http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=508612 Summary: openSuSE 11.2 Factory: Could not load required modules during the install Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.2 Version: Factory Platform: PowerPC-64 OS/Version: All Status: NEW Severity: Blocker Priority: P5 - None Component: Installation AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: bugproxy@us.ibm.com QAContact: jsrain@novell.com CC: power-bugs@forge.provo.novell.com Found By: Third Party Developer/Partner Partner ID: LTC 53533 =Comment: #0================================================= PAVAN NAREGUNDI - During installing openSuSE 11.2 Factory(ppc), required modules are not loaded as shown below. =============================== IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM 1 = SMS Menu 5 = Default Boot List 8 = Open Firmware Prompt 6 = Stored Boot List Memory Keyboard Network SCSI Speaker IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM STARTING SOFTWARE IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM PLEASE WAIT... IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM IBM TFTP BOOT --------------------------------------------------- Server IP.....................9.124.111.86 Client IP.....................9.126.89.243 Gateway IP....................9.126.89.1 Subnet Mask...................255.255.255.0 ( 1 ) Filename.................yaboot.suse TFTP Retries..................5 Block Size....................512 FILE : yaboot.suse BLKSIZE : 512 TFTP-RETRIES: 5 FINAL PACKET COUNT = 779 FINAL FILE SIZE = 398470 BYTES Elapsed time since release of system processors: 39188 mins 21 secs yaboot starting: loaded at 00040000 00067358 (0/0/00c39a68; sp: 01b1ffd0) MAC for /lhea@23c00708/ethernet@23e00208: 00:21:5e:03:16:a2 MAC for /lhea@23c00708/ethernet@23e00208: 00:21:5e:03:16:a2 TFTP BOOT --------------------------------------------------- Server IP.....................9.124.111.86 Client IP.....................9.126.89.243 Gateway IP....................9.126.89.1 Subnet Mask...................255.255.255.0 ( 1 ) Filename.................yaboot.conf-00-21-5e-03-16-a2 TFTP Retries..................5 Block Size....................512 FILE : yaboot.conf-00-21-5e-03-16-a2 BLKSIZE : 512 TFTP-RETRIES: 5 FINAL PACKET COUNT = 2 FINAL FILE SIZE = 551 BYTES yaboot downloaded 00000227 bytes via network, download rate 0 KB/s. Config file 'yaboot.conf-00-21-5e-03-16-a2' read, 551 bytes MAC for /lhea@23c00708/ethernet@23e00208: 00:21:5e:03:16:a2 TFTP BOOT --------------------------------------------------- Server IP.....................9.124.111.86 Client IP.....................9.126.89.243 Gateway IP....................9.126.89.1 Subnet Mask...................255.255.255.0 ( 1 ) Filename.................yaboot.txt TFTP Retries..................5 Block Size....................512 FILE : yaboot.txt BLKSIZE : 512 TFTP-RETRIES: 5 FINAL PACKET COUNT = 1 FINAL FILE SIZE = 215 BYTES yaboot downloaded 000000d7 bytes via network, download rate 0 KB/s. Welcome to openSuSE Factory! Type "install" to start the YaST installer on