-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 01/08/2013 09:46 PM, Bob Proulx wrote: > Steve Dierker wrote: >> I have a little file server running on an Intel Atom with 2GB >> Ram. > > Sounds good. > >> It has 4 1TB hard drives, two of them connected to the internal >> SATA controller > > Should be okay. > >> and two of them connected to an SiliconImage 3114 controller in >> the PCI-Slot. > > Probably okay. But there have been problems with drivers on some > cards. Probably okay but approach cautiously. > >> My problem is: I install the system without any error or >> complications but when I boot the system it always hangs when >> starting grub. The last things displayed are: >> >> GRUB loading. Welcome to GRUB! >> >> Thats all. So does anyone of you has an idea why this happens? > > That is immediately before when grub will then clear the screen and > display either a text menu or a graphical menu. I always prefer a > text menu for reliability. It may be trying to use a graphical > menu and failing to do so. I forget how these are selected at > installation time. > > Note also that the installation media may be used as rescue media > after system installation time. I am not quite sure the right > combination to suggest but I would boot into rescue mode, start a > shell in the system environment, and then edit the grub boot > options. I am thinking set GRUB_TERMINAL=console in > /etc/default/grub and then run update-grub to re-freeze that > configuration. But perhaps something different would be more > appropriate. > >> Does it have anything to do with the external SATA controller? > > It is not yet clear based upon the data so far. It might be. Or > it might be a problem with the graphical screen from grub. > > Since you are freshly installing and have no data already on these > disks I suggest an experiment to eliminate the possibilities. I > would unplug the PCI card and unplug all of the disks leaving just > one single disk plugged into the SATA port. Then install again. > I would not select any desktop environment so that it will install > more quickly and since it is not needed since this is a throwaway > test. If it works and you get to the grub menu and all is good > then you have a point to start. Then add in one thing at a time > and repeat. This will allow you to diagnose where things are > failing. > > Bob
So, that’s what I tested today. I decided to check the SiliconImage SATA controller first, so I unplugged it from the mainboard including both hard drives connected to it. Then I booted the system and voilà GRUB was appearing normaly and I could but the system with some failures because two hard drives where missing. Ok, so grub has a problem with the SiliconImage controller. But is there anyway to fix that? thanks, Steve -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org/ iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJQ7XdkAAoJEODOuUG9dv6UsHwQALos8IjQEJ1SD1MChTWNPf6a Wry0wZjI43rwp6fK6RPOc4MDIekTvap1k8zhAomD6tY2hZNqwMtWKcxUB/WE8OBx fX3R7SsrEptHzRyrW4W6/wVbu2OitlBa248QRzZtoK7UGCuDr+oCJb07EEIgprno yGjzRgIwrGW1FY4OjGS61S4wBO6cUDx1FYVzBlzBKiugWcupt/gPP2iKUnXCmV/T dAfhmaYRXwy6ZbjT/D1IJRgOllyey/liPfsJ9FOSaaHRkt1Dx3NPH6A5rT/lr2sy 35paGGumXvD7M4JH0+wiPH/rQuGvFzID85OaYMbC6SLTyhE0NJRpDMoQuWAbnQ2f +rufwexn0eicEvK7xA5BAxbmXx29PisHkNLWn8KRWUAA1cNqMOoJCTQwsqH+JYiH ep3YC6WpKeTV6UUg8+Ju/gTD9Z0pl80Ue+x7zOogbbXsMHqbglPQkE083m6QEMI6 ERy+NZaiDpDVCntQNI0P6+lk99yCzn71ZWydC7XJ1otWWUtusse2aLH1wFF+ai7a 4NSpltQD82PeQEyMQMrRbeeiMSNyNfCtsEQB8pfC11LeqrOmkiPTN6BMmg9+9aFd WnocA5w2uYgCpe2UdYCoXiP99dHLIj6fQ4TdF7EgZG+9sriLbpTMlPp+XfUhpZoT qpyhrziG92ynThlXZfh8 =+8B7 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/50ed7767.5050...@obstkiste.org
