system The
ext3 file system creation in partition #1 of IDE1 master (hda) failed.' It doesn't
appear to matter if I use ext2 orext3, or whether I use a single partition (plus swap),
or multiple partitions. I see messages in VT-3? from /sbin/tune2fs saying "Couldn't
find valid filesystem superblock", and from mke2fs saying "Could not stat
/dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 --- No such file or directory
The device apparently does not exist; did you specify it correctly?
Bug#258834: "failed installation on Compaq Presario 1260 laptop" looks
similar but unresolved. /var/log/partman and messages are attached.
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