Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/i386/20050825/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso uname -a: unavailable Date: 05/26/2005 Method: netinst CD image
Machine: SUPERMICRO P8SAA mobo Processor: P4 3.0 MHZ Memory: 1GB Root Device: SATA DRIVES BOTH IN RAID AND NON RAID MODE Root Size/partition table: 160GB , 1GB swap Output of lspci and lspci -n: 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: [O ] Create file systems: [O ] Mount partitions: [O ] Install base system: [O ] Install boot loader: [O ] Reboot: [E ] Comments/Problems: ok, this one got me. I tried the following: installed cdimage-testing under the following conditions: -. SATA HD configured as PATA: initial installation succeeds, computer restarts and continues with netinst part of install. Once system is installed, I switch disks to SATA mode, no RAID. System won't boot. I get GRUB to start linux, detects devices but kernel panics due to dev/console not found???? If I change it back to PATA, it boots. Same thing happens if I try with the stable installer with linux26, initial & post succeed as long as I stay in PATA. In brief, It does detect my drives in SATA mode, but kernel panics. -. SATA HD configured as SATA no raid: initial installation succeeds, at restart no boot partitions are detected, won't even get LILO/GRUB prompts (I tried both loaders). It feels like boot loader didn't get installed properly in MBR -. SATA HD configured as SATA raid 1: initial installation succeeds, at restart no boot partitions are detected, won't even get LILO/GRUB prompts (I tried both loaders). It feels like boot loader didn't get installed properly in MBR -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