this CD/DVD Type "slp" to start the YaST install via network Type "rescue" to start the rescue system on this CD/DVD Welcome to yaboot version r22.8-r1190.SuSE booted from '/lhea@23c00708/ethernet@23e00208:speed=auto,duplex=auto,9.124.111.86,,9.126.89.243,9.126.89.1,5,5,255.255.255.0,512' running with firmware 'IBM,EM340_041' on model 'IBM,9117-MMA', serial 'IBM,0206AB252', partition 'mp6lpar6' Enter "help" to get some basic usage information boot: install slp rescue boot: slp MAC for /lhea@23c00708/ethernet@23e00208: 00:21:5e:03:16:a2 Please wait, loading kernel... TFTP BOOT --------------------------------------------------- Server IP.....................9.124.111.86 Client IP.....................9.126.89.243 Gateway IP....................9.126.89.1 Subnet Mask...................255.255.255.0 ( 1 ) Filename.................inst64 TFTP Retries..................5 Block Size....................512 FILE : inst64 BLKSIZE : 512 TFTP-RETRIES: 5 FINAL PACKET COUNT = 40565 FINAL FILE SIZE = 20768961 BYTES yaboot downloaded 013ce8c1 bytes via network, download rate 60 KB/s. A download rate of 60 KB/s is really slow, isn't it? Allocated 01500000 bytes for executable @ 03b00000 Elf32 kernel loaded... SuSE Linux zImage starting: loaded at 03b00000-04ec8d30 (4000000/0/00c39a68; sp: 01b1fe00) uncompressing ELF header done. (00000100 bytes) Allocated 0140c828 bytes for kernel @ 02300000 Leave 00f7c19b bytes for initrd @ 03f40b83 uncompressing kernel done. (00ef9a88 bytes) entering kernel at 02310000(3f40b83/f7c19b/00c39a68) OF stdout device is: /vdevice/vty@30000000 Hypertas detected, assuming LPAR ! command line: quiet sysrq=1 install=slp memory layout at init: alloc_bottom : 0000000004ec0000 alloc_top : 0000000008000000 alloc_top_hi : 0000000008000000 rmo_top : 0000000008000000 ram_top : 0000000008000000 Looking for displays instantiating rtas at 0x00000000074e0000 ... done boot cpu hw idx 0000000000000000 copying OF device tree ... Building dt strings... Building dt structure... Device tree strings 0x00000000050d0000 -> 0x00000000050d15a2 Device tree struct 0x00000000050e0000 -> 0x0000000005100000 Calling quiesce ... returning from prom_init Moving into tmpfs... done. Integrating /parts/00_lib insmod /modules/squashfs.ko mount: /parts/00_lib: we need a loop device mount: using /dev/loop0 SQUASHFS error: zlib_inflate error, data probably corrupt SQUASHFS error: squashfs_read_data failed to read block 0x615eb7 SQUASHFS error: Unable to read metadata cache entry [615eb7] SQUASHFS error: Unable to read inode 0xbfe0098 ------------[ cut here ]------------ Badness at fs/inode.c:661 mount: /dev/loop0: Input/output error Integrating /parts/01_usr mount: /parts/01_usr: we need a loop device mount: using /dev/loop1 SQUASHFS error: zlib_inflate error, data probably corrupt SQUASHFS error: squashfs_read_data failed to read block 0x2649ee SQUASHFS error: Unable to read metadata cache entry [2649ee] SQUASHFS error: Unable to read inode 0x95905a2 ------------[ cut here ]------------ Badness at fs/inode.c:661 mount: /dev/loop1: Input/output error

