Re: help with install on Dell SC420 / SATA / Sarge / netinst / at a_piix
On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 19:45:45 -0600, Colleen Hatfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I just installed an SC420 using the RC2 netinstall CD with expert26 boot parameter yesterday. Both of these bugs seem to be fixed: I can boot without giving acpi=off, and i get no hang after the RTC messages. I just did another install on the same machine to reproduce a different bug, and found that what I had said here was incorrect. The problem isn't fixed in rc2, but in the most recent version of the 2.6.8 kernel that I had gotten via apt from the unstable tree. So it is still best to give acpi=off to the installer (though technically you don't have to if you're willing to ctrl+c a few times). After upgrading to the most recent kernel image in unstable (kernel-image-2.6.8-1-386_2.6.8-10_i386.deb) you will not need that as a boot option and can remove it from /boot/grub/menu.lst. Sorry for any confusion :-( - Colleen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: help with install on Dell SC420 / SATA / Sarge / netinst / at a_piix
On Tue, Nov 23, 2004 at 12:53:46PM -0500, Eric Silberstein wrote: -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 12:38 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Re: help with install on Dell SC420 / SATA / Sarge / netinst / ata_piix On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 04:59:10PM -0500, Eric Silberstein wrote: Hi, I am a Debian and linux newbie. I recently purchased a Dell SC420 and want to install Sarge. The Dell SC420 has a SATA drive. I am attempting install using the 20041120 daily build netinst CD image. The installer fails to recognize my hard drive. Through google (http://lists.progeny.com/archive/discover-workers/200410/msg8.html) I found the advice Whilst the PATA CDROM drive was detected the main hard disk was not - I needed to manually modprobe ata_piix for d-i to run through correctly. However, I'm not sure how to do this since the ata_piix module is not included on the CD image. Through google (http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2004/10/msg00348.html) I found a bug report saying The kernel-image-2.4.26-1 package doesn't seem to contain the ata_piix.o module due to a bug in a Makefile. Both of these bugs are reportedly fixed. What should I do? Can I download ata_piix.o from somewhere and use it during my install process? Do I need to build my own netinst image, and if so, how do I do that? Last wednesday I did spend with installing on a Dell SC420. The great trick was using a 2.6 kernel. They are available for debian-installer (I used the netboot images ( no rebuild needed )) and do provide the ata_piix module. After the reboot you will encounter #277298, where control-C allows you to get a second console, so you can append acpi=off for the next boot. Hi Geert, Thanks for your reply. I guess this is where some of the newbie questions come in. No worries Mate. I have been newbie myself and on some topic still am. And there are no stupid questions (some questions are however to stupid to answer ;-) 1) What is the netboot image, how do I use it, and where do I get it from? Does this method actually require that I do a network boot? If so, do I somehow copy the netboot files to a second computer and point my SC420 to it at bootup time? Sorry for introducing 'netboot', my message was that 2.6 images do exist. (there were questions how to build netinst CD images, so no need to build them yourself right now.) 2) How do I get the 2.6 kernel? I hope that you found meanwhile http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2004/10/msg02182.html or at least the F1 button hint in the debian-installer splash screen. What is the connection between stable/testing/unstable and the kernel? For example, is Sarge based on 2.4 and unstable on 2.6? Nope. The short answer is: nothing to worry about The long answer is: no time to explain that right here 3) Even if I am able to follow your instructions and install, is what I found below still a bug? Should I log this bug? If so, how? http://www.nl.debian.org/Bugs/Reporting Thanks in advance, You are welcome. I hope that you learn something, at least that the reply goes below the text ;-) Eric Cheers Geert Stappers signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: help with install on Dell SC420 / SATA / Sarge / netinst / at a_piix
On Sat, 27 Nov 2004 22:53:52 +0100, Geert Stappers [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Last wednesday I did spend with installing on a Dell SC420. The great trick was using a 2.6 kernel. They are available for debian-installer (I used the netboot images ( no rebuild needed )) and do provide the ata_piix module. After the reboot you will encounter #277298, where control-C allows you to get a second console, so you can append acpi=off for the next boot. I just installed an SC420 using the RC2 netinstall CD with expert26 boot parameter yesterday. Both of these bugs seem to be fixed: I can boot without giving acpi=off, and i get no hang after the RTC messages. - Colleen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: help with install on Dell SC420 / SATA / Sarge / netinst / at a_piix
Hi Geert, Thanks for your reply. I guess this is where some of the newbie questions come in. 1) What is the netboot image, how do I use it, and where do I get it from? Does this method actually require that I do a network boot? If so, do I somehow copy the netboot files to a second computer and point my SC420 to it at bootup time? 2) How do I get the 2.6 kernel? What is the connection between stable/testing/unstable and the kernel? For example, is Sarge based on 2.4 and unstable on 2.6? 3) Even if I am able to follow your instructions and install, is what I found below still a bug? Should I log this bug? If so, how? Thanks in advance, Eric -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, November 23, 2004 12:38 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: Re: help with install on Dell SC420 / SATA / Sarge / netinst / ata_piix On Mon, Nov 22, 2004 at 04:59:10PM -0500, Eric Silberstein wrote: Hi, I am a Debian and linux newbie. I recently purchased a Dell SC420 and want to install Sarge. The Dell SC420 has a SATA drive. I am attempting install using the 20041120 daily build netinst CD image. The installer fails to recognize my hard drive. Through google (http://lists.progeny.com/archive/discover-workers/200410/msg8.html) I found the advice Whilst the PATA CDROM drive was detected the main hard disk was not - I needed to manually modprobe ata_piix for d-i to run through correctly. However, I'm not sure how to do this since the ata_piix module is not included on the CD image. Through google (http://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2004/10/msg00348.html) I found a bug report saying The kernel-image-2.4.26-1 package doesn't seem to contain the ata_piix.o module due to a bug in a Makefile. Both of these bugs are reportedly fixed. What should I do? Can I download ata_piix.o from somewhere and use it during my install process? Do I need to build my own netinst image, and if so, how do I do that? Last wednesday I did spend with installing on a Dell SC420. The great trick was using a 2.6 kernel. They are available for debian-installer (I used the netboot images ( no rebuild needed )) and do provide the ata_piix module. After the reboot you will encounter #277298, where control-C allows you to get a second console, so you can append acpi=off for the next boot. Thanks in advance, Eric Silberstein [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cheers Geert Stappers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
