Package: debian-installer Version: 2005-01-27 severity: normal submitted so this bugreport doesn't get lost. Bye Christian J. Grant wrote: > Hi FJP, > > Thank you for your quick response. Sorry I did not include a Debian > Installation Report, I was unaware that such a template exists. I only > found this mailing list via someone else.. > > (Perhaps this mailing list and the template could be added nore > moticably on a part of the debian.org site. This is my first debian install > so I'm still finding stuff out) > >>> My 3 1/2 inch floppy drive green access LED is permanently on. My >>> drive works fine when I reboot into win2k. I noticed that /dev/fd0 is >>> missing. Should I just figure out a way to create it using MAKEDEV. Or >>> perhaps this problem in the sarge install is already known..? >> >> >> I've not seen this problem before. >> Did you install the desktop task or Gnome? In that case this possibly >> is an udev issue. >> If not, please file a proper installation report [1]. > > > I have udevd proces running, I just have the debian sarge defaults > >>> My CD/DVD-Writer was not identified by debian-installer. So I manually >>> set it up, to use hda as a pseduo scsi device, by apending hda=ide-scsi >>> to the grub boot command line for the kernel. >> >> >> What do you mean by "not recognized"? Not recognized to install from >> or not set up to burn DVD's to? > > > The latter.. I had hoped it would be able to write cd-r's and dvd-r's > after the install. > >> Anyway, AFAIK the ide-scsi driver is deprecated. If the CD is not >> recognized to install from my guess is that you have SATA and the SATA >> driver is blocking access to the DVD-drive. That is a known problem. >> Here also, please file a proper installation-report. > > > Ok, sorry not to include that info in my first post. I did not know > ide-scsi is deprecated, all my google searches uncovered suggestions to > use ide-scsi. Could you direct me to some info which tells me a better > way to set up my IDE NEC CD/DVD writer please..? > >>> My CD/DVD-Writer is now available as /dev/scd0. I can find it using >>> cdrecord -scanbus sometimes as 2,0,0. >>> >>> When I created an ISO and burned the file to disc it all went ok until: >> >> >> The rest are not installer issues; please ask for help on the user lists. > > > Ok, I will contact those maintainers. > > Thank you for taking the time to reply and help me. > > (please include my email address in any replies, i am not on this list) > > Kind regards > JG > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Debian-installer-version: I got netinst, from the debian site around > 2005-01-27 > uname -a: Linux now2g 2.6.8-2-k7 #1 Mon Jan 24 03:29:52 EST 2005 i686 > GNU/Linux > Date: 2005-01-30 20:00 GMT aprox > Method: <How did you install? What did you boot off? If network > install, from where? Proxied?> > > Machine: ASUS K7T880 custom build > Processor: AthlonXP 3200+ (2.2Ghz) > Memory: 1GB > Root Device: /dev/sda3 SATA drive > # /etc/fstab: static file system information. > # > # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> > proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 > /dev/sda3 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1 > /dev/sda2 /boot ext3 defaults 0 2 > /dev/scd0 /media/cdrom0 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0 > /dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0 > > > Output of lspci and lspci -n: > > $ lspci -n > 0000:00:00.0 0600: 1106:0269 (rev 80) > 0000:00:00.1 0600: 1106:1269 > 0000:00:00.2 0600: 1106:2269 > 0000:00:00.3 0600: 1106:3269 > 0000:00:00.4 0600: 1106:4269 > 0000:00:00.7 0600: 1106:7269 > 0000:00:01.0 0604: 1106:b198 > 0000:00:09.0 0200: 11ab:4320 (rev 13) > 0000:00:0e.0 0c03: 1045:c861 (rev 10) > 0000:00:0f.0 0104: 1106:3149 (rev 80) > 0000:00:0f.1 0101: 1106:0571 (rev 06) > 0000:00:10.0 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81) > 0000:00:10.1 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81) > 0000:00:10.2 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81) > 0000:00:10.3 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81) > 0000:00:10.4 0c03: 1106:3104 (rev 86) > 0000:00:11.0 0601: 1106:3227 > 0000:00:11.5 0401: 1106:3059 (rev 60) > 0000:00:13.0 0200: 1106:3106 (rev 86) > 0000:01:00.0 0300: 10de:0333 (rev a1) > > > $ lspci > 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 0269 (rev 80) > 0000:00:00.1 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 1269 > 0000:00:00.2 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 2269 > 0000:00:00.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 3269 > 0000:00:00.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 4269 > 0000:00:00.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 7269 > 0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI Bridge > 0000:00:09.0 Ethernet controller: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. Yukon Gigabit > Ethernet 10/100/1000Base-T Adapter (rev 13) > 0000:00:0e.0 USB Controller: OPTi Inc. 82C861 (rev 10) > 0000:00:0f.0 RAID bus controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 SATA RAID > Controller (rev 80) > 0000:00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. > VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) > 0000:00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 > Controller (rev 81) > 0000:00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 > Controller (rev 81) > 0000:00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 > Controller (rev 81) > 0000:00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 > Controller (rev 81) > 0000:00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 86) > 0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 ISA bridge [K8T800 > South] > 0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. > VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller(rev 60) > 0000:00:13.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6105 [Rhine-III] > (rev 86) > 0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV38 [GeForce FX > 5950 Ultra] (rev a1) > > > 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: [O] > Create file systems: [O] > Mount partitions: [O] > Install base system: [O] > Install boot loader: [O] > Reboot: [O] > > Comments/Problems: > > /dev/fd0 missing, and cd/dvd writing not setup. CD/DVD writer is: > _NEC ' 'DVD_RW ND-2500A ' '1.06'. > This is an IDE model, which is on /dev/hda, I had to convert it to work as > /dev/scd0 to write cds. > > > > >
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