Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: Sarge rc2 (Kernel 2.6) netboot Sparc 64
uname -a: Linux trantor 2.6.8-2-sparc64 #1 Tue Dec 28 12:20:13 PST
2004 sparc64 unknown
Date: 2005/09/14
Method: netboot image, booted from OpenBSD server running rarpd and
tftpd, internet access via nat using mirror
http://debian.blueyonder.co.uk, no proxy
Machine: Sun Ultra2
Processor: 2x Ultra-2 (296MHz)
Memory: 1536MB
Root Device: SCSI (2x 9.1GB), boot from /dev/sda1, root from /dev/md0
Root Size/partition table: ~ # fdisk -l
/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target[01]/lun0/disc
Disk /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc (Sun disk label): 64
heads, 32 sectors, 8637 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 bytes
Device Flag Start End
Blocks Id System
/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 0 48
49152 1 Boot
/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 48 8637
8795136 fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part3 0 8637
8844288 5 Whole disk
Disk /dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target1/lun0/disc (Sun disk label): 64
heads, 32 sectors, 8637 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 2048 * 512 bytes
Device Flag Start End
Blocks Id System
/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target1/lun0/part1 0 48
49152 83 Linux native
/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target1/lun0/part2 48 8637
8795136 fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/scsi/host0/bus0/target1/lun0/part3 0 8637
8844288 5 Whole disk
Output of lspci and lspci -n: n/a, sbus based machine
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: [ ]
Mount partitions: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
I am trying to set the hdds up so that each has a 50MB Partition at
the beginning of the disk (to be used as /boot on the first disk,
probably go unused on the second) with the remaing 9(ish)G to be used
as RAID 1 (mirroring).
When I try to set the partion type from the installer, I do not have
the option to set as raid (I have the various filesystems, LVM and to
not use), as such, mdcfg fails because I have no available partitions.
I have also tried manually setting the partition types from fdisk
(type 0xFD, Linux RAID autodetect). the installer (even after
rebooting) still fails to recognise these as raid (or potential raid
partitions), and again, mdcfg fails with the same error. (Please note
the above output of fdisk is after changing the partition types
manually).
FTR: I have installed successfully to this machine (without using
raid) with the same installer.