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Starting udev... udevd[85]: specified group 'tape' unknown ok Loading basic drivers... ok Starting hardware detection...modprobe: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.29-6-ppc64/modules.dep: No such file or directory modprobe: FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.29-6-ppc64/modules.dep: No such file or directory ok (If a driver is not working for you, try booting with brokenmodules=driver_name.) Reading driver update: disk:/?device=*usb* *** Could not find the openSUSE Repository. Activating manual setup program.

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Main Menu 1) Start Installation 2) Settings 3) Expert 4) Exit or Reboot

====================================== droping to shell shows and doing a lsmod, # lsmod squashfs 51528 0 - Live 0xd000000000150000 loop 25420 2 - Live 0xd0000000000e0000 CPU type: Power6 Model: IBM,9117-MMA =Comment: #3================================================= Antonio A. Rosales - Pavan, For an additional data point can you confirm you get the following menu when trying to do a network install for SLES11 GM: Main Menu 1) Start Installation 2) Settings 3) Expert 4) Exit or Reboot

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Expert -- Time: 12:47 1) System Information 2) Kernel Modules (Hardware Drivers) 3) Verify Installation CD-ROM/DVD 4) Eject CD 5) Show config 6) Change config 7) Start shell

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Kernel Modules (Hardware Drivers) 1) Load ppc Modules 2) Load USB Modules 3) Load FireWire Modules 4) Load File System Modules 5) Load Unknown Modules 6) Show Loaded Modules 7) Unload Modules 8) Add Driver Update 9) Show Driver Updates

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Load ppc Modules 1) 3c59x : 3Com 3c59x/3c90x (592/595/597) 2) acenic : Alteon AceNIC/3C985/NetGear GA620 3) amd8111e : AMD8111 970eval 4) bnx2 : Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5706 5) bnx2x : Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM57710 6) cxgb3 : Chelsio T3 10Gb Ethernet 7) e100 : Intel PRO/100 / EtherExpr. PRO/100 8) e1000 : Intel PRO/1000 Gigabit 9) e1000e : Intel PRO/1000 PCI-E Gigabit 10) ehea : POWER6 ehea 11) ibmveth : POWER5 Virtual Ethernet 12) igb : Intel Gigabit Ethernet 13) ixgb : Intel(R) PRO/10GbE 14) ixgbe : Intel(R) 10 Gigabit PCI Express 15) myri10ge : Myricom 10G Ethernet 16) netxen_nic : NetXen Multi port (1/10) Gigabit 17) olympic : IBM Olympic chipset PCI Token Ring 18) pcnet32 : AMD PCI PCnet32 (PCI bus NE2100) 19) qla3xxx : QLogic ISP3XXX 20) r8169 : RealTek RTL8169 Gigabit Ethernet 21) s2io : S2IO 10GbE Server 22) sky2 : Marvell Yukon 2 Gigabit Ethernet 23) spidernet : Cell Ethernet 24) tg3 : Broadcom Tigon3 Ethernet 25) virtio_net : Virtio network 26) sungem : Sun GEM, for new PowerMacs 27) tulip : DEC Tulip (DC21x4x) PCI 28) libphy : PHY library 29) ps3_gelic : PS3 gelic ethernet 30) ps3rom : PS3 CDROM 31) ps3disk : PS3 disk storage 32) ps3vram : PS3 swap into videoram 33) mtd : mtd 34) mtd_blkdevs : mtd_blkdevs 35) mtdblock : mtdblock 36) pata_amd : AMD PATA JS20 37) pata_pdc2027x : Promise PDC20268 to PDC20277 38) pata_sil680 : SI680 PATA QS20 39) pata_sl82c105 : W82C105 PATA IDE 40) ahci : AHCI SATA driver 41) sata_sil24 : Silicon Image 3124/3132 SATA 42) sym53c8xx : Symbios 53c8xx 43) ipr : IBM Power Linux RAID adapter 44) ibmvscsic : IBM Virtual SCSI 45) ibmvfc : IBM Virtual Fibrechannel 46) lpfc : Emulex LP fibrechannel storage 47) qla4xxx : QLogic ISP 4XXX iSCSI 48) mptsas : Fusion MPT SAS Host driver 49) sata_svw : PowerMac K2 SATA 50) ide-cd_mod : ATAPI CD-ROM Driver 51) st : SCSI Tape Driver 52) sd_mod : SCSI Disk Driver 53) sr_mod : SCSI CD-ROM driver 54) scsi_debug : Simulate a host adapter 55) iscsi_tcp : iSCSI/TCP data-path 56) libiscsi : iSCSI library functions 57) scsi_wait_scan : wait for SCSI scan to complete ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This will help us determine if this is a module install loading problem for OpenSUSE. =Comment: #4================================================= PAVAN NAREGUNDI - Yes. I can see the menu items listed in above comment in SLES11 and opensuse 11.1. But not in opensuse11.2 factory build. =========================================================== Novell, Please review why OpenSUSE 11.2 does not provide the option to load ppc modules before installing. Thanks! -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.