Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: RC1 (sarge-powerpc 2.6.8 kernel) uname -a: Linux ppc 2.6.8-powerpc #1 Fri Aug 27 18:02:26 CEST 2004 ppc GNU/Linux Date: 20040930 3:13 UTC
Method: Boot floopies downloaded from http://people.debian.org/~luther/d-i/images/daily/powerpc/floppy-2.4/ boot images = ofonlyboot.img root.img network-drivers.img cd-drivers.img CD = weekly iso-1 CDROM dated Sep. 20, 2004 from http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/weekly/powerpc/ deb mirrors = ftp.us.debian.org/debian unstable* (see comment [3]) Machine: Power Macintosh Beige G3 Processor: PowerPC,750 rev. 2.2 /proc/cpuinfo: processor : 0 cpu : 740/750 temperature : 31-33 C (uncalibrated) clock : 233MHz revision : 2.2 (pvr 0008 0202) bogomips : 465.92 machine : Power Macintosh motherboard : AAPL,Gossamer MacRISC detected as : 48 (PowerMac G3 (Gossamer)) pmac flags : 00000000 L2 cache : 512K unified pipelined-syncro-burst memory : 64MB l2cr override : 0xa9100000 pmac-generation : OldWorld Memory: 64MB /proc/meminfo: MemTotal: 61904 kB MemFree: 31344 kB Buffers: 1916 kB Cached: 16180 kB SwapCached: 0 kB Active: 17808 kB Inactive: 5476 kB HighTotal: 0 kB HighFree: 0 kB LowTotal: 61904 kB LowFree: 31344 kB SwapTotal: 249992 kB SwapFree: 249992 kB Dirty: 4 kB Writeback: 0 kB Mapped: 10144 kB Slab: 4320 kB Committed_AS: 26960 kB PageTables: 368 kB VmallocTotal: 923472 kB VmallocUsed: 10480 kB VmallocChunk: 912472 kB Root Device: Seagate Baracude 9GB at /dev/sda (that's pci/mac-io/scsi/[EMAIL PROTECTED]:3 to Open Firmware 2.01f) Root Size/partition table: df /dev/sda3 915192 53365 812999 7% / tmpfs 30952 0 30952 0% /dev/shm /dev/hda9 3588204 32876 3373056 1% /home /dev/sda7 27968 1045 25431 4% /tmp /dev/sda5 3748768 159952 3398388 5% /usr /dev/sda6 1830418 8239 1724523 1% /usr/src /dev/sda4 1830418 89235 1643527 6% /var Output of lspci and lspci -n: lspci 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Motorola MPC106 [Grackle] (rev 40) 0000:00:10.0 ff00: Apple Computer Inc. Heathrow Mac I/O (rev 01) 0000:00:12.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage I/II 215GT [Mach64 GT] (rev 9a) -n 0000:00:00.0 0600: 1057:0002 (rev 40) 0000:00:10.0 ff00: 106b:0010 (rev 01) 0000:00:12.0 0300: 1002:4754 (rev 9a) Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot worked: [E] Configure network HW: [O] Config network: [O] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [O] Create file systems: [O] Mount partitions: [O] Install base system: [E] Install boot loader: [E] Reboot: [O] Comments/Problems: Initial boot [E] [1] The ofonlyboot.img started but the screen image (tuxmac in the frame buffer corner) color was messed up. [2] The ofonlyboot.img floppy finished loading, but I had to eject it with a paper clip. I was not prompted, but I inserted the root.img. There were no kernel messages scrolling, but eventually, the d-i dialog screen began. Install base system [E] Hope this is clear enough to _someone_. <brainfry> [3] A previous CD installation with this snapshot iso installs vmlinux-2.6.7-powerpc (with no choice), rather than the 2.6.8 on the floppy. I'm not sure exactly which kernel is used for the floppy's base installation, (it was late) but before I got that very welcome kernel choice, a dialog warning appeared saying no modules were found to match the kernel. Huh?? I had selected the default, "testing", when configuring apt. (I had earlier gotten a "bad mirror" error after my first choice, debian.uchicago.edu, and changed mirrors.) After the kernel modules error message, I returned to the main menu, reconfigured the debian mirror to "unstable" and _presto_ was able to continue without further incident. I just discovered that these mirror/version changes did not remove the previously selected mirrors from /etc/apt/sources.list. Look ... /etc/apt/sources.list #deb file:///cdrom/ sarge main deb cdrom:[Debian GNU/Linux testing _Sarge_ - Official Snapshot powerpc Binary-1 (20040920)]/ unstable contrib main deb http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib deb-src http://mirrors.kernel.org/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib deb http://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib deb-src http://debian.uchicago.edu/debian/ unstable main non-free contrib deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free Hey! CD reads "testing _Sarge_ ... unstable." Intuition, not experience tells me this list isn't good, but the system seems "stable" (get it?), even after a dist-upgrade in this state. Smarter heads than mine must have a plan. </brainfry> Install boot loader [4] background - I had used BootX to install from the same CD on the same box, and d-i said it was installing quik boot loader, but no progress bar; it quikly ;) bounced me back to the main menu, and there was no message that it had installed successfully. (see http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=273986 ) This installation, we have progress bar, success message and configuration, even a warning that Open Firmware changes might require one to zap the PRAM. The saga continues with quik; however, because I'm still reading how and haven't booted without BootX. But thanks to the successful quik configuration, now I have mac-centric /proc/device-tree to learn on. Thanks for powerpc d-i improvements, all! Amen, Duane P.S There's an even more action-packed play-by-play narative of this installation here: http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2004/09/msg00650.html . -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
