Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: pre-rc2 uname -a: various Date: November 2004 Method: from CD (sarge-i386-businesscard) Machine: various Processor: various x86 Memory: various, 128M .. 1G Root Device: software raid Root Size/partition table: root on /dev/md0, consisting of a pair of identical partitions on two disks. Tried both ide & scsi. Output of lspci and lspci -n: various
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: [O] Create file systems: [O] Mount partitions: [O] Install base system: [O] Install boot loader: [E] Reboot: [O] Comments/Problems: Recently I installed sarge on a few machines (~5), and I used a software raid as a root device. Installation progress was successfull until bootloader has to be installed. When I tried a "next step -- install bootloader", I got a choice: where MBR should be placed. Menu consisted of three options: "/dev/md0: root device", "/dev/md0: new debian partition" and "other: for experts". I tried /dev/md0 (both of. They are the same, I suspect). I got a pop-up, saying that /dev/md0 isn't active. (During partitioning. I marked both partitions /dev/md0 consist of as "bootable"). Popup asked, if I want to make /dev/md0 active. When I selected "yes", I got the error message saying "An error occured during installing boot loader", and I returned to previous menu. When I selected "no", I got a message saying "error: lilo returns -1 as exit code", and again, I was returned to previous menu. So only way to install was select "do not make /dev/md0 active", get an error (during this step, file /etc/lilo.conf on /target was created), log in on second console, chroot to /target, manually edit /etc/lilo.conf, appending 'raid-extra-boot=mbr-only', manually run lilo, return to first console and select "continue without bootloader". After this, everything is went OK. Reboot, base config and so on... This bug/strange behavior is 100% reproduceable, I get it five times during five installs. -- WBR, Alexander A. Vlasov Gala.Net System Administrator +38(039)2476081 nic-hdl: ZULU-UANIC -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
