unable to install to Sata drive on Promise TX4 controller. latest installer wont recognize it
Hi, I am an experienced debian installer, user. I have installed debian about 30-40 times on various machines. I have been trying the last 2 days to install on a sata drive on a machine with a Promise Sata Tx4 4 channel controller controller as well as an old adaptec ata raid 2400a. Till now for simplicity I have installed on PATA IDE drives for system and used sata for storage. I want to install debian to a seagate 750G sata drive, but both the debian 4.0r5 etch installer and also the latest nightly build of the lenny installer from http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ don't recognize my hard drive, they only see the data drive, in this case the adaptec ata raid 2400a. I checked, and the BIOS certainly recognizes the drive, and the bios from both the Promise Tx4 and Adaptec 2400a post on the screen. I want to avoid having to install on a pata drive and mirror the install to the sata drive. I know that the SATA TX4 is debian compatible ( I use it on about 10 machines just not for the system boot, just as data). I think that the installer does not have the proper kernel module. I like the TX4 controller card, it is very versatile and relatively cheap. Thanks, Mitchell Laks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
eth0 not coming up after reboot, highmem not enabled in kernel
Hi, I did a install of etch using the latest release installer. It went nicely. I have two comments and 1 related question. I installed and immediately upgraded to sid. (naughty me). I think of using the latest installer as the best way to get to my preferred desktop :). 2 Issues that I noticed, and 1 separate related question. 1) As soon as I rebooted into my system after the upgrade to sid I noticed that the eth0 was not comming up! So I had to su and do ifup eth0. Then I rebooted again to check and again needed to do ifup eth0. What was wrong? I looked in /etc/network/interfaces and saw all this cruft (i hope that is not a bad word). I saw # This is a list of hotpluggable network interfaces. # They will be activated automatically by the hotplug subsystem. mapping eth0 script grep map eth0 # The primary network interface allow-hotplug eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.x.x.x ## instead of what I usually see auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static etc So I simply commented out the cruft replaced by good stuff and rebooted and all was well. What was the problem? What does this new stuff 'add' and what wentwrong? 2) I have 2GB of ram and the installed kernel has no highmem support I had to recompile my own kernel to get support for my RAM. dmesg Warning only 896MB will be used. Use a HIGHMEM enabled kernel I would have preferred if the default kernel would enable highmem. Is that possible. 3) Also, I do have a way cool dual core amd64 processor here to play with. On the other had I really should not futz around too much with chroots and stuff and would like to use all the binary drivers I need for graphics development as well as debian free software so I think (???) I don't want to shift over to amd64 arch as yet. Thus I need ooffice and I need nvidia drivers for 6600GT video card for opengl. So what debian kernel package with highmem can i select. will linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp work on my system? I prefer using a debian kernel for ease of use. For instance Last night i compiled the new kernel by downloading a fresh linux-2.6.15-6 tarball and copying over the debian /boot/config-2.6.15-1-486 to /usr/src/linux and modifying by selecting the Processor Family Opteron/athlon64/hammer/k8 and enabled multiprocessor support and configured high memory support 4GB and otherwise left it as debian had it for the 486. Thus i see CONFIG_X86_PC=y CONFIG_MK8=y and alot of stuff like CONFIG_X86_GENERIC=y CONFIG_X86_CMPXCHG=y CONFIG_X86_XADD=y CONFIG_X86_L1_CACHE_SHIFT=7 CONFIG_RWSEM_XCHGADD_ALGORITHM=y CONFIG_GENERIC_CALIBRATE_DELAY=y CONFIG_X86_WP_WORKS_OK=y CONFIG_X86_INVLPG=y CONFIG_X86_BSWAP=y CONFIG_X86_POPAD_OK=y CONFIG_X86_CMPXCHG64=y CONFIG_X86_GOOD_APIC=y CONFIG_X86_INTEL_USERCOPY=y CONFIG_X86_USE_PPRO_CHECKSUM=y CONFIG_X86_TSC=y CONFIG_HPET_TIMER=y Ok. So what does it mean. Am I just using a 32bit kernel with selection of amd64 dual processor? Where can I read more about this? Thanks Mitchell -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: eth0 not coming up after reboot
Geert Stappers stappers at debian.org writes: Please provide the output of uname -r from the computer we are talking about. standard etch install linu-image-2.6.15-1-486 1) I Follow up. I restored the system to prior state, and rebooted multiple times and now eth0 comes up. I dont know what was wrong before... You can ignore it. 2) Why doesn't debian kernel linux-image-2.6.15-1-486 enable highmem to 4GB. A 1GB memory card (or 2 x512)is very common these days. 3) I now understand the difference between setting up a 64 bit kernel and selecting k8 optimization kernel. I still think there is a need for linux-image-2.6.15-1-k8 and linux-image-2.6.15-1-k8-smp in 386 tree of debian... Thanks for your help, Mitchell Laks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#357187: not recognize keyboard mouse
