Bug#678015: of blockdev-wipe
I think this is just a bug in blockdev-wipe and whatever it's stdout is wired to. I ran into the same situation testing di-beta1 on a KVM guest; and was seeing only 6MB/s during the erase stage running blockdev-wipe. Given that blockdev-wipe is only writing 0's anyway, I tried dd instead, and dd manages >100MB/s I suspect the problem here is that blockdev-wipe is being too eager outputting progress information to something that's then taking time to consume it. Given that dd is on the image anyway, I suggest using that instead, and if you want a progress indicator then watch /proc/??/fd/? of the dd process; I also suggest using a larger blocksize. Note this also corresponds to Ubuntu bug https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/partman-crypto/+bug/945001 Dave -- -Open up your eyes, open up your mind, open up your code --- / Dr. David Alan Gilbert| Running GNU/Linux | Happy \ \ gro.gilbert @ treblig.org | | In Hex / \ _|_ http://www.treblig.org |___/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120819001723.GA21042@gallifrey
Bug#450605: closed by Christian PERRIER (We now have link detection..:-))
Subject: We now have link detection..:-) > > Subject says it all. Bye bye old bug.. Hmm - I think that does close the one it got merged with, but maybe not my original report. Link detection assumes that only one of the links is up; in something like a blade chassis it's pretty normal to have both interfaces connected to switches in the back of a chassis, and so both interfaces are up - however only one of those switches might connect to the outside world ,or might connect to the netwrok you have your distro available from. So part of the mac address might still be useful. Dave (not got access to the blade now, and not tried a text install for a while). Received: (at submit) by bugs.debian.org; 8 Nov 2007 15:07:34 + X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.4-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 (2006-07-26) on rietz.debian.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-9.9 required=4.0 tests=BAYES_00,FOURLA,HAS_PACKAGE autolearn=no version=3.1.4-bugs.debian.org_2005_01_02 Return-path: Received: from mx.treblig.org ([80.68.94.177]) by rietz.debian.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1Iq8yj-0002Ju-Pl for sub...@bugs.debian.org; Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:07:34 + Received: from dg by mx.treblig.org with local (Exim 4.63) (envelope-from ) id 1Iq8yU-00088U-0i; Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:07:18 + Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit From: "Dr. David Alan Gilbert" To: Debian Bug Tracking System Subject: install: Network card selection should show mac address Message-ID: <20071108150717.31093.88568.report...@mx.treblig.org> X-Mailer: reportbug 3.31 Date: Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:07:17 + Delivered-To: sub...@bugs.debian.org > > Package: install > Severity: normal > > When installing using a netinstall you are prompted to select a network > card with a list like: > eth0: Broadcom ... > eth1: Broadcom .. > > It really should show the MAC address to let you distinguish which > interface you intend to use; in my case I have a set of Dell PE 1955 > blades where the ether card the BIOS sees as the first device is seen > as eth1 under Debian and I know the Mac address of the appropriate one. > > Dave > > -- System Information: > Debian Release: 4.0 > APT prefers stable > APT policy: (500, 'stable') > Architecture: i386 (i686) > Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash > Kernel: Linux 2.6.20.3-bytemark-uml-2 > Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) > > -- -Open up your eyes, open up your mind, open up your code --- / Dr. David Alan Gilbert| Running GNU/Linux | Happy \ \ gro.gilbert @ treblig.org | | In Hex / \ _|_ http://www.treblig.org |___/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20120714185459.GF25249@gallifrey
Bug#602737: Failure to find iso image from thumb drive
* Michael Shuler (mich...@pbandjelly.org) wrote:
> On 11/07/2010 10:39 AM, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote:
>> Nov 7 15:44:32 iso-scan: Mounted /dev/sdb for first pass
>> Nov 7 15:44:32 iso-scan: Found ISO ./mini.iso on /dev/sdb
>> Nov 7 15:44:32 kernel: [ 35.587459] ISO 9660 Extensions: Microsoft Joliet
>> Level 3
>> Nov 7 15:44:32 kernel: [ 35.588958] ISO 9660 Extensions: RRIP_1991A
>> Nov 7 15:44:32 iso-scan: Not a Debian ISO
>
> iso-scan found mini.iso, but the mini.iso does not contain a debian
> directory with the rest of the d-i udebs to continue installation.
