Hello! On a very similar machine I tried to install etch using a lenny d-i daily-built image. The full report is available as bug #438566 [1]. For those who don't want to refer to that bug, I quickly answered in line here.
Thx, bye, Gismo / Luca Footnotes: [1] http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=438566 On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 21:38:16 +0200, Luca Capello wrote: > On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 16:04:31 +0200, Luca Capello wrote: >> 1) partition step > > This problem is still present: as soon as I configur the LVM and > finalize it (i.e. choosing the "Finish..." option in the LVM menu), > the "Configure LVM" option in partman disappears. Problem solved. >> 2) boot > > This is a bit strange: at reboot (without touching the SATA cables), > GRUB blocks after Stage1.5 (error, but this can be the old MBR from > the previous installation which I forgot to erase). So I swapped > the SATA cables and the machine boots, at least until error 3 below. > > What's strange is that the disk which can boot was on port2/channel2 > during installation and its first partition is /boot.bck (recognized > thanks to different labels), while the one that cannot boot is /boot > (and indeed it contains the correct files). AFAIK the cause is that the linux kernel erroneously maps the Promise TX4 devices, counting from the last one. >> 3) initrd >> >> The first boot stopped because vgsimba couldn't be find. [...] >> error in /etc/crypttab and indeed /etc/crypptab was empty: > > This is still needed. Problem still present. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
