Bug#282757: RC2 installation on i386: 2.4 fails, 2.6 succeeds

2004-11-24 Thread Herbert Kaminski 
Package: installation-reports

Installed RC2 on a brand new computer from german computer chain VOBIS.
While kernel 2.4 hangs while detecting the hard drive, 
2.6 completes the installation without apparent problems.

Debian-installer-version: businesscard iso of rc2 from 
   http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/i386/rc2/
uname -a: 
   Linux dyna11.kasoft.de 2.6.8-1-386 #1 Thu Nov 11 12:18:43 EST 2004 i686 
GNU/Linux
Date: 23-NOV-2004
Method: 'linux' for 2.3, 'linux26' for 2.6; 
mirror: ftp.de.debian.org trhrough local http proxy
Machine: Yakumo Q8S YW 3100+ 
Processor: AMD Sempron 3100+ (1800 MHz) on MSI MoBo K8TM (MS-6741),
   VIA KT800/VT8237 chip set
Memory: 256MB
Root Device: SATA disk /dev/sda
Root Size/partition table: 
Disk /dev/sda: 81.9 GB, 81964302336 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9964 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
   Device Boot  Start End  Blocks   Id  System
/dev/sda1   *   12553205069417  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda22554996459528857+   f  W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/sda525542681 1028128+  82  Linux swap
/dev/sda6   *2682497618434556   83  Linux
/dev/sda74977736819213708+   7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/sda87369996420852338+  bc  Unknown

Output of lspci and lspci -n:
:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 0204
:00:00.1 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 1204
:00:00.2 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 2204
:00:00.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 3204
:00:00.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 4204
:00:00.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 7204
:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI bridge [K8T800 South]
:00:0f.0 RAID bus controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 SATA RAID 
Controller (rev 80)
:00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. 
VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
:00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82x UHCI USB 1.1 
Controller (rev 81)
:00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82x UHCI USB 1.1 
Controller (rev 81)
:00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82x UHCI USB 1.1 
Controller (rev 81)
:00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82x UHCI USB 1.1 
Controller (rev 81)
:00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 86)
:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 ISA bridge [K8T800 South]
:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. 
VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60)
:00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 
78)
:00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
:00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
:00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
:00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 
3108 (rev 01)

:00:00.0 0600: 1106:0204
:00:00.1 0600: 1106:1204
:00:00.2 0600: 1106:2204
:00:00.3 0600: 1106:3204
:00:00.4 0600: 1106:4204
:00:00.7 0600: 1106:7204
:00:01.0 0604: 1106:b188
:00:0f.0 0104: 1106:3149 (rev 80)
:00:0f.1 0101: 1106:0571 (rev 06)
:00:10.0 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
:00:10.1 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
:00:10.2 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
:00:10.3 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
:00:10.4 0c03: 1106:3104 (rev 86)
:00:11.0 0601: 1106:3227
:00:11.5 0401: 1106:3059 (rev 60)
:00:12.0 0200: 1106:3065 (rev 78)
:00:18.0 0600: 1022:1100
:00:18.1 0600: 1022:1101
:00:18.2 0600: 1022:1102
:00:18.3 0600: 1022:1103
:01:00.0 0300: 1106:3108 (rev 01)

Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Kernel 2.4/2.6
Initial boot worked:[O/O]
Configure network HW:   [O/O]
Config network: [O/O]
Detect CD:  [O/O]
Load installer modules: [O/O]
Detect hard drives: [E/O]
Partition hard drives:  [ /O]
Create file systems:[ /O]
Mount partitions:   [ /O]
Install base system:[ /O]
Install boot loader:[ /O]
Reboot: [ /O]

Comments/Problems:
Selected 'Desktop' in tasksel, and was surprised how well configured 
X was this time (was quite bad in my past d-i tests). Great job!


Herbert






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Bug#282757: RC2 installation on i386: 2.4 fails, 2.6 succeeds

2004-11-24 Thread Joey Hess 
Herbert Kaminski wrote:
 Installed RC2 on a brand new computer from german computer chain VOBIS.
 While kernel 2.4 hangs while detecting the hard drive, 
 2.6 completes the installation without apparent problems.

Do you remember what kernel module the 2.4 installer said it was loading
when it hung? Or could you reboot the 2.4 installer (perfectly safe if
you don't partition anything) to check?

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Bug#282757: RC2 installation on i386: 2.4 fails, 2.6 succeeds

2004-11-24 Thread Herbert Kaminski 
On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 08:20:11 -0500, Joey Hess wrote:

Herbert Kaminski wrote:
 Installed RC2 on a brand new computer from german computer chain VOBIS.
 While kernel 2.4 hangs while detecting the hard drive, 
 2.6 completes the installation without apparent problems.

Do you remember what kernel module the 2.4 installer said it was loading
when it hung? 

Loading module 'sd_mod' for 'SCSI disk support'...

typing 'ps ax' on VC2 tells me:
.
.S   /bin/sh /var/lib/dpkg/info/cdrom-detect.postinst conf
.S   /bin/sh /bin/hw-detect cdrom-detect/detect_progress_t
.SW  [scsi-eh_0]
.SW  [scsi-eh_1]
.SW  [usb-storage-0]
.SW  [scsi-eh_2]
.S   modprobe -v sd_mod
.S   sh -c insmod   sd_mod
.D   insmod sd_mod
.R   ps ax

This box has a built-in multi-cardreader on USB. I meanwhile found out
that, on the 2.6 system, this seemed unable to read my CF card (or I
don't know how 2.6 is supposed to handle this, at least 'dd if=/dev/sdb
of=/dev/null count=4' returns reading `/dev/sdb': input/output error).
Could this be the real reason?

HTH
  Herbert





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Bug#282757: RC2 installation on i386: 2.4 fails, 2.6 succeeds

2004-11-24 Thread Herbert Kaminski 
On Wed, 24 Nov 2004 17:11:14 +0100, Herbert Kaminski wrote:

This box has a built-in multi-cardreader on USB. .
[...]
Could this be the real reason?

1. I just opened the box, pulled out the cable to the card reader
   and tied to reinstall 2.4: still hanging at the same point.
2. I tried my external card reader with the 2.6 system, and
   it works perfectly. So the internal reader is not recognized.

Any ideas what to try next?

Herbert





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