Bug#604033: Bug report: Installing Squeeze on a Intel Matrix BIOS RAID1 volume

[Sebastian Bonk]

Hi,

I've experienced the same problems. After using the daily build testing
netinst cd on 7/7/2011 (
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/iso-cd/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso)
the partition dialog showed the same problems described by Delton.

The usual dialog with the four options 1) guided partitioning... 4) manual
partitioning were not shown if a Raid1 partition is configured in the
BiosRaid. This step seems to be skipped and the next step where you usually
edit the partitions is shown, but no drives or partitions are listed there.
Everything works fine, if the partition configured in the biosraid is a
Raid0 partition or a non raid partition. It may be possible to make some
more tests or provide more information, if this will be helpful to you.

Best Regards,
Sebastian

Bug#604033: Bug report: Installing Squeeze on a Intel Matrix BIOS RAID1 volume

[Delton]

I tested with this image on 16/06/2011 and this time, unlike read-only 
volume, the disks were not found.


http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-businesscard.iso

Delton



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Bug#604033: Bug report: Installing Squeeze on a Intel Matrix BIOS RAID1 volume

[Andreas Meile]

Package: installation-reports

Boot method: Used mini-iso burnt on CD-RW
Image version: 
http://mirror.switch.ch/ftp/mirror/debian/dists/squeeze/main/installer-i386/current/images/netboot/mini.iso

Date: 2010-11-19T16:20

Machine: HP Pavillion m9060.ch
Partitions: see debug logs

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

Initial boot:   [O]
Detect network card:[O]
Configure network:  [O]
Detect CD:  [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives:  [E]
Install base system:[ ]
Clock/timezone setup:   [ ]
User/password setup:[ ]
Install tasks:  [ ]
Install boot loader:[ ]
Overall install:[ ]

Comments/Problems:

This motherboard supports Intel Matrix BIOS RAID so I inserted two HDD's, 
activated RAID in the BIOS SATA settings, then created a logical volume 
with Ctrl+I (Intel's built-in BIOS RAID manager). Then I created several 
Linux ext3 partitions using Partition Magic 8.0 for /, /usr, /home and so 
on.


Problem: The RAID Volume with partitions is detected correctly as /dev/md126 
together with all /dev/md126px partitions but as read-only (so Debian's 
partition manager part can't format the swap area. = Continuation of 
installation is not possible.


Also a problem: The physical volumes behind appear, too. = The installer 
marks for example formating the swap partition on three locations 
(/dev/sde8, /dev/sdf8 and /dev/md126p8 in this example). These shouldn't be 
offered for partitioning because they are part of the RAID volume

The full debug logs details are saved at

http://beilagen.dreael.ch/Diverses/Bug_Debian_Squeeze_Intel_Matrix_BIOS_RAID/

   Andreas
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