• Bug#265497: installation-reports: Does not install on Alpha PC164SX

    From Craig Small@1:229/2 to All on Fri Aug 13 14:40:10 2004
    XPost: linux.debian.maint.boot
    From: [email protected]

    Package: installation-reports

    uname -a: Linux fozzie 2.4.26-1-generic #1 Thu Jun 10 23:43:13 CDT 2004
    alpha GNU/Linux
    Date: Fri Aug 13 22:13:58 EST 2004
    Method: Installed from netinst CD
    Machine: Alpha PC164SX
    Processor: PCA56
    Memory: 256M
    Root Device: ide drive /dev/hda
    Root Size/partition table: Standard Debian autopartition for multi-user
    Output of lspci:
    0000:00:05.0 VGA compatible controller: Cirrus Logic GD 5434-8 [Alpine]
    (rev fc)0000:00:06.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone] (rev 28)
    0000:00:07.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1370 [AudioPCI] 0000:00:08.0 ISA bridge: Contaq Microsystems 82c693
    0000:00:08.1 IDE interface: Contaq Microsystems 82c693
    0000:00:08.2 IDE interface: Contaq Microsystems 82c693
    0000:00:08.3 USB Controller: Contaq Microsystems 82c693
    0000:00:09.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev 74)

    Base System Installation Checklist:

    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: [O]
    Install boot loader: [E]
    Reboot: [E]
    [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

    Comments/Problems:

    Partition making thingy makes a i (part 9) partition that starts
    at some large number and ends at 0 (yes, this is back to front)

    Because of the above-mentioned partition aboot fails to get installed
    because partition 9 conflicts where aboot needs to go, you cannot
    use -f9 flag because it says you can only have 8 partitions.

    Manually removing partition 'i' makes aboot installer happy.
    (fdisk commands, d i w x )

    Rebooting, it still tries to reboot off cdrom (dqb0) instead of
    drive (dqa0). Hit reset button to fix this.

    Booting with kernel that is installed initially results in massive
    number of pci errors, just like before. However this problem is not
    present when booting from CDROM. I am unsure why it happens only
    when rebooted.


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