On Sun 08 May 2022 at 23:39:31 (-0700), David Christensen wrote:
> On 5/8/22 15:00, ghe2001 wrote:
> > On Sunday, May 8th, 2022 at 3:51 PM, David Christensen wrote:
> >
> > > My bad -- default options is spelled 'defaults'.
> >
> > > UUID=301d6d6d-6782-4be3-b979-0cb595ef1a48 /backupDisk ext4 defaults 0 0
> >
> > Well, damned if it didn't work. And I had all of my non-root fstab entries
> > with singular defaults too. Thanks vastly, David.
>
> YW.
>
> One character present, absent, or different is all it takes.
> And, the error messages may or may not be helpful.
>
> Related -- beware of "sda" vs. "sdb" in Debian 11 configuration files.
> As noted by another reader in another thread, the Debian 11 installer
> appears to always assign /dev/sda to d-i USB installation media; in
> spite of decades of standard practice of using the first drive node
> for the target drive. Thus, the target drive may have been /dev/sdb
> at installation time, resulting in "sdb" in crypttab(5) and/or
> fstab(5) entries rather than the conventional "sda". This break with
> convention cost me at least an hour of frustration recently, and I
> almost posted to this list.
This is news to me, and I'm not sure why you blame the d-i's going
against decades of precedent. Yes, it can happen, and I guess it might
be the result of the way the buses are configured inside the machine.
Gone are the simple days of PATAs on hda.
Anyway, here are six machines: three are laptops, three EFIs, one AiO,
one i386, all GPT, all netinst, variously 11.1–3 with firmware. All
except the last have the installer on sdb, and the reason there is
obvious.
The sole occasion where the devices have been named the "wrong" way
round is when I installed Debian on an EFI laptop onto a virgin
external hard drive. If memory serves, the d-i was connected through
a hub to the USB-C port, the drive was on the single USB3 port.
I think.
$ grep -e sda -e sdb -e nvme /var/log/installer/syslog | sed -e '/CD-ROM/{p; q}'
Jan 1 16:29:18 kernel: [ 1.815571] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] 976773168 512-byte
logical blocks: (500 GB/466 GiB)
Jan 1 16:29:18 kernel: [ 1.816244] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] 4096-byte physical
blocks
Jan 1 16:29:18 kernel: [ 1.817495] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Jan 1 16:29:18 kernel: [ 1.819103] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
Jan 1 16:29:18 kernel: [ 1.819791] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Jan 1 16:29:18 kernel: [ 1.853168] sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4 sda5 sda6 sda7
sda8 sda9 sda10 sda11
Jan 1 16:29:18 kernel: [ 1.875612] sd 1:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
Jan 1 16:29:18 kernel: [ 3.422080] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] 2006528 512-byte
logical blocks: (1.03 GB/980 MiB)
Jan 1 16:29:18 kernel: [ 3.422370] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Jan 1 16:29:18 kernel: [ 3.422372] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
Jan 1 16:29:18 kernel: [ 3.422673] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page
found
Jan 1 16:29:18 kernel: [ 3.422674] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache:
write through
Jan 1 16:29:18 kernel: [ 3.453581] sdb: sdb1 sdb2
Jan 1 16:29:18 kernel: [ 3.490735] sd 3:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI
removable disk
Jan 1 16:29:55 cdrom-detect: CD-ROM mount succeeded: device=/dev/sdb1
fstype=iso9660
Jan 1 16:29:55 cdrom-detect: CD-ROM mount succeeded: device=/dev/sdb1
fstype=iso9660
$
$ grep -e sda -e sdb -e nvme /var/log/installer/syslog | sed -e '/CD-ROM/{p; q}'
Jan 25 21:12:08 kernel: [ 4.310937] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 976773168 512-byte
logical blocks: (500 GB/466 GiB)
Jan 25 21:12:08 kernel: [ 4.310951] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Jan 25 21:12:08 kernel: [ 4.310952] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
Jan 25 21:12:08 kernel: [ 4.310972] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Jan 25 21:12:08 kernel: [ 4.681368] sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4 sda5 sda6
Jan 25 21:12:08 kernel: [ 4.839485] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
Jan 25 21:12:08 kernel: [ 5.617893] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] 2006528 512-byte
logical blocks: (1.03 GB/980 MiB)
Jan 25 21:12:08 kernel: [ 5.637613] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Jan 25 21:12:08 kernel: [ 5.655705] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
Jan 25 21:12:08 kernel: [ 5.656965] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page
found
Jan 25 21:12:08 kernel: [ 5.674988] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache:
write through
Jan 25 21:12:08 kernel: [ 5.718770] sdb: sdb1 sdb2
Jan 25 21:12:08 kernel: [ 5.762284] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI
removable disk
Jan 25 21:13:04 cdrom-detect: CD-ROM mount succeeded: device=/dev/sdb1
fstype=iso9660
Jan 25 21:13:04 cdrom-detect: CD-ROM mount succeeded: device=/dev/sdb1
fstype=iso9660
$
$ grep -e sda -e sdb -e nvme /var/log/installer/syslog | sed -e '/CD-ROM/{p; q}'
Feb 1 17:32:10 kernel: [ 5.562125] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 976773168 512-byte
logical blocks: (500 GB/466 GiB)
Feb 1 17:32:10 kernel: [ 5.569327] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Feb 1 17:32:10 kernel: [ 5.576324] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
