When the error pops up on the screen, and I read terminal 4, it has: Jun 1 02:19:16 (none) user.notice hw-detect: Error loading 'DAC960' All the preceding messages are syslog.warn messages referring to klogd:
Then I press "Continue"...and quickly switch consoles and pause the screen. I will type just the text of the DEBUG: messages... ...[not sure how many messages slipped thru before I could pause screen] install debootstrap-udeb, dependency from base-installer search for package resolving created-fstab, dependency from base installer package chroot doesn't exist search for package resolving libparted1.6-0, dependency from partconf-find-partitions install partconf-find-partitions, dependency from aboot-installer search for package resolving kernel-installer, dependency from nobootloader install parted-udeb, dependency from nobootloader search for package resolving bootable-system, dependency from prebaseconfig menu item 'partman' selected configure partman, status: 2 configure harddrive-detection, status: 0 virtual package harddrive-detection search for package resolving harddrive-detection, dependency from partman search for package resolving mounted-partitions, dependency from base-installer install debootstrap-udeb, dependency from base-installer search for package resolving created-fstab, dependency from base-installer package chroot doesn't exist (ignored) search for package resolving libparted1.6-0, dependency from partconf-find-partitions install partconf-find-partitions, dependency from aboot installer search for package resolving kernel-installer, dependency from nobootloader install parted-udeb, dependency from nobootloader search for package resolving bootable-system, dependency from prebaseconfig Next I got some daemon.info messages that look like they are starting or scheduling processes. HTH..thanks! Jim -----Original Message----- From: Steve Langasek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 01, 2004 2:09 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Debian Installer - Problems Partitioning Importance: Low On Mon, May 31, 2004 at 04:45:43PM -0400, Jim and Kelly Younkin wrote: > When I boot from the CD to install Sarge it automatically loads the > Debian Installer. It prompts for language, and then begins. > Problem #1: > [?] Detect Network Hardware - > Error while running 'modprobe -v DAC960' Knowing that your drives are on a DAC960 controller, this is a problem. > I press 'Continue". > Problem #2: Let me describe. > "Starting up the partitioner" brings me to a "Partition disks" main menu > with five choices. > o Finish partitioning and write changes to disk > > o Undo changes to partitions > > o Blank > > o Blank > > o Help on partitioning > > o Guided partitioning > > o Configure the Logical Volume Manager This confirms that, without the DAC960 driver correctly loaded, d-i was not able to find any disks that you could partition. Can you send the output from terminal 4 (ALT-F4) within the installer, immediately after the error about the module loading? -- Steve Langasek postmodern programmer