On Thursday 16 March 2006 06:51, Geert Stappers wrote: Sound like an interresting problem. I wish I have access to that hardware. I built system according to Professor Daniel J. Bernstein (author of qmail and djbdns and daemontools) specs in 2004 (http://cr.yp.to/hardware/advice.html). For specific specs go to www.archive.org copy of his page from 2004 http://web.archive.org/web/20040603230501/http://cr.yp.to/hardware/advice.html it is a Gigabyte GA-7DPXDW-P: PC2100 dual Socket-A UATA 304mmx269mm motherboard with audio and Ethernet with 2 AMD AMSN2400BOX: 2000MHz PC2100 Socket-A Athlon MP Model 8 CPUs Geert if you come visit me in NYC I will buy the beer. I have machine ready for any testing you suggest on 2.6.8-2 kernel . See other posts I have. I will be doing another etch install this weekend on latest amd64 dual core spec machine at http://cr.yp.to/hardware/build-20060107.html I will report on that too. This kernel problem is nasty. Mitchell Thanks for being there! Mitchell Laks Please keep us updated Geert Stappers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#357187: installation-report: etch beta2 install not recognize keyboard mouse
On Thursday 16 March 2006 06:28, you wrote: On Thursday 16 March 2006 04:33, Mitchell Laks wrote: I get frozen console with no keyboard or mouse activity. I can only ssh into the system. What type of keyboard and mouse do you have? PS/2 or usb? If usb, does your system also have a PS/2 connector for the keyboard? If so, can you try installing using a PS/2 keyboard? As I indicated (I thought) in my original post: I use only ps2 products. I am an experienced debian installer. I install debian servers in high volume server environments. I store medical images on debian servers. I CARE about the debian install system and I use debian in all my latest systems (30 working debian servers...). Standard PS/2 keyboard. I tried my usual pair of Microsoft Internet Keyboard and microsoft Intellimouse 1.2a ps2 mouse as well as trying knock off keyboards and mice. I think it is the kernel in the new installer. I repeat I have installed on this system Woody and Sarge many times with no problem. This keyboard failure to recognize happens with the debian etch installer or if I upgrade a sarge install system on that box to the 2.6.15 debian kernel. I have done 2 ab initio installs of sarge - upgrade desktop system to sid. Works with keyboard. Then upgrade kernel from sarge 2.6.8 to 2.6.15 no keyboard, and can only log in and use system via ssh. I have posted ouput from dmesg|input in that kernel - only sees the speaker no keyboard or mouse dmesg on an upgraded sarge system with the 2.6.8 kernel tells me the following serio: i8042 AUX port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12 serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1 input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard on isa0060/serio0 atkbd.c: Spurious ACK on isa0060/serio0. Some program, like XFree86, might be trying access hardware directly. atkbd.c: Spurious ACK on isa0060/serio0. Some program, like XFree86, might be trying input: PS/2 Generic Mouse on isa0060/serio1 On this motherboard the keyboard and mouse live on a subsystem called isa0060 I have checked that the debian kernel activates ISA: /boot/config-2.6.15-1-k7-smp:CONFIG_ISA=y I dont know what the problem is. Mitchell --- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#357187: further info on 2.6.15 kernel bug affecting ps2 keyboard and mouse on isa subsystem
Dear Gurus, Here is some dmesg information from 2.6.15 kernel that gives me more clues what is going on. isapnp: Scanning for PnP cards... isapnp: No Plug Play device found PNP: PS/2 Controller [PNP0303:PS2K,PNP0f13:PS2M] at 0x60,0x64 irq 1,12 i8042.c: Can't read CTR while initializing i8042. pnp: Device 00:0b does not supported disabling. pnp: Device 00:0a does not supported disabling. note that on 2.6.8.2 kernel booting it refers to serio as involved with keyboard and mouse dmesg on an sid system with the 2.6.8 kernel tells me the following serio: i8042 AUX port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12 serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1 input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard on isa0060/serio0 atkbd.c: Spurious ACK on isa0060/serio0. Some program, like XFree86, might be trying access hardware directly. atkbd.c: Spurious ACK on isa0060/serio0. Some program, like XFree86, might be trying input: PS/2 Generic Mouse on isa0060/serio1 I found kernel traffic discussing this issue. Here are simple examples: 1) http://lkml.org/lkml/2006/1/14/208 Re: PROBLEM: PS/2 keyboard does not work with 2.6.15 3) http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0601.1/1433.html Re: PROBLEM: PS/2 keyboard does not work with 2.6.15 From: Alan Stern 3) http://www.ussg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0505.3/0846.html ***quoted info** In 2.6.12-rc5-mm1, I can't use my psaux mouse, but it worked perfectly fine in both 2.6.12-rc5 and in 2.6.12-rc4-mm2. In 2.6.12-rc5-mm1 , dmesg says: PNP: PS/2 Controller [PNP0303:PS2K,PNP0f13:PS2M] at 0x60,0x64 irq 1,12 Failed to disable AUX port, but continuing anyway... Is this a SiS? If AUX port is really absent please use the 'i8042.noaux' option. serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1 This is what dmesg says in both 2.6.12-rc4-mm2 and 2.6.12-rc5 : PNP: PS/2 Controller [PNP0303:PS2K,PNP0f13:PS2M] at 0x60,0x64 irq 1,12 serio: i8042 AUX port at 0x60,0x64 irq 12 serio: i8042 KBD port at 0x60,0x64 irq 1 I am using a Shuttle FT61 motherboard. Is there any more information necessary to debug this? ** -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#357187: resolved bug
