RE: PowerEdge 850 + SATA + Debian Sarge = No partitionable media

U used below to install on a PE2850.

if you use this iso, woody is only use at install point
when your nic is configured, you get the stable packages
from de debian servers, which is Sarge.
so the installer uses woody, en then it's sarge.
you'll end up with a debian sarge server  

I installed OSMA 4.4. on it and its running fine. 
use the testing/unstable tree to get the latest kernel.

(apt-get install linux-source-2.6.14) unstable	
(apt-get install linux-source-2.6.12) testing	bootsplash-able

here if you need it.
/etc/apt/apt.conf
APT::Default-Release "stable";
APT::Get::Show-Upgraded "true";
// 16 MB Limit
APT::Cache-limit 16777216;

/etc/apt/preferences
Package: *
Pin: release a=stable
Pin-Priority: 990

Package: *
Pin: release a=testing
Pin-Priority: 500

Package: *
Pin: release a=unstable
Pin-Priority: 50

Package: *
Pin: release a=sarge,l=debian-volatile
Pin-Priority: 990

/etc/apt/sources.list
# See sources.list(5) for more information, especialy
# Remember that you can only use http, ftp or file URIs
# CDROMs are managed through the apt-cdrom tool.
#-----------------------------------------------------------------
# We definect the PIN which sets the prioratie of packages selects
# see also the apt-howto
# http://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/apt-howto/index.en.html
# and a nice howto for apt-pinning for beginners.
# http://jaqque.sbih.org/kplug/apt-pinning.html 
#-----------------------------------------------------------------
#-----------------------------------------------------------------
# Stable  PIN 990    PRODUCTION TREE
deb ftp://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
deb-src ftp://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian stable main contrib non-free
# Stable Security updates 
deb http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free
deb-src http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main contrib non-free
#------------------------------------------------------------------
## Debian VOLATILE , used for clamav  PINNED 990
deb http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian-volatile sarge/volatile main
#-----------------------------------------------------------------
#-----------------------------------------------------------------
# 		WARNING USE BELOW AT OWN RISK
# Testing  ( PIN 500 )
#deb ftp://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free
#deb-src ftp://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free
#deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian testing main contrib non-free
# Testing Security updates 
#deb http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main contrib non-free
#-----------------------------------------------------------------
#-----------------------------------------------------------------
# 		WARNING USE BELOW AT OWN RISK
# Unstable ( PIN 050 )
#deb ftp://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
#deb http://http.us.debian.org/debian unstable main contrib non-free
# unstable Security updates 
#deb http://security.debian.org/ unstable/updates main contrib non-free
#deb-src http://security.debian.org/ unstable/updates main contrib non-free
#-----------------------------------------------------------------
#-----------------------------------------------------------------
####	BACKPORTS to STABLE ( Debian Sarge 3.1r0 )
## Laatest Samba from samba.org 
#deb http://us4.samba.org/samba/ftp/Binary_Packages/Debian sarge samba
#deb-src http://us2.samba.org/samba/ftp/Binary_Packages/Debian sarge samba

#------------------------------------------------------------------
## MPEG/AVI addons +W32CODECS With MPlayer
#deb ftp://ftp.nerim.net/debian-marillat/ sarge main
#------------------------------------------------------------------
## www.dotdeb.org, updated php4/php5 mysql-41 mysql-50 qmail clamav etc etc.
## check the site for the packages list. if you want only 1 package (
preferred )
## change the line to #deb http://packages.dotdeb.org stable php5 for
example
#deb http://packages.dotdeb.org stable all
#deb-src http://packages.dotdeb.org stable all
#------------------------------------------------------------------
## BootSplash ( does not work on every kernel ) www.bootsplash.de
## http://www.planamente.ch/emidio/pages/linux_howto_bootsplash.php
deb http://debian.bootsplash.de unstable main
deb-src http://debian.bootsplash.de unstable main

>-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
>Van: linux-poweredge-bounces <at> dell.com 
>[mailto:linux-poweredge-bounces <at> dell.com] Namens Colin JN Breame
>Verzonden: donderdag 1 december 2005 10:54
>Aan: Allard Hoeve
>CC: linux-poweredge <at> dell.com
>Onderwerp: Re: PowerEdge 850 + SATA + Debian Sarge = No 
>partitionable media
>
>This might explain a lot!
>
>I've tried with Etch (which does recognise the drives), but it 
>installs gcc4 
>as part of the base system.  I don't know whether I'd be 
>wasting my time 
>trying to use the Sarge with it.
>
>One option I've considered is to install Woody (using this 
>custom installer: 
>http://wiki.osuosl.org/display/LNX/Debian+on+Dell+Servers) and 
>then upgrade 
>to Sarge.  I'm not sure what would be involved with this but 
>it might be 
>easier to upgrade than to downgrade (as with Etch).
>
>On Wednesday 30 November 2005 09:01, Allard Hoeve wrote:
>> Hello Colin,
>>
>> > We've recently purchased a PowerEdge 850 and we're trying 
>to install
>> > Debian Sarge on it.  However, the problem we have is that we cannot
>> > detect the harddrives.
>>
>> Sarge was released with some version of linux-2.6.8. 
>Unfortunately, the
>> ICH7 chipset that is included on the 850 is only supported 
>in 2.6.14 and
>> up.
>>
>> There is supposedly a 2.6.14 port under development by Colin 
>Watson of the
>> Debian Installer team, but I don't know when it will be 
>released. It seems
>> devfs has been removed from 2.6.13 and up and the 
>debian-installer relies
>> on it. Porting it to udev proved more than trivial. I tried :)
>>
>> In the mean time, you could try to install Etch using with 
>the installer
>> from
>>
>> http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
>>
>> and then try switching to Sarge at the time the installer 
>prompts you for
>> the sources.list. I'm not sure how successful you would be with this.
>>
>> Myself, I am waiting for the 2.6.14 port to arrive.
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Allard
>
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