This bug seams caused by parted detecting "loop" instead of "msdos" partition table. As a result the user sees only one partition occupying the whole disk. I reported this but to parted as #259248.
Anton Zinoviev On 17.V.2004 at 03:45 (+0200) Jens Ruehmkorf wrote: > > Debian-installer-version: > http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/i386/beta4/sarge-i386-netinst.iso > uname -a: Linux ernst 2.4.25-1-386 #2 Wed Apr 14 19:38:08 EST 2004 i686 > unknown > Date: Sun May 16 23:30:39 CEST 2004 > Method: expert26 vga=771 > > Machine: Sony Laptop PCG-GR214MK > Processor: Intel Pentium III Mobile CPU 1000 Mhz > Memory: 512 MB > Root Device: HITACHI_DK23CA-20, root is on > /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part8 > Root Size/partition table: > Disk /dev/discs/disc0/disc: 20.0 GB, 20003880960 bytes > 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2432 cylinders > Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes > > Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System > /dev/discs/disc0/part1 * 1 747 6000246 7 > HPFS/NTFS > /dev/discs/disc0/part2 748 2432 13534762+ 5 > Extended > /dev/discs/disc0/part5 748 1187 3534268+ 6 FAT16 > /dev/discs/disc0/part6 1188 1191 32098+ 83 Linux > /dev/discs/disc0/part7 1192 1315 995998+ 82 > Linux swap > /dev/discs/disc0/part8 1316 1331 128488+ 83 Linux > /dev/discs/disc0/part9 1332 2432 8843751 8e > Linux LVM > > Output of lspci: not available at this point of install > > Base System Installation Checklist: > [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it > > Initial boot worked: [O] > Configure network HW: [O] > Config network: [O] > Detect CD: [O] > Load installer modules: [O] > Detect hard drives: [O] > Partition hard drives: [E] > Create file systems: [ ] > Mount partitions: [ ] > Install base system: [ ] > Install boot loader: [ ] > Reboot: [ ] > > Comments/Problems: > > This is my 2nd try of Debians beta4, the last time everything worked out > just fine. Now I'm having problems getting partman to work for my > laptop, so I'd be really glad for some hints. I didn't try any of the > daily builds yet. > > My problems should be rather easy to fix, I suppose, so I'm glad for any > hints/pointers. > > 1. What went wrong: > > I used "expert vga=771" to boot. And, besides the usb-floppy, all > modules to access and set up my hardware were available. > > This is what mount said: > > -- snip -- > tmpfs on / type tmpfs (rw) > proc on /proc type proc (rw) > devfs on /dev type devfs (rw) > devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw) > /dev/cdroms/cdrom0 on /cdrom type iso9660 (ro) > -- snap -- > > I couldn't get partman to work, so I used console and > > # cfdisk /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc > > to partition the harddrive. Simply typing "cfdisk" would produce this: > > -- snip -- > FATAL ERROR: Cannot open disk drive > Press any key to exit cfdisk > -- snap -- > > But by using cfdisk & the lvm-tools everything was set up as needed. > Only partman fails to read the (old or new) existing partition table or > to continue. When starting "Partition disks" from the main-menu, he > finds all volume groups, as well as the harddrive: > > That means in /var/lib/partman/devices/ are all devices partman found > (hitachi is the name of the volume group I used): > > -- snip -- > =dev=hitachi=export > =dev=hitachi=home > =dev=hitachi=usr > =dev=hitachi=var > =dev=ide=host0=bus0=target0=lun0=disc > -- snap -- > > 2. What I would like to do: > > Since I have set up everything I simply need to make the directories in > /target properly, mount them (at least "/"?), put a correct fstab in > /target/etc/fstab and continue with "Install the base system". I tried a > little and read some shell-scripts, but didn't get thus far. > > Can somebody please point me the right direction? > > I wanted to checkout d-i through svn to dig a little deeper, but: > > -- snip -- > aselitz[~/d-i]> date > Mon May 17 02:26:58 CEST 2004 > baselitz[~/d-i]> svn co svn://svn.debian.org/d-i/trunk debian-installer > svn: Berkeley DB error while opening environment for filesystem /svn/d-i/db: > Permission denied > -- snap -- > > So I had to unpack some .debs from the cd-rom to look into this. But > this became a real PITA after a while. > > 3. Addendum: some impressions on d-i: > > Keep up the great work! Besides some problems with partman it makes a > great impression on me. For partman I still find the menu a little bit > confusing, but that might just be me being silly. > > * Several times hardware had to be detect. A button to mark/unmark all > drivers to detect at once and maybe additionally grouping them would be > nice. > > * Several times I found the "<Go Back>"-button a bit confusing: instead > of simply continuing by hitting return, I used to tab to "Go Back", > altering all changes I had made. Maybe it would be nice to provide a > button "Continue", which is marked as default? > > -- > regards Jens -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