>
> Please, try again with the netinst.iso on your USB key and I think you
> will get the results you would like - I use this method frequently :-)
Hi Michael,
Thanks for your reply - I have the installation going at the moment
using a unetbootin created install.
OK, so there are a few things that could help here:
1) The error is not that helpful; it doesn't indicate that it found
something not suitable - especially since you might think it would be.
2) The install guide points to
http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/squeeze/main/installer-i386/current/images/MANIFEST
or
http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-i386/current/images/MANIFEST
(see http://www.debian.org/releases/testing/i386/ch04s02.html.en )
which only contains the mini.iso
3) I just noticed there is a footnote on
http://www.debian.org/releases/testing/i386/ch04s03.html.en
that mini.iso is not suitable, but that's only marked as a foot note on 4.3.2.2
and not
4.3.1 ('The easy way') and hence I didn't spot that. That needs to be more
prominent
since the path it's lead me down is to go to the place that only has the
mini.iso
and so it's the obvious mistake to make.
Dave
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Bug#532144: Acknowledgement (Lenny Reboot after loading kernel during net install)
OK, I've just installed etch and upgraded to lenny; the lenny 2.6.26-2.486 kernel exhibits the same problem, so it's not just the installer. Dave -- -Open up your eyes, open up your mind, open up your code ------- / Dr. David Alan Gilbert| Running GNU/Linux on Alpha,68K| Happy \ \ gro.gilbert @ treblig.org | MIPS,x86,ARM,SPARC,PPC & HPPA | In Hex / \ _|_ http://www.treblig.org |___/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#532144: Lenny Reboot after loading kernel during net install
: 1, 8192 bytes) TCP bind hash table entries: 1024 (order: 0, 4096 bytes) TCP: Hash tables configured (established 2048 bind 1024) TCP reno registered audit: initializing netlink socket (disabled) audit(1244321790.148:1): initialized VFS: Disk quotas dquot_6.5.1 Dquot-cache hash table entries: 1024 (order 0, 4096 bytes) Initializing Cryptographic API io scheduler noop registered io scheduler anticipatory registered io scheduler deadline registered io scheduler cfq registered (default) isapnp: Scanning for PnP cards... isapnp: No Plug & Play device found Serial: 8250/16550 driver $Revision: 1.90 $ 4 ports, IRQ sharing enabled serial8250: ttyS0 at I/O 0x3f8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A serial8250: ttyS1 at I/O 0x2f8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A serial8250: ttyS2 at I/O 0x3e8 (irq = 4) is a 16550A serial8250: ttyS3 at I/O 0x2e8 (irq = 3) is a 16550A RAMDISK driver initialized: 16 RAM disks of 8192K size 1024 blocksize PNP: No PS/2 controller found. Probing ports directly. serio: i8042 AUX port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12 serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1 mice: PS/2 mouse device common for all mice EISA: Probing bus 0 at eisa.0 EISA: Detected 0 cards. TCP bic registered NET: Registered protocol family 1 NET: Registered protocol family 17 NET: Registered protocol family 8 NET: Registered protocol family 20 Using IPI Shortcut mode Time: tsc clocksource has been installed. Freeing unused kernel memory: 256k freed input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard as /class/input/input0 Uniform Multi-Platform E-IDE driver Revision: 7.00alpha2 ide: Assuming 33MHz system bus speed for PIO modes; override with idebus=xx RZ100x: IDE controller at PCI slot :00:01.0 RZ100x: chipset revision 1 RZ100x: not 100% native mode: will probe irqs later ide0: disabled chipset read-ahead (buggy RZ1000/RZ1001) ide1: disabled chipset read-ahead (buggy RZ1000/RZ1001) Probing IDE interface ide0... 