Bug#841236: installation-reports: After install of Debian 8.6, Debian won't boot probably due to problem with nvidia

[Lennart Sorensen]

On Tue, Oct 18, 2016 at 08:59:35PM +0200, Remi Vanicat wrote:
> Package: installation-reports
> Severity: important
> 
> Dear Maintainer,
> 
> -- Package-specific info:

> 
> Boot method: CD
> Image version: 
> http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/8.6.0/multi-arch/iso-cd/debian-8.6.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso
> Date: 
> 
> Machine: ASUS ROG G752VM-GC006T

I believe that model ships with SSD RAID enabled, which currently makes
linux unable to see the SSD since the intel controller has hijacked the
NVMe device and hidden it behind the AHCI controller  (even though it
isn't a SATA device) in a weird mode.

You would have to turn off that mode in the BIOS (if possible, Lenovo
currently is unwilling to allow it on some of their modela for examples).

I imagine at some point intel will get around to adding support for
their crazy mode to linux but it hasn't happened so far.

It also makes backups and recovery for windows a nightmware since the
standard drivers don't see the SSD either and you have to somehow get
the intel raid drivers loaded before it shows up.

-- 
Len Sorensen

Bug#841236: installation-reports: After install of Debian 8.6, Debian won't boot probably due to problem with nvidia

[Remi Vanicat]

Package: installation-reports
Severity: important

Dear Maintainer,

-- Package-specific info:

Boot method: CD
Image version: 
http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/8.6.0/multi-arch/iso-cd/debian-8.6.0-amd64-i386-netinst.iso
Date: 

Machine: ASUS ROG G752VM-GC006T
Partitions: 


Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot:   [O]
Detect network card:[O]
Configure network:  [O]
Detect CD:  [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Clock/timezone setup:   [O]
User/password setup:[O]
Detect hard drives: [E]
Partition hard drives:  [O]
Install base system:[O]
Install tasks:  [O]
Install boot loader:[O]
Overall install:[E]

Comments/Problems:

I've two disk on this, a SSD and a normal (sata) disk. The normal disk
is detected normally, but the SSD is not seen by the installer.

And then, after installation, Debian won't boot. Apparently the bug is
when setting the framebuffer. Installing the non-free nvidia driver fix
this.

Thanks.

-- 

Please make sure that the hardware-summary log file, and any other
installation logs that you think would be useful are attached to this
report. Please compress large files using gzip.

Once you have filled out this report, mail it to sub...@bugs.debian.org.

==
Installer lsb-release:
==
DISTRIB_ID=Debian
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Debian GNU/Linux installer"
DISTRIB_RELEASE="8 (jessie) - installer build 20150422+deb8u4+b1"
X_INSTALLATION_MEDIUM=cdrom

==
Installer hardware-summary:
==
uname -a: Linux arkana 3.16.0-4-amd64 #1 SMP Debian 3.16.36-1+deb8u1 
(2016-09-03) x86_64 GNU/Linux
lspci -knn: 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:1910] 
(rev 07)
lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:13f0]
lspci -knn: 00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:1901] 
(rev 07)
lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: pcieport
lspci -knn: 00:04.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation 
Device [8086:1903] (rev 07)
lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:13f0]
lspci -knn: 00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:a12f] 
(rev 31)
lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:201f]
lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
lspci -knn: 00:14.2 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation 
Device [8086:a131] (rev 31)
lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:13f0]
lspci -knn: 00:15.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation 
Device [8086:a160] (rev 31)
lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:13f0]
lspci -knn: 00:15.1 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation 
Device [8086:a161] (rev 31)
lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:13f0]
lspci -knn: 00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation Device 
[8086:a13a] (rev 31)
lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:13f0]
lspci -knn: 00:17.0 RAID bus controller [0104]: Intel Corporation 82801 SATA 
Controller [RAID mode] [8086:2822] (rev 31)
lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:13f0]
lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: ahci
lspci -knn: 00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:a112] 
(rev f1)
lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: pcieport
lspci -knn: 00:1c.3 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:a113] 
(rev f1)
lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: pcieport
lspci -knn: 00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:a114] 
(rev f1)
lspci -knn: Kernel driver in use: pcieport
lspci -knn: 00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:a150] 
(rev 31)
lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:13f0]
lspci -knn: 00:1f.2 Memory controller [0580]: Intel Corporation Device 
[8086:a121] (rev 31)
lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:13f0]
lspci -knn: 00:1f.3 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:a170] 
(rev 31)
lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:13f0]
lspci -knn: 00:1f.4 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:a123] (rev 31)
lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:13f0]
lspci -knn: 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: NVIDIA Corporation Device 
[10de:1c60] (rev a1)
lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:13f0]
lspci -knn: 02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Wireless 8260 
[8086:24f3] (rev 3a)
lspci -knn: Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:0010]
lspci -knn: 03:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. 
RTL8111/8168/8411 PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Controller [10ec:8168] (rev 10)
lspci -knn: Subsystem: ASUSTeK Computer Inc. Device [1043:200f]
lspci