Bug#306889: GRUB not installable on SATA drive

<stefan.schmidt@lht.dlh.de>, 306889@bugs.debian.org <stefan.schmidt@lht.dlh.de>, 306889@bugs.debian.org
Fri, 29 Apr 2005 08:43:30 +0200


This is a multi-part message in MIME format.

------_=_NextPart_001_01C54C86.C1598011
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

Package: GRUB

Debian-installer-version: <http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ =
23. M=E4r 2005=20
network-CD-Image, i386>
uname -a: <>
Date: <28.04.2005>
Method: <booting with network CD>

Machine: <AMD64 Machine with ASUS A8V deluxe)>
Processor: Athlon 64 3500+
Memory: 1 GB
Root Device: <SATA connected to onboard promise chipset hda>
Root Size/partition table: <F=FCgen Sie einfach die komplette =
Partitions-
      Tabelle ein, mit Notizen, welche Partition wo eingebunden wurde.>
Output of lspci and lspci -n:

Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] =3D OK, [E] =3D Error (please elaborate below), [ ] =3D didn't try =
it

Initial boot worked:    [O, except USB (I had to switch off USB in the =
BIOS ]
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:    [E ]
Reboot:                 [ ]

Comments/Problems:

<booth GRUB and LILO could not be installed. I tried with with a =
standard ATA harddisk. This works very good. Something with Serial ATA =
must be the reason, that GRUB and LILO are not installable.>



------_=_NextPart_001_01C54C86.C1598011
Content-Type: text/html;
	charset="iso-8859-1"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<META HTTP-EQUIV=3D"Content-Type" CONTENT=3D"text/html; =
charset=3Diso-8859-1">
<META NAME=3D"Generator" CONTENT=3D"MS Exchange Server version =
6.5.7232.36">
<TITLE>GRUB not installable on SATA drive</TITLE>
</HEAD>
<BODY>
<!-- Converted from text/rtf format -->

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">Package: GRUB</FONT>
</P>

<P><FONT SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New">Debian-installer-version: =
&lt;</FONT><A =
HREF=3D"http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/"><U><FONT =
COLOR=3D"#0000FF" SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier =
New">http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/</FONT></U></A><FONT =
SIZE=3D2 FACE=3D"Courier New"></FONT> <FONT FACE=3D"Courier New">23. =
M=E4r 2005</FONT><FONT FACE=3D"Arial"> </FONT>

<BR><FONT FACE=3D"Arial">network-CD-Image, i386</FONT><FONT SIZE=3D2 =
FACE=3D"Courier New">&gt;<BR>
uname -a: &lt;&gt;<BR>
Date: &lt;28.04.2005&gt;<BR>
Method: &lt;booting with network CD&gt;<BR>
<BR>
Machine: &lt;AMD64 Machine with ASUS A8V deluxe)&gt;<BR>
Processor: Athlon 64 3500+<BR>
Memory: 1 GB<BR>
Root Device: &lt;SATA connected to onboard promise chipset hda&gt;<BR>
Root Size/partition table: &lt;F=FCgen Sie einfach die komplette =
Partitions-<BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Tabelle ein, mit Notizen, welche =
Partition wo eingebunden wurde.&gt;<BR>
Output of lspci and lspci -n:<BR>
<BR>
Base System Installation Checklist:<BR>
[O] =3D OK, [E] =3D Error (please elaborate below), [ ] =3D didn't try =
it<BR>
<BR>
Initial boot worked:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [O, except USB (I had to switch =
off USB in the BIOS ]<BR>
Configure network HW:&nbsp;&nbsp; [O ]<BR>
Config network:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [O ]<BR>
Detect =
CD:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbs=
p;&nbsp; [O ]<BR>
Load installer modules: [O ]<BR>
Detect hard drives:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [O ]<BR>
Partition hard drives:&nbsp; [O ]<BR>
Create file systems:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [O ]<BR>
Mount partitions:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [O ]<BR>
Install base system:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [O ]<BR>
Install boot loader:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [E ]<BR>
Reboot:&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;=
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [ ]<BR>
<BR>
Comments/Problems:<BR>
<BR>
&lt;booth GRUB and LILO could not be installed. I tried with with a =
standard ATA harddisk. This works very good. Something with Serial ATA =
must be the reason, that GRUB and LILO are not =
installable.&gt;</FONT></P>
<BR>

</BODY>
</HTML>
------_=_NextPart_001_01C54C86.C1598011--