Re: Debian Testing Cannot be installed on Hyper-V 2012 R2

[Sven Arvidsson]

On Thu, 2016-06-23 at 13:45 +0800, Larry Sevilla wrote:
> Package: debian-installer
> Version: debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso  dated 2016-06-20 07:33
> 391Mb
> 
> I'm trying to install Debian Testing under Hyper-V Windows Server
> 2012 R2.
> 
> mem: Start-up 1024Mb Dynamic Min 512Mb Max 3584
> proc: 2
> vhdx: 10Gb
> 
> Install it using non-GUI.
> 
> Then It freezes during:
>    Partitions formatting at 33%
>    Creating ext4 file system for / in partition #1 of SCSI3 (0,0,0)
> (sda)...
> 
> Note: I have installed Debian 7/Wheezy 7.11 and 8/Jessie 8.5 on
> Hyper-V;
>   so far no problem on installation with the two versions...


It might be a temporary problem with the testing installer image. Have
you filed a bug?

You could just use the jessie installer and dist-upgrade to testing.

-- 
Cheers,
Sven Arvidsson
http://www.whiz.se



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Debian Testing Cannot be installed on Hyper-V 2012 R2

[Larry Sevilla]

Package: debian-installer
Version: debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso  dated 2016-06-20 07:33 391Mb

I'm trying to install Debian Testing under Hyper-V Windows Server 2012 R2.

mem: Start-up 1024Mb Dynamic Min 512Mb Max 3584
proc: 2
vhdx: 10Gb

Install it using non-GUI.

Then It freezes during:
   Partitions formatting at 33%
   Creating ext4 file system for / in partition #1 of SCSI3 (0,0,0) (sda)...

Note: I have installed Debian 7/Wheezy 7.11 and 8/Jessie 8.5 on Hyper-V;
  so far no problem on installation with the two versions...

Re: Debian Testing Cannot be installed on Hyper-V 2012 R2

[Don Armstrong]

On Tue, 21 Jun 2016, Larry Sevilla wrote:
> I'm trying to install Debian Testing under Hyper-V Windows Server 2012 R2.
> 
> iso file: debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso  dated 2016-06-20 07:33 391Mb
> 
> mem: Start-up 1024Mb Dynamic Min 512Mb Max 3584
> proc: 2
> vhd: 10Gb
> 
> Install it using non-GUI.
> 
> Then It freezes during:
>Partitions formatting at 33%
>Creating ext4 file system for / in partition #1 of SCSI3 (0,0,0) (sda)...

You'll have to check what's going on in the debug console (IIRC, it's
vt4 currently). You'll probably see some kernel errors about not being
able to write to the drive and/or kernel panics or something else.

(Formatting drives is pretty basic; failing during that usually
indicates hardware failure, or in this case, something wrong with
anything in the virtualization stack.)


-- 
Don Armstrong  https://www.donarmstrong.com

To punish me for my contempt of authority, Fate has made me an
authority myself
 -- Albert Einstein

Re: Debian Testing Cannot be installed on Hyper-V 2012 R2

[Cindy-Sue Causey]

On 6/20/16, Larry Sevilla  wrote:
> I'm trying to install Debian Testing under Hyper-V Windows Server 2012 R2.
>
> iso file: debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso  dated 2016-06-20 07:33 391Mb
>
> mem: Start-up 1024Mb Dynamic Min 512Mb Max 3584
> proc: 2
> vhd: 10Gb
>
> Install it using non-GUI.
>
> Then It freezes during:
>Partitions formatting at 33%
>Creating ext4 file system for / in partition #1 of SCSI3 (0,0,0)
> (sda)...
>
>
> Note: I have installed Debian 7/Wheezy 7.11 and 8/Jessie 8.5 on Hyper-V;
>   so far no problem on installation with the two versions...


Just thinking out loud while you're waiting for others to chime in..
Is this something you could try pre-formatting before starting the
installation then skip that step during installation?

Or did you already try that?

That's all I got.. It's just what I would try if I was in your Shoes.
If you end up filing a bug report on it, you could then suggest from
personal experience that pre-formatting does or does not help (well,
did not help *you*) under those circumstances in case anyone else
encounters the same before a permanent fix is found.

Even if that work-around was to work (if a user was in a hurry to
istall), determining (and then hopefully fixing) the cause of freezing
up during any installation step helps keep newcomers from running off
down the cyber highway to another distro. :)

Cindy :)

-- 
Cindy-Sue Causey
Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA

* runs with plastic sporks *

Debian Testing Cannot be installed on Hyper-V 2012 R2

[Larry Sevilla]

I'm trying to install Debian Testing under Hyper-V Windows Server 2012 R2.

iso file: debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso  dated 2016-06-20 07:33 391Mb

mem: Start-up 1024Mb Dynamic Min 512Mb Max 3584
proc: 2
vhd: 10Gb

Install it using non-GUI.

Then It freezes during:
   Partitions formatting at 33%
   Creating ext4 file system for / in partition #1 of SCSI3 (0,0,0) (sda)...


Note: I have installed Debian 7/Wheezy 7.11 and 8/Jessie 8.5 on Hyper-V;
  so far no problem on installation with the two versions...