8139too Fast Ethernet driver 0.9.27 e100: Intel(R) PRO/100 Network Driver, 3.5.10-k2-NAPI e100: Copyright(c) 1999-2005 Intel Corporation hda: IBM-DCAA-33610, ATA DISK drive hdb: GCD-R542B, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive ide0 at 0x1f0-0x1f7,0x3f6 on irq 14 Probing IDE interface ide1... eth0: RealTek RTL8139 at 0xfc80, 00:20:18:88:7a:c1, IRQ 11 eth0: Identified 8139 chip type 'RTL-8139 rev K' e100: eth1: e100_probe: addr 0xffbef000, irq 11, MAC addr 00:D0:B7:BF:81:57 3c59x: Donald Becker and others. www.scyld.com/network/vortex.html :00:0e.0: 3Com PCI 3c905C Tornado at c4834f80. 8139cp: 10/100 PCI Ethernet driver v1.2 (Mar 22, 2004) hda: max request size: 128KiB hda: 7056000 sectors (3612 MB) w/96KiB Cache, CHS=7000/16/63 hda: cache flushes not supported hda: hda1 hda2 < hda5 > hda3 hdb: ATAPI 4X CD-ROM drive, 256kB Cache Uniform CD-ROM driver Revision: 3.20 Attempting manual resume kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. input: PC Speaker as /class/input/input1 Adding 176672k swap on /dev/hda5. Priority:-1 extents:1 across:176672k EXT3 FS on hda3, internal journal loop: loaded (max 8 devices) device-mapper: ioctl: 4.7.0-ioctl (2006-06-24) initialised: dm-de...@redhat.com kjournald starting. Commit interval 5 seconds EXT3 FS on hda1, internal journal EXT3-fs: mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. e100: eth1: e100_watchdog: link up, 100Mbps, full-duplex -- -Open up your eyes, open up your mind, open up your code --- / Dr. David Alan Gilbert| Running GNU/Linux on Alpha,68K| Happy \ \ gro.gilbert @ treblig.org | MIPS,x86,ARM,SPARC,PPC & HPPA | In Hex / \ _|_ http://www.treblig.org |___/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
Bug#450605: install: Network card selection should show mac address
* Frans Pop ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Thursday 08 November 2007, Dr. David Alan Gilbert wrote: > > It really should show the MAC address to let you distinguish which > > interface you intend to use; in my case I have a set of Dell PE 1955 > > blades where the ether card the BIOS sees as the first device is seen > > as eth1 under Debian and I know the Mac address of the appropriate one. > > This is a known issue. I've merged your request with existing similar > requests. What we really need at this point is someone motivated to > actually propose and implement a solution... Thanks - I'm curious what there is to propose about it; just printing the MAC address of the interface either next to or as a 2nd line for each interface should do it - or is there something harder about that which I'm missing? Dave -- -Open up your eyes, open up your mind, open up your code --- / Dr. David Alan Gilbert| Running GNU/Linux on Alpha,68K| Happy \ \ gro.gilbert @ treblig.org | MIPS,x86,ARM,SPARC,PPC & HPPA | In Hex / \ _|_ http://www.treblig.org |___/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#450605: install: Network card selection should show mac address
Package: install Severity: normal When installing using a netinstall you are prompted to select a network card with a list like: eth0: Broadcom ... eth1: Broadcom .. It really should show the MAC address to let you distinguish which interface you intend to use; in my case I have a set of Dell PE 1955 blades where the ether card the BIOS sees as the first device is seen as eth1 under Debian and I know the Mac address of the appropriate one. Dave -- System Information: Debian Release: 4.0 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash Kernel: Linux 2.6.20.3-bytemark-uml-2 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#117319: Truncated error message
Package: install Version: testing Architecture: sparc Hi, When doing an install on Sparc using the testing boot image (tftpboot) if I select a source for the kernel driver etc as ftp://. I get an unknown protocol error (OK) - well that is the title of the box but the contents of the dialog box is just 'Un' Dave Have a happy GNU millennium! ------ / Dr. David Alan Gilbert| Running GNU/Linux on Alpha,68K| Happy \ \ gro.gilbert @ treblig.org | MIPS,x86,ARM, SPARC and HP-PA | In Hex / \ _|_ http://www.treblig.org |___/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
