Package: installation-reports

Debian-installer-version: Installer daily build 3/9/2005
uname -a: Linux opus 2.6.8-2-386 #1 Mon Jan 24 03:01:58 EST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: 3/29/2005
Method: Installer daily build, expert26 boot option, boot off CD, packages off 
net from mirrors.kernel.org

Machine: White box dual PII40, Intel MB
Processor: Intel PII400 SECC
Memory: 512MB ECC
Root Device: 
Root Size/partition table: 

Disk /dev/hdc: 14.4 GB, 14453268480 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 1757 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hdc1               1          64      514048+   6  FAT16
/dev/hdc2              72        1757    13542795    5  Extended
/dev/hdc3   *          65          71       56196   83  Linux  /boot
/dev/hdc5              72         226     1245006   83  Linux  /root
/dev/hdc6             227         966     5944018+  83  Linux
/dev/hdc7            1249        1757     4088511    7  HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hdc8             967        1036      562243+  82  Linux swap
/dev/hdc9            1037        1248     1702858+  83  Linux

Disk /dev/hde: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hde1   *           1          12       96358+  fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/hde2              13       19457   156191962+  fd  Linux raid autodetect

Disk /dev/hdi: 160.0 GB, 160041885696 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 19457 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hdi1   *           1          12       96358+  fd  Linux raid autodetect
/dev/hdi2              13       19457   156191962+  fd  Linux raid autodetect

opus:~# cat /etc/raidtab
raiddev /dev/md0
        raid-level      1
        nr-raid-disks   2
        nr-spare-disks  0
        persistent-superblock   1
        device          /dev/hde1
        raid-disk       0
        device          /dev/hdi1
        raid-disk       1

raiddev /dev/md1
        raid-level      1
        nr-raid-disks   2
        nr-spare-disks  0
        persistent-superblock   1
        device          /dev/hde2
        raid-disk       0
        device          /dev/hdi2
        raid-disk       1

Partitions on /dev/md0:
boot  ext3      /futureboot

Logical volumes on /dev/md1:
data  ReiserFS     /data
home  ReiserFS     /home
root  ReiserFS     /futureroot
swap  swap      swap
var  ReiserFS     /var

      
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
opus:~# lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge 
(AGP disabled) (rev 03)
0000:00:0b.0 Unknown mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20268 
(Ultra100 TX2) (rev 02)
0000:00:0c.0 Unknown mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20268 
(Ultra100 TX2) (rev 01)
0000:00:0d.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c875 (rev 37)
0000:00:0d.1 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c875 (rev 37)
0000:00:0e.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905 100BaseTX [Boomerang]
0000:00:0f.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 
05)
0000:00:12.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
0000:00:12.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
0000:00:12.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
0000:00:12.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
0000:00:14.0 VGA compatible controller: Cirrus Logic GD 5480 (rev 23)

opus:~# lspci -n
0000:00:00.0 0600: 8086:7192 (rev 03)
0000:00:0b.0 0180: 105a:4d68 (rev 02)
0000:00:0c.0 0180: 105a:4d68 (rev 01)
0000:00:0d.0 0100: 1000:000f (rev 37)
0000:00:0d.1 0100: 1000:000f (rev 37)
0000:00:0e.0 0200: 10b7:9050
0000:00:0f.0 0200: 8086:1229 (rev 05)
0000:00:12.0 0601: 8086:7110 (rev 02)
0000:00:12.1 0101: 8086:7111 (rev 01)
0000:00:12.2 0c03: 8086:7112 (rev 01)
0000:00:12.3 0680: 8086:7113 (rev 02)
0000:00:14.0 0300: 1013:00bc (rev 23)

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

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

Comments/Problems:
Target config - boot off RAID with root, etc on LVM volumes built on RAID.  
/dev/hdc is installed temporarily so that I can get the system up and running.  
I intend to move /boot and /root to /dev/md0 and an LVM volume on /dev/md1 
respectively asap.
Issues encountered: 
-RAID config reports errors saving config info, yet allows config to continue.
-Inital install to RAID devices fails - unable to install initrd.
-EVMS modules config non-functioning, so no EVMS
-Partition tool wanted to re-write the partition table and format partitions 
every time it was accessed, whether changes were made or not.  Ugly if you've 
already completed the inital install and are ready to reboot.
-Kernel on CD configured to support ide devices out to /dev/hdj and beyond.  
Kernel installed only supports ide devices to /dev/hdh9.  I had to manually add 
device nodes to support half of my arrray (/dev/hdi). Then I had to remove the 
failed drives and add them back to the array, forcing a re-sync.  THIS NEEDS TO 
BE FIXED.

As yet I have not been able to move boot or root to the raid/LVM configuration. 
 Little grub documentation on how to configure this seems to exist.  But I keep 
trying.

Dave

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