Dear Installer team: I am sorry I bothered the team. After I found and read the correct threads in the kernel traffic I see that it was a bios incompatibility problem with the latest kernels in my Gigabyte ga-7dpxdwp motherboard. I had to disable usb keyboard and usb mouse support in the bios and then the debian kernels 2.6.15 worked fine as well as the new installer. Go team Debian! Tell me where and how to post the info to make this available to others. I will post on debian-user tonight. Mitchell Laks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#357187: installation-report: etch beta2 install not recognize keyboard mouse
Package: installation-reports Version: 2.12 Severity: critical Justification: breaks the whole system *** Please type your report below this line *** -- Package-specific info: Boot method: CD Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/etch_di_beta2/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso 3/14/2006 release beta etch Date: Date and time of the install Machine: amd 2400+ dual processors on Gigabyte GA-7DPXDW-P motherboard. M$ft internet keyboard, or generic keyboard (non M$ft). tried both M$ft intellimouse or M$ft wheel mouse optical Partitions: df -Tl will do; the raw partition table is preferred did not get to partitions. could not use keyboard or mouse! Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot: [E ] Detect network card:[ ] Configure network: [ ] Detect CD: [ ] Load installer modules: [ ] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [ ] Create file systems:[ ] Mount partitions: [ ] Install base system:[ ] Install boot loader:[ ] Installed system ok:[ ] Comments/Problems: Description of the install, in prose, and any thoughts, comments and ideas you had during the initial install. I downloaded fresh etch beta install disk 3/15. checked md5sum. burned. checked md5sum on burned copy by dd if=/dev/hdc bs=$blocksize count=$count conv=notrunc,noerror |md5sum a la url coasterless cd burning with linux. I booted into install. hit enter at prompt. it asked me for language. I hit enter and no response. System does not recognize keyboard after boot into installer. I think there is something wrong with debian kernel 2.6.15. Why? I have same trouble with this sytem when upgrading a fresh sarge install to linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp. I get frozen console with no keyboard or mouse activity. I can only ssh into the system. When i do dmesg |grep input I see only speaker and no keyboard or mouse listed. Thus on this system I get failure of recognition of keyboard or mouse by debian linux-image 2.6.15. More detail: I just did a fresh sarge install, desktop packages selected. I upgrade to sid. (apt-get update ;apt-get dist-upgrade) with 2.6.8-2 kernel system works fine. (i dont bother to configure Xorg at this point, i use console and disable gdm) I then try to apt-get install linux-image-2.6.15-1-k7-smp (same problem with install of -k7 or -1-486 2.6.15 kernels too). The new kernel is installed, and then when i reboot - no response to keyboard or mouse. I can ssh into system and it works fine. I do dmesg|grep input iput: PC Speaker as /class/input/input0 cat /proc/bus/input/devices I: Bus=0010 Vendor=001f Product=0001 Version=0100 N: Name=PC Speaker P: Phys=isa0061/input0 S: Sysfs=/class/input/input0 H: Handlers=kbd event0 B: EV=40001 B: SND=6 no keyboard or mouse I now have same problem with new etch installer! It is a problem with the new debian kernel or with udev. Mitchell Laks -- 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. Once you have filled out this report, mail it to [EMAIL PROTECTED] == Hardware information for installed system: == -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#357187: not recognize keyboard mouse
On Thursday 16 March 2006 01:44, Geert Stappers wrote: When you see the Debian swirl and the 'boot:' prompt, then hit a function key, e.g. F1, and read the instructions. It says something like 'noapci' 'no_thingy', boot with that option and please report your milage. I booted as ordered install noapic nolapic as per F6. I also tried install noapci noapic nolapic (notice you talk about noapci while F6 in installer talks about noapic nolapic I tried all variations :) I even tried no_thingy just for fun. No change - no keyboard activity! I should mention that this machine has run installers for woody, and sarge without problem in the past. This is no apic or lapic or noapci problem. It is only having trouble with the 2.6.15 kernel! I have done 2 sarge installs on the system in the last week. All is ok until I install 2.6.15 kernel either via apt-get or via dpkg of self compiled the debian way. 2.6.8 kernel works ( aside: I bet it is udev (i hate udev - it has been messing me up for 6 months)). Thanks for being there! Mitchell Laks -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
