#587850 bug report against the installation-reports pseudo package

#587850#5
Date:
2010-07-02 06:43:11 UTC
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Boot method: cd
Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/iso-cd/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso
Date: july, 1, 2010

Machine: non-branded, self-assembled
Processor: celeron 3.0ghz
Memory: 1.5g
Partitions: guided, use entire disk, separate home partition

Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn): did not try

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

Initial boot:           [O ]
Detect network card:    [O ]
Configure network:      [E ]
Detect CD:              [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives:     [ ]
Partition hard drives:  [ ]
Install base system:    [ ]
Clock/timezone setup:   [ ]
User/password setup:    [ ]
Install tasks:          [ ]
Install boot loader:    [ ]
Overall install:        [ ]

Comments/Problems:

I boot the installer with the boot parameter modules=ppp-udeb, and
follow the regular initial steps of the installation.
After this the actual setup of PPPoE is started, it says "No PPPoE
concentrator",  "All network interfaces have been probed, but a PPPoE
concentrator was not detected."
I retried many times but no use.
I tried both debian installer of lenny and squeeze Alpha1 release,
either of them works perfectly for PPPoE.
But lenny is too old, and the latter failed for some reason, so I try
daily-built, but still failed.

Please try to resolve, thanks.

#587850#12
Date:
2010-07-02 07:16:37 UTC
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Please find out exactly what is wrong.
#587850#17
Date:
2010-07-05 15:29:06 UTC
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The PPPoE concentrator was not detected during installation, if you
were asking me.

2010/7/2 Marco d'Itri <md@linux.it>:

#587850#22
Date:
2010-07-05 15:33:46 UTC
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From: Marco d'Itri <md@linux.it>
Date: 2010/7/2
Subject: Re: Bug#587850: bug report against the installation-reports
pseudo package
No. I am asking you why it was not detected.

#587850#27
Date:
2010-07-05 15:38:53 UTC
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I have no idea why it was not detected. I'm not a computer professional.

All I know is that the network card is detected, my isp uses PPPoE
login, and when
I use the lenny installer or the squeeze installer Alpha 1 release,
they both found the
PPPoE concentrator. But I really don't know why.

I just download the newest daily installer, July 2, 2010, and it
failed to detect the PPPoE
concentrator, too.

I am in Taiwan, using Hinet Adsl, 10MB speed (optical fiber?).

Or you need some particular information from me??

2010/7/2 Marco d'Itri <md@linux.it>:

#587850#32
Date:
2010-07-05 15:39:30 UTC
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From: Marco d'Itri <md@linux.it>
Date: 2010/7/2
Subject: Re: Bug#587850: bug report against the installation-reports
pseudo package
And I am not a fortune teller, so I cannot know why it fails on your
system unless you debug it.

#587850#37
Date:
2010-07-05 15:46:57 UTC
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So, are you gonna tell me how to debug it?

I can do something, but I need someone tells me what to do.



2010/7/2 Marco d'Itri <md@linux.it>:

#587850#42
Date:
2010-07-05 15:47:15 UTC
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From: Marco d'Itri <md@linux.it>