Feb 1 17:32:10 kernel: [ 5.576399] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Feb 1 17:32:10 kernel: [ 5.646877] sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4 sda5 sda6
Feb 1 17:32:10 kernel: [ 5.667737] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
Feb 1 17:32:10 kernel: [ 5.834514] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] 2006528 512-byte
logical blocks: (1.03 GB/980 MiB)
Feb 1 17:32:10 kernel: [ 5.849013] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Feb 1 17:32:10 kernel: [ 5.855644] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
Feb 1 17:32:10 kernel: [ 5.856638] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page
found
Feb 1 17:32:10 kernel: [ 5.863141] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache:
write through
Feb 1 17:32:10 kernel: [ 5.889163] sdb: sdb1 sdb2
Feb 1 17:32:10 kernel: [ 5.914390] sd 4:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI
removable disk
Feb 1 17:32:45 cdrom-detect: CD-ROM mount succeeded: device=/dev/sdb1
fstype=iso9660
Feb 1 17:32:45 cdrom-detect: CD-ROM mount succeeded: device=/dev/sdb1
fstype=iso9660
$
$ grep -e sda -e sdb -e nvme /var/log/installer/syslog | sed -e '/CD-ROM/{p; q}'
Apr 17 01:01:15 kernel: [ 1.835596] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 976773168 512-byte
logical blocks: (500 GB/466 GiB)
Apr 17 01:01:15 kernel: [ 1.837196] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 4096-byte physical
blocks
Apr 17 01:01:15 kernel: [ 1.838100] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Apr 17 01:01:15 kernel: [ 1.838967] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
Apr 17 01:01:15 kernel: [ 1.838992] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Apr 17 01:01:15 kernel: [ 1.863206] sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4 sda5 sda6
Apr 17 01:01:15 kernel: [ 1.888613] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
Apr 17 01:01:16 kernel: [ 3.120312] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] 2006528 512-byte
logical blocks: (1.03 GB/980 MiB)
Apr 17 01:01:16 kernel: [ 3.120785] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Apr 17 01:01:16 kernel: [ 3.120790] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
Apr 17 01:01:16 kernel: [ 3.121108] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page
found
Apr 17 01:01:16 kernel: [ 3.121111] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache:
write through
Apr 17 01:01:16 kernel: [ 3.143895] sdb: sdb1 sdb2 sdb3
Apr 17 01:01:16 kernel: [ 3.157941] sd 6:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI
removable disk
Apr 17 01:02:28 cdrom-detect: CD-ROM mount succeeded: device=/dev/sdb1
fstype=iso9660
Apr 17 01:02:28 cdrom-detect: CD-ROM mount succeeded: device=/dev/sdb1
fstype=iso9660
$
$ grep -e sda -e sdb -e nvme /var/log/installer/syslog | sed -e '/CD-ROM/{p; q}'
Apr 21 18:43:48 kernel: [ 4.728919] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 117210240 512-byte
logical blocks: (60.0 GB/55.9 GiB)
Apr 21 18:43:48 kernel: [ 4.781174] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Apr 21 18:43:48 kernel: [ 4.791354] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 00 3a 00 00
Apr 21 18:43:48 kernel: [ 4.853619] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: enabled,
read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
Apr 21 18:43:48 kernel: [ 5.284602] sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4
Apr 21 18:43:48 kernel: [ 5.320578] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI disk
Apr 21 18:43:48 kernel: [ 6.301453] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] 2006528 512-byte
logical blocks: (1.03 GB/980 MiB)
Apr 21 18:43:48 kernel: [ 6.314811] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Write Protect is off
Apr 21 18:43:48 kernel: [ 6.326835] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
Apr 21 18:43:48 kernel: [ 6.328822] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] No Caching mode page
found
Apr 21 18:43:48 kernel: [ 6.340627] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Assuming drive cache:
write through
Apr 21 18:43:48 kernel: [ 6.363150] sdb: sdb1 sdb2 sdb3
Apr 21 18:43:48 kernel: [ 6.387070] sd 2:0:0:0: [sdb] Attached SCSI
removable disk
Apr 21 18:44:19 cdrom-detect: CD-ROM mount succeeded: device=/dev/sdb1
fstype=iso9660
Apr 21 18:44:19 cdrom-detect: CD-ROM mount succeeded: device=/dev/sdb1
fstype=iso9660
$
$ grep -e sda -e sdb -e nvme /var/log/installer/syslog | sed -e '/CD-ROM/{p; q}'
Dec 13 03:02:14 kernel: [ 0.874287] nvme nvme0: pci function 0000:3d:00.0
Dec 13 03:02:14 kernel: [ 0.890575] nvme nvme0: 4/0/0 default/read/poll
queues
Dec 13 03:02:14 kernel: [ 0.892293] nvme0n1: p1 p2 p3 p4
Dec 13 03:02:15 kernel: [ 3.106803] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 2006528 512-byte
logical blocks: (1.03 GB/980 MiB)
Dec 13 03:02:15 kernel: [ 3.107444] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
Dec 13 03:02:15 kernel: [ 3.107450] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 03 00 00 00
Dec 13 03:02:15 kernel: [ 3.107907] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] No Caching mode page
found
Dec 13 03:02:15 kernel: [ 3.107913] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Assuming drive cache:
write through
Dec 13 03:02:15 kernel: [ 3.125917] sda: sda1 sda2
Dec 13 03:02:16 kernel: [ 3.155962] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI
removable disk
Dec 13 03:02:48 cdrom-detect: CD-ROM mount succeeded: device=/dev/sda1
fstype=iso9660
Dec 13 03:02:48 cdrom-detect: CD-ROM mount succeeded: device=/dev/sda1
fstype=iso9660
$
Cheers,
David.
