I don't have time to try all this today, but I tried 2 things: 1) Using linux 2.6 "linux26" - same result as default Linux 2.4.
2) Using "linux debconf/priority=medium", I _only_ loaded the following modules when detecting my CDROM (because now it asked me...): ide-detect ide-disk ide-cd isofs That works - problem solved! I have to run now, but I'll try some more things you suggested tomorrow. Thanks, Will > -----Original Message----- > From: Frans Pop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 11, 2005 4:30 PM > To: Will Lentz > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: (fwd) RE: ide troubles > > On Tuesday 11 January 2005 20:19, you wrote: > > I did see a progress bar that displays all directory names under > > /pool/*/*. > > Hmmm. The log does not really tell us anything new. > > Here's a few more things to try. For both I advice you to boot the > installer with 'linux debconf/priority=medium'. > > 1. Check if DMA is enabled for the CD drive and disable it. > From vt2, check dmesg for something like: > PCI: Setting latency timer of device 00:01.1 to 64 > ide0: BM-DMA at 0xc000-0xc007, BIOS settings: hda:pio, hdb:pio > ide1: BM-DMA at 0xc008-0xc00f, BIOS settings: hdc:pio, hdd:pio > hda: QEMU HARDDISK, ATA DISK drive > hdc: QEMU CD-ROM, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive > > Also check: > cat /proc/ide/hd?/settings for value of using_dma > > If the CD-drive is showing dma after BIOS settings and proc is also > showing dma, try disabling it with 'echo -n "using_dma:0" >settings'. > > 2. See what's really going on in cdrom-detect. > From vt2, 'nano /var/lib/dpkg/info/cdrom-detect.postinst'; > uncomment the > 'set -x' command, switch back to vt1 and run cdrom-detect. > > Check what's in the syslog. > For the directory scan, you should see a lot of: > + db_subst cdrom-detect/scanning_progress_step DIR /cdrom/pool/main/a > + echo SUBST cdrom-detect/scanning_progress_step DIR > /cdrom/pool/main/a > (I removed the date and stuff) > > After doing 'z', you should see this: > + find /cdrom/pool/main/z/ > + db_progress STEP 1 > + echo PROGRESS STEP 1 > + local IFS= > > + local _LINE > + read -r _LINE > + RET=OK > + return 0 > + db_progress STOP > + echo PROGRESS STOP > + local IFS= > > + local _LINE > + read -r _LINE > + RET=OK > + return 0 > + relfile=/cdrom/dists/stable/Release > + [ -e /cdrom/dists/stable/Release ] > + sed -n s/^Suite: *//p /cdrom/dists/stable/Release > + suite=testing > + log Detected CD with 'testing' distribution > + logger -t cdrom-detect Detected CD with 'testing' distribution > + db_set mirror/suite testing > + echo SET mirror/suite testing > + local IFS= > > You could try adding commands in the script at the point > where it fails to > see if you, for instance can read other files. > > BTW. Did you try the 2.6 kernel? Just boot the installer with linux26. > >
