Bug 231104

Summary:	cannot boot installcd on dell precision m4300
Product:	Gentoo Release Media	Reporter:	lueschmar <lueschair>
Component:	InstallCD	Assignee:	Gentoo Release Team <releng>
Status:	RESOLVED TEST-REQUEST
Severity:	normal	CC:	czajernia
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Linux
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---
Attachments:	lspci output

Description lueschmar 2008-07-07 20:56:11 UTC

I tried to boot the installCD. But while looking for the cdrom it breaks.

In BusyBox I can mount the drive:
 mount -t iso9660 /dev/hda /media/cdrom -o ro


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. boot
2. choose keymap
3. Message: No bootable medium found.



Expected Results:  
It should boot correctly.

Comment 1 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-07-07 21:12:23 UTC

Does it list /dev/hda as one of the devices that it tries to mount?

Comment 2 lueschmar 2008-07-08 12:12:42 UTC

(In reply to comment #1)
> Does it list /dev/hda as one of the devices that it tries to mount?
> 

Yes it's listed. But the cd drive only blinks like a disco.

Comment 3 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-07-08 12:14:37 UTC

Then it's unlikely that it's a problem with the LiveCD, since it *is* finding the drive. Please verify the image you burned against the ISO and possibly try re-burning the image.

Comment 4 lueschmar 2008-07-08 12:23:46 UTC

Already verified the cd. I tested on another worksation. Works fine.
Also the cd-drive is tested. I can boot an ubuntu livecd.

Comment 5 Paweł Drewniak 2008-07-09 09:41:18 UTC

I have the same problem on my Dell Inspiron 1420 (chipset Intel ICH8M, drive TSSTCorp DVD+RW):

I can also mount the CD, but ONLY when I explicitly specify the filesystem type (iso9660) - but sometimes (one per 10 times or so) I get "Invalid argument".

When it's not specified (=auto), mount runs about 25 seconds and then says "invalid argument" and I can see "UDF-fs: No VRS found" in dmesg (does it try only UDF?).

This is for Gentoo AMD64 so, the bug is architecture-independent.

And a shame for me: I've had this bug from Gentoo 2006.1 and forgot to file it :( [I installed Gentoo by writing the ISO on USB stick :)]

Comment 6 lueschmar 2008-07-09 20:58:05 UTC

Created attachment 159980 [details]
lspci output

I attached lspci output. It might be useful.

Comment 7 Andrew Gaffney (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2008-07-12 16:30:28 UTC

It sounds a bit like the optical drives that Dell uses just suck. Not much we can do about that.

Comment 8 Paweł Drewniak 2008-07-12 17:10:29 UTC

But I can mount this CD flawlessly after I install Gentoo... it works on other systems too - I only had problems with Gentoo LiveCD.

Comment 9 lueschmar 2008-07-14 06:17:11 UTC

Thanks for the usb hint ;-)

Seems the problem is fixed on livecd-i686-installer-2008.0-r1.iso

Pawel Drewniak can you confirm it too?

Comment 10 Paweł Drewniak 2008-07-14 10:42:03 UTC

Yes, it works when using LiveCD.
Additionally, I noticed that it tries to mount /dev/sr0 whilst MinimalCD mounts /dev/hda - maybe different modules are loaded?