Installing on a Shuttle XPC SN27P2

Mithrilhall · 09-21-2007, 07:21 AM

Everytime I try to install Debian the system freezes. I tried installing using the "noacpi" flag but the freezing still happens.

What made me try the noacpi flag was I tossed in a Kubuntu live cd and it game me an error. After searching around I tried the noacpi flag on that and it started fine. I was hoping it would work with Debian especially since the installer recommended it.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Dutch Master · 09-21-2007, 09:20 AM

I got Debian (Woody, later Sarge and Etch) to work on a FN41V2 mobo (AMD Socket A, nForce2) back in 2004. It needed the nVidia nForce drivers. Check if your hardware is OK. Is your harddisk an SATA device? Debian still has some issues with those...

Mithrilhall · 09-21-2007, 09:46 AM

Hard disk is indeed a SATA drive. I've read on other forums that I should try "pci=nomsi" and to enable legacy mode for IDE in the BIOS.

I just found this over at Nvidia's website:

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NVIDIA nForce Drivers

Open source drivers for NVIDIA nForce hardware are included in the standard Linux kernel and leading Linux distributions. This page includes information on open source drivers, and driver disks for older Linux distributions including 32-bit and 64-bit versions of Linux.

Mithrilhall · 09-21-2007, 11:04 PM

Well...I tried Ctrl+Alt+F4 and it looks like it's hanging on this line:

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Sep 22 11:53:49 in-target: Get:4 http://security.debian.org etch/updates/main xserver-xorg-core 2:1.1.1-21etch1 [3654kB]

In the gui it always seems to hang on this line:

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Retrieving file 598 of 658 (3h40m28s remaining)

The time sometimes looks like it's going down very very slowly. Then it'll jump up to 3h46m40s and then jump back down.

The odd thing is when I was asked by the installer if I wanted to use a network mirror I selected 'No'.

Mithrilhall · 09-21-2007, 11:10 PM

Actually...it looks like it's downloading just very very slowly. I'll let it sit for the 3 hours to see if it ever finishes.

Mithrilhall · 09-25-2007, 10:51 AM

Well...I disabled my onboard NIC, put in a dual Intel server NIC and disconnected from the internet while reinstalling and it went nice and fast.

Even with the Intel NIC installed my network crawls. I'm getting dial-up speeds and slower.

I do have an older Shuttle XPS and Linux runs fine on it (Kubuntu 6.06). The one thing I did notice between my older XPS and my newer one is the old one had a generic kernel installed and the new one has a K7 kernel installed.

Any suggestions? This is starting to drive me nuts.

Dutch Master · 09-25-2007, 01:44 PM

I can imagine that yes... Could you post a complete listing of the hardware, including proc, RAM, additional cards, etc. Check your RAM with Memtest86, available from the Debian repositories.

Mithrilhall · 09-27-2007, 07:59 AM

Well..I've tried installing 4.0r0, 4.0r1 and the daily testing image and I get the same results with all of them; extremely slow network speeds. This also happens if I use the onboard NIC, which is a Marvell chipset.

I also tried PCLinuxOS and worked flawlessly.

Here is the output of a 'cat /proc/interrupts' (Debian):

Quote:

eric@localhost:~$ cat /proc/interrupts
CPU0 CPU1
0: 84 1 IO-APIC-edge timer
1: 0 2 IO-APIC-edge i8042
6: 0 2 IO-APIC-edge floppy
8: 0 0 IO-APIC-edge rtc
9: 0 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi acpi
12: 0 4 IO-APIC-edge i8042
14: 0 764 IO-APIC-edge ide0
16: 0 257 IO-APIC-fasteoi ehci_hcd:usb1, HDA Intel
17: 2 1401 IO-APIC-fasteoi ohci_hcd:usb2
18: 0 36 IO-APIC-fasteoi eth1
19: 0 63 IO-APIC-fasteoi eth2
20: 0 2 IO-APIC-fasteoi ohci1394
21: 0 0 IO-APIC-fasteoi libata
22: 2 5733 IO-APIC-fasteoi libata
NMI: 0 0
LOC: 5171 8933
ERR: 1
MIS: 0
eric@localhost:~$

Here is the output of the 'lspci' (Debian):

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eric@localhost:~$ lspci
00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 LPC Bridge (rev a2)
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SMBus (rev a2)
00:01.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Memory Controller (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 USB Controller (rev a1)
00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 USB Controller (rev a2)
00:04.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 IDE (rev a1)
00:05.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:05.1 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:06.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI bridge (rev a2)
00:06.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP55 High Definition Audio (rev a2)
00:0f.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:06.0 PCI bridge: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21152 (rev 03)
01:08.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 80)
02:04.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 05)
02:05.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 05)
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0421 (rev a1)
eric@localhost:~$

Here is the output of a 'lsmod' (Debian):

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eric@localhost:~$ lsmod
Module Size Used by
ipv6 238688 10
ppdev 8900 0
parport_pc 33124 0
lp 11172 0
parport 34056 3 ppdev,parport_pc,lp
button 8272 0
ac 5508 0
battery 10308 0
powernow_k8 14400 1
cpufreq_ondemand 8204 1
cpufreq_powersave 2112 0
cpufreq_conservative 7176 0
cpufreq_stats 5440 0
freq_table 4832 3 powernow_k8,cpufreq_ondemand,cpufreq_stats
cpufreq_userspace 4448 0
dm_snapshot 16740 0
dm_mirror 20564 0
dm_mod 53132 2 dm_snapshot,dm_mirror
sbp2 21764 0
loop 16328 0
snd_hda_intel 20632 1
snd_hda_codec 198976 1 snd_hda_intel
snd_pcm_oss 39904 0
snd_mixer_oss 15744 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_pcm 72388 3 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss
snd_timer 21188 1 snd_pcm
rtc 13016 0
i2c_nforce2 6016 0
snd 48612 8 snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm_oss,snd_mixer_ oss,snd_pcm,snd_timer
shpchp 31316 0
pci_hotplug 29440 1 shpchp
k8temp 5888 0
psmouse 35336 0
serio_raw 6916 0
pcspkr 3456 0
i2c_core 20928 1 i2c_nforce2
soundcore 7712 1 snd
snd_page_alloc 9800 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
tsdev 7872 0
eth1394 18820 0
evdev 9536 4
ext3 122312 1
jbd 55720 1 ext3
mbcache 8452 1 ext3
ide_cd 37024 0
cdrom 33120 1 ide_cd
sd_mod 20352 3
generic 5124 0 [permanent]
amd74xx 13660 0 [permanent]
ide_core 115656 3 ide_cd,generic,amd74xx
usbhid 23840 0
hid 24192 1 usbhid
sata_nv 19588 2
ohci1394 32944 0
ata_generic 8388 0
e100 33288 0
mii 5696 1 e100
ohci_hcd 19972 0
floppy 55300 0
ieee1394 90872 3 sbp2,eth1394,ohci1394
libata 110420 2 sata_nv,ata_generic
scsi_mod 134412 3 sbp2,sd_mod,libata
ehci_hcd 31116 0
usbcore 123976 4 usbhid,ohci_hcd,ehci_hcd
thermal 14472 0
processor 31240 2 powernow_k8,thermal
fan 5188 0
eric@localhost:~$

Here is the output of a 'cat /proc/interrupts' (PCLinuxOS):

Quote:

[root@localhost root]# cat /proc/interrupts
CPU0 CPU1
0: 39309 2494 IO-APIC-edge timer
6: 1 1 IO-APIC-edge floppy
8: 3 2 IO-APIC-edge rtc
9: 0 0 IO-APIC-level acpi
14: 4486 1 IO-APIC-edge ide0
16: 1146 1 IO-APIC-level libata, HDA Intel
17: 555 1 IO-APIC-level libata
18: 682 1 IO-APIC-level ohci_hcd:usb1
19: 2 1 IO-APIC-level ehci_hcd:usb2
20: 2 1 IO-APIC-level ohci1394
21: 29 1 IO-APIC-level eth0
22: 61 1 IO-APIC-level eth1
NMI: 0 0
LOC: 41779 41767
ERR: 1
MIS: 0
[root@localhost root]#

Here is the output of the 'lspci' (PCLinuxOS):

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[root@localhost root]# lspci
00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Memory Controller (rev a1)
00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 LPC Bridge (rev a2)
00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SMBus (rev a2)
00:01.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation MCP55 Memory Controller (rev a2)
00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 USB Controller (rev a1)
00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation MCP55 USB Controller (rev a2)
00:04.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 IDE (rev a1)
00:05.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:05.1 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation MCP55 SATA Controller (rev a2)
00:06.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI bridge (rev a2)
00:06.1 Audio device: nVidia Corporation MCP55 High Definition Audio (rev a2)
00:0f.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation MCP55 PCI Express bridge (rev a2)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
01:06.0 PCI bridge: Digital Equipment Corporation DECchip 21152 (rev 03)
01:08.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 80)
02:04.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 05)
02:05.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corporation 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 05)
03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation Unknown device 0421 (rev a1)
[root@localhost root]#

Here is the output of a 'lsmod' (PCLinuxOS):

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[root@localhost root]# lsmod
Module Size Used by
eepro100 31728 0
mii 5760 1 eepro100
af_packet 22120 2
ipv6 257888 14
snd_seq_dummy 3908 0
snd_seq_oss 32512 0
snd_seq_midi_event 7616 1 snd_seq_oss
snd_seq 52272 5 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq_midi_event
snd_seq_device 8268 3 snd_seq_dummy,snd_seq_oss,snd_seq
snd_pcm_oss 43072 0
snd_mixer_oss 16608 1 snd_pcm_oss
snd_hda_intel 19320 1
snd_hda_codec 163072 1 snd_hda_intel
snd_pcm 76868 3 snd_pcm_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec
snd_timer 22884 2 snd_seq,snd_pcm
video 15108 0
thermal 13544 0
snd_page_alloc 10152 2 snd_hda_intel,snd_pcm
sbs 14372 0
i2c_ec 5120 1 sbs
fan 4804 0
snd 52708 11 snd_seq_oss,snd_seq,snd_seq_device,snd_pcm_oss,snd _mixer_oss,snd_hda_intel,snd_hda_codec,snd_pcm,snd _timer
soundcore 9824 1 snd
container 4448 0
button 6640 0
battery 9636 0
ac 5188 0
binfmt_misc 11912 1
dm_mirror 21616 0
dm_mod 56440 1 dm_mirror
martian_dev 19156 0
mmc_block 8136 0
sdhci 18476 0
mmc_core 24448 2 mmc_block,sdhci
8250_pci 21120 0
bttv 172308 0
video_buf 25220 1 bttv
firmware_class 10112 1 bttv
ir_common 28196 1 bttv
compat_ioctl32 1472 1 bttv
i2c_algo_bit 9288 1 bttv
btcx_risc 5096 1 bttv
tveeprom 15056 1 bttv
i2c_core 21376 4 i2c_ec,bttv,i2c_algo_bit,tveeprom
videodev 24960 1 bttv
v4l1_compat 14148 1 videodev
v4l2_common 23328 2 bttv,videodev
yenta_socket 26700 0
rsrc_nonstatic 13792 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 40244 2 yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
capability 5000 0
commoncap 7360 1 capability
ohci1394 35152 0
ieee1394 297848 1 ohci1394
usbmouse 5696 0
evdev 9888 2
floppy 58308 0
cpufreq_ondemand 6956 0
cpufreq_conservative 7592 0
cpufreq_powersave 1920 0
powernow_k8 14880 1
freq_table 4960 1 powernow_k8
processor 28776 2 thermal,powernow_k8
amd64_agp 12644 0
agpgart 32424 1 amd64_agp
usbhid 51712 0
usbkbd 7232 0
aufs 105092 1
usb_storage 80704 0
ehci_hcd 32488 0
ohci_hcd 20516 0
uhci_hcd 23784 0
usbcore 127364 8 usbmouse,usbhid,usbkbd,usb_storage,ehci_hcd,ohci_h cd,uhci_hcd
3w_xxxx 27168 0
mptscsih 23968 0
sx8 18796 0
tmscsim 22784 0
sata_vsc 9156 0
sata_via 10532 0
sata_uli 8100 0
sata_sx4 14532 0
sata_svw 8452 0
sata_sis 8644 0
sata_sil 11912 0
sata_qstor 10180 0
sata_promise 12484 0
sata_nv 11364 1
dmx3191d 12992 0
BusLogic 71380 0
aic7xxx 172084 0
ahci 16900 0
squashfs 48452 1
mptbase 51488 1 mptscsih
scsi_transport_spi 24448 2 dmx3191d,aic7xxx
sd_mod 21216 2
sg 34840 0
ata_piix 14472 0
libata 100820 12 sata_vsc,sata_via,sata_uli,sata_sx4,sata_svw,sata_ sis,sata_sil,sata_qstor,sata_promise,sata_nv,ahci, ata_piix
sr_mod 17572 0
scsi_mod 134600 13 usb_storage,3w_xxxx,mptscsih,tmscsim,dmx3191d,BusL ogic,aic7xxx,ahci,scsi_transport_spi,sd_mod,sg,lib ata,sr_mod
loop 16328 2
ide_cd 39712 1
cdrom 36928 2 sr_mod,ide_cd
isofs 35484 1
nls_utf8 2208 0
ntfs 269948 0
vfat 13280 0
msdos 9792 0
fat 53148 2 vfat,msdos
reiserfs 256676 0
ext3 135016 0
jbd 57576 1 ext3
nls_cp437 5952 0
nls_iso8859_2 4864 0
nls_iso8859_1 4288 1
[root@localhost root]#