Bug#283589: Install on ASUS P4S533-X Successful

2004-11-29 Thread John J Waldeck


 Package: installation-reports

Debian-installer-version: Debian GNU/Linux testing "Sarge" - Official Snapshot i386 Binary-1 (20040930),Obtained from (?) http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu/debian/ approximately September 24, 2004 uname -a: Linux (none) 2.4.27-1-386 #1 Fri Sep 3 06:24:46 UTC 2004 i686 unknownDate: 
Method: Netinst from CDROM

Machine: ASUS P4S533-X, ATX (12i x 9.6i) with onboard LAN and AUDIO
Processor: Pentium 4, 1.8 GHz
Memory: PNY 128 MB SDRAM (128S133, DIMM PC133/100/66)
Root Device: IDE, /dev/hda6Root Size/partition table: Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylindersUnits = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes   Device Boot  Start End  Blocks   Id  System/dev/hda1   1  13  104391   83  Linux/dev/hda2   *  14 533 4176900    c  W95 FAT32 (LBA)/dev/hda3 534    2093    12530700    c  W95 FAT32 (LBA)/dev/hda4    2094    4865    22266090    5  Extended/dev/hda5    2094    2110  136521   82  Linux swap/dev/hda6    2111    2639 4249161   83  Linux/dev/hda7    2640    4865    17880313+  83  Linux/dev/hda1 is /boot and /dev/hda6 is /, both are ext3.  /dev/hda7 is ext2 and is not used for sargeOutput of lspci and lspci -n:lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]: Unknown device 0646 (rev 01)00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5591/5592 AGP00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]: Unknown device 0962 (rev 25)00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE]00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7012 PCI Audio Accelerator (rev a0)00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 7001 (rev 0f)00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 7001 (rev 0f)00:03.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]: Unknown device 700200:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 10/100 Ethernet (rev 91)01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon VE QY lspci -n:00:00.0 Class 0600: 1039:0646 (rev 01)00:01.0 Class 0604: 1039:000100:02.0 Class 0601: 1039:0962 (rev 25)00:02.5 Class 0101: 1039:551300:02.7 Class 0401: 1039:7012 (rev a0)00:03.0 Class 0c03: 1039:7001 (rev 0f)00:03.1 Class 0c03: 1039:7001 (rev 0f)00:03.3 Class 0c03: 1039:700200:04.0 Class 0200: 1039:0900 (rev 91)01:00.0 Class 0300: 1002:5159
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot worked:[O ]
Configure network HW:   [ ]
Config network: [ ]
Detect CD:  [O ]
Load installer modules: [O ]
Detect hard drives: [O ]
Partition hard drives:  [O ]
Create file systems:[O ]
Mount partitions:   [O ]
Install base system:[O ]
Install boot loader:[O ]
Reboot: [O ]

Comments/Problems:

Installed system from netinst CD.  Everything worked great.  But previously had problems loading Debian 3.0 on this machine: see Bug#283556 & Bug#283378. 





Bug#283556: Netinst MD5 Error on P3

2004-11-29 Thread John J Waldeck


Package: installation-reports

Debian-installer-version: Debian GNU/Linux testing "Sarge" - Official Snapshot i386 Binary-1 (20040930),Obtained from (?) http://linux.csua.berkeley.edu/debian/ approximately September 24, 2004 uname -a: Linux (none) 2.4.27-1-386 #1 Fri Sep 3 06:24:46 UTC 2004 i686 unknownDate: mid November, 2004 and November 29, 2004 13:40
Method: Netinst from CDROM

Machine: ASUS CUSL2-C
Processor: Intel Pentium III, 733MHz
Memory: 256 MB, SDRAM
Root Device: IDE, /dev/hda6 (using woody device structure and fdisk)Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 7473 cylindersUnits = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes   Device Boot    Start   End    Blocks   Id  System/dev/hda1 1    12 96358+  83  Linux/dev/hda2    13   273   2096482+  16  Hidden FAT16/dev/hda3   *   274   795   4192965    b  Win95 FAT32/dev/hda4   796  7473  53641035    5  Extended/dev/hda5   796   925   1044193+  82  Linux swap/dev/hda6   926  1447   4192933+  83  Linux/dev/hda7  1448  2491   8385898+  83  Linux/dev/hda8  2492  4057  12578863+  83  Linux/dev/hda9  4058  4840   6289416   83  LinuxRoot /dev/hda6 was never accessed as the installation failed before partitioning and mount of root.Output of lspci and lspci -n:lspci:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82815 815 Chipset Host Bridge and Memory Controller Hub (rev 02)00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 1131 (rev 02)00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82820 820 (Camino 2) Chipset PCI (rev 02)00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82820 820 (Camino 2) Chipset ISA Bridge (ICH2) (rev 02)00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82820 820 (Camino 2) Chipset IDE U100 (rev 02)00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82820 820 (Camino 2) Chipset USB (Hub A) (rev 02)00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82820 820 (Camino 2) Chipset SMBus (rev 02)00:1f.4 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82820 820 (Camino 2) Chipset USB (Hub B) (rev 02)01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage 128 RF02:0e.0 Serial controller: US Robotics/3Com 56K FaxModem Model 5610 (rev 01)lspci -n:00:00.0 Class 0600: 8086:1130 (rev 02)00:01.0 Class 0604: 8086:1131 (rev 02)00:1e.0 Class 0604: 8086:244e (rev 02)00:1f.0 Class 0601: 8086:2440 (rev 02)00:1f.1 Class 0101: 8086:244b (rev 02)00:1f.2 Class 0c03: 8086:2442 (rev 02)00:1f.3 Class 0c05: 8086:2443 (rev 02)00:1f.4 Class 0c03: 8086:2444 (rev 02)01:00.0 Class 0300: 1002:524602:0e.0 Class 0700: 12b9:1008 (rev 01)

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

Initial boot worked:[O ]
Configure network HW:   [ ]
Config network: [ ]
Detect CD:  [O ]
Load installer modules: [E ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives:  [ ]
Create file systems:[ ]
Mount partitions:   [ ]
Install base system:[ ]
Install boot loader:[ ]
Reboot: [ ]

Comments/Problems:

Booted Netinst CD, taking default installation (enter at prompt).  Automatically proceeded through Detected Hardware to find CD-ROM drive and Scaning CD-ROM.  Error occurred in [!!] Load installer components from CD:    There was a problem reading data from the CDROM.  Please make sure it is in the drive.  If retrying does not work, you should check the integrity of your CDROM.    Failed to copy file from CDROMWhen retry didn't work, got the message:    [!!] Load installer components from CD    Installation step failed    An installation step failed.  You can try to run the failing item again from the menu, or skip it and choose something else.  The failing step is: Load installer components from CD.At this point I checked alternate screens 3 and 4:Alt-F3:    insmod cdrom    insmod ide-cd    Using /lib/modules/2.4.27-1-386/kernel/fs/isofs/isofs.o    insmod isofsAlt-F4:    Nov 29 13:41:50 anna [2881]: DEBUG : resolver (wireless-tools-udeb): mark    Nov 29 13:41:50 anna [2881]: WARNING **: bad md5sum    Nov 29 13:42:36 main-menu [321]: (process: 2879): md5sum    Nov 29 13:42:36 main-menu [321]: (process: 2879) /var/cache/anna/mdadm-udeb_1.7.0-1_i386.udeb    Nov 29 13:42:36 main-menu [321]: (process: 2879): : Input/output error    Nov 29 13:42:36 main-menu [321]: WARNING **: Configuring 'load-cdrom' failed with error code 7    Nov 29 13:42:36 main-menu [321]: WARNING **: Menu item 'load-cdrom' failed.Checked CD-ROM integrity and it failed MD5 checksum verification on  ./install/2.6/initrd.gzThe checksum in the MD5SUM.TXT file on the CD was    d0e0ecffd33d919023ded989eb860bce ./install/2.6/initrd.gz I ran the MD5SUM.EXE on the component and found it to be the same as the checksum on the MD5SUM.TXT file on the CD: d0e0ecffd33d919023ded989eb860bce *initrd.gz Possibly related to Bug#283378.  I suspect there is a difference between this P3 machine that doesn't load sarge, and the P4 machine in the above bug that doesn't load woo

Bug#283378: Woody basedebs Install fails on P4

2004-11-28 Thread John J Waldeck


 Package: installation-reportsDebian-installer-version: woody-i386 compact floppy disk set, say June 2003, from some mirroruname -a: Linux (none) 2.2.20-compact #1 Sat Apr 20 12:40:22 EST 2002 i686 unknown
Date: November 2004, several timesMethod: Floppy installation with compact disk set, using CD to manually load basedebs.tar
Machine: ASUS P4S533-X, ATX (12i x 9.6i) with onboard LAN and AUDIO
Processor: Pentium 4, 1.8 GHz
Memory: PNY 128 MB SDRAM (128S133, DIMM PC133/100/66)
Root Device: IDE, /dev/hda6Root Size/partition table: Disk /dev/hda: 255 heads, 63 sectors, 4865 cylindersUnits = cylinders of 16065 * 512 bytes   Device Boot    Start   End    Blocks   Id  System/dev/hda1 1    13    104391   83  Linux/dev/hda2    14   533   4176900    c  Win95 FAT32 (LBA)/dev/hda3   *   534  2093  12530700    c  Win95 FAT32 (LBA)/dev/hda4  2094  4865  22266090    5  Extended/dev/hda5  2094  2110    136521   82  Linux swap/dev/hda6  2111  2639   4249161   83  Linux/dev/hda7  2640  4865  17880313+  83  LinuxFor these last attempts to load basedebs tarball, I just used swap (/dev/hda5) and the root (/dev/hda6)Output of lspci and lspci -n:lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]: Unknown device 0646 (rev 01)00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5591/5592 AGP00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]: Unknown device 0962 (rev 25)00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE]00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS7012 PCI Audio Accelerator (rev a0)00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 7001 (rev 0f)00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 7001 (rev 0f)00:03.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]: Unknown device 700200:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 10/100 Ethernet (rev 91)01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon VE QYlspci -n:00:00.0 Class 0600: 1039:0646 (rev 01)00:01.0 Class 0604: 1039:000100:02.0 Class 0601: 1039:0962 (rev 25)00:02.5 Class 0101: 1039:551300:02.7 Class 0401: 1039:7012 (rev a0)00:03.0 Class 0c03: 1039:7001 (rev 0f)00:03.1 Class 0c03: 1039:7001 (rev 0f)00:03.3 Class 0c03: 1039:700200:04.0 Class 0200: 1039:0900 (rev 91)01:00.0 Class 0300: 1002:5159
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot worked:[O ]
Configure network HW:   [ ]
Config network: [ ]
Detect CD:  [O ]
Load installer modules: [O ]
Detect hard drives: [O ]
Partition hard drives:  [O ]
Create file systems:[O ]
Mount partitions:   [O ]
Install base system:[E ]
Install boot loader:[ ]
Reboot: [ ]

Comments/Problems:Tried to install woody (previously loaded on an ASUS P3 system in 2003) on new ASUS P4 system.  Proceeded from initial configuration through install drivers, OK.  Tried to load a copy of the basedebs tarball from a CD, using the manual option.  The CD was checked and then processed, ending in the error:/pool/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.11n-4_i386.deb was not pre downloadedThis is possibly related to another installer failure, trying to load sarge on a P3 system; a bug to be filed.  I suspect the memory management of these two systems are different; this P4 system requires Windows 98 SE or later to run, and with Windows 95 it reports protection error while initializing the IOS.  On the other hand, I took a copy of the whole woody base installation (about 80 MB) and copied it into the root on this P4 and got it to boot.   jjwdeck







Re: Netinst MD5 Error on P3, but NOT on P4

2004-11-21 Thread John J Waldeck

On Mon, 15 Nov 2004 19:38:50 + Christian Mack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
writes:
> Hi John
> 
> John J Waldeck wrote:
> > Struggled to setup OS on ASUS P4S533-X with Intel P4, 
> 1.8GHz CPU.
> 
> Is this a notebook?
> Which Chipset?
> CD on SATA, SCSI, IDE?
ATX (12 in X 9.6 in) MOTHERBOARD, NOT A NOTEBOOK, WITH SiS645DX NORTH
BRIDGE CONTROLLER USING IDE

> 
> >  First found out it wouldn't load Windows 98 or earlier.  Then I
tried my
> 
> That has nothing to do with debian!
>
TRUE, BUT I SUSPECT THIS IS A MEMORY MANGEMENT ISSUE, WHICH AFFECTS BOTH
SYSTEMS.

> > Woody installation disks and got errors.  
> 
> What errors on which install command (linux, vanilla, bf24)?
> Which woody release (r1, r2, r3)?
ON INSTALL THE BASE SYSTEM:
./pool/main/u/util-linux/util-linux_2.11n-4_i386.deb was not pre
downloaded
USING COMPACT VERSION OF INSTALLER FLOPPIES:
  SYSLINUX 1.66 2002-01-01
  KERNEL 2.2.20-COMPACT (RELEASE UNKNOWN)

> 
> > Next I tried to load the next Debian version by CD using netinst:
Debian GNU/Linux testing  "Sarge" - Official Snapshot i386 Binary-1
(20040930).
> > Downloaded the ISO, then burned a CD on a P3, 733 MHz  system
(which runs Woody).  
> 
> OK, you got a i386-netinst of pre_rc2 then.
> 
> > I tried testing the netinst CD on the P3 System, but it failed
loading installer components from the CD.  It didn't  even load fdisk, so
I was sort of stuck here.  
> 
> What did you do exactly (linux, expert, linux26, expert26)?
> What did when fail?
> What error messages did you get?
> Was there something on console 3 and/or 4?
LINUX (default  at boot: prompt); PROCEEDED AUTOMATICALLY TO
ACCESS CD, AND GOT:
THERE WAS A PROBLEM READING DATA FROM THE CDROM...
  FAILED TO COPY FILE FROM CDROM RETRY?
  ON STEP: LOAD INSTALLER COMPONENTS FROM CD
DIDN'T CHECK OTHER CONSOLES.  
> 
> > Then I tried to check CD-ROM integrity and it failed MD5 checksum
verification on 
> > 
> > ./install/2.6/initrd.gz
> > 
> > I ran the MD5SUM.EXE on the component and found it to be the same as
the checksum on the MD5SUM.TXT file on the CD:
> > 
> > d0e0ecffd33d919023ded989eb860bce ./install/2.6/initrd.gz
> > d0e0ecffd33d919023ded989eb860bce *initrd.gz
> >
> 
> As it works on 2-nd run, there seems to be a problem with your  CD-ROM
or your drive.
> Could you check dmesg for errors?
> Could you burn another one and check this?
NOT EXACTLY; MD5 ON CD LIST OF CHECKSUMS (first entry above) MATCHED MD5
CHECK FROM WINDOWS/DOS USING THE MD5SUM.EXE PROGRAM (second entry above).
 HAVEN'T GOTTEN TO CHECK DMESG, BUT HAVE THE SAME ERROR ON 3 CDs ALREADY.
 

> 
> > Finally, I went to the P4 System and got it to run and
install Sarge with the base-config OK.  So in checking hardware
requirements I found nothing to indicate a restriction for either a P3 or
a P4  system on either Woody or Sarge.  Yet my motherboard manual does
specify Windows 98SE or later in the back of the manual.  Is this some HW
problem  with Sarge and Woody installer disks, such as a memory mapping
change between the MB or CPU?  
> > 
> > jjwdeck
> 
> There is definitely _no_ restriction of that sort in either woody  nor
sarge.
> That your motherboard doesn't support pre Windoze 98 only means, that
there
> are components on it, which don't have DOS drivers available.
> Again, this has nothing to do with debian.
> 
> You should send in separate bugreports for each of this 4  installation
attempts.
1. WOODY (FLOPPY INSTALL) ON P4, FAILED
2. SARGE NETINST ON P3, FAILED
BUT WOODY INSTALL WORKED ON P3 (MONTHS AGO) AND SARGE INSTALL ON P4
WORKED LAST WEEK.  I AM GETTING THIS INFORMATION TOGETHER TO FILE BUG
REPORTS; BUT WOULD LIKE HELP TO FIGURE WHAT RELEASE OF WOODY INSTALLER I
USED.  
jjwdeck

> There is a template at:
> http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/report-template.en.html
> 
> Some background reading at:
> http://www.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting
> 
> Bye
> Christian
> 
> 


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Netinst MD5 Error on P3, but NOT on P4

2004-11-12 Thread John J Waldeck
Struggled to setup OS on ASUS P4S533-X with Intel P4, 1.8GHz CPU.
 First found out it wouldn't load Windows 98 or earlier.  Then I tried my
Woody installation disks and got errors.  Next I tried to load the next
Debian version by CD using netinst: Debian GNU/Linux testing "Sarge" -
Official Snapshot i386 Binary-1 (20040930).
Downloaded the ISO, then burned a CD on a P3, 733 MHz system
(which runs Woody).  I tried testing the netinst CD on the P3 System, but
it failed loading installer components from the CD.  It didn't even load
fdisk, so I was sort of stuck here.  Then I tried to check CD-ROM
integrity and it failed MD5 checksum verification on 

./install/2.6/initrd.gz

I ran the MD5SUM.EXE on the component and found it to be the same as the
checksum on the MD5SUM.TXT file on the CD:

d0e0ecffd33d919023ded989eb860bce ./install/2.6/initrd.gz
d0e0ecffd33d919023ded989eb860bce *initrd.gz

Finally, I went to the P4 System and got it to run and install
Sarge with the base-config OK.  So in checking hardware requirements I
found nothing to indicate a restriction for either a P3 or a P4 system on
either Woody or Sarge.  Yet my motherboard manual does specify Windows
98SE or later in the back of the manual.  Is this some HW problem with
Sarge and Woody installer disks, such as a memory mapping change between
the MB or CPU?  

jjwdeck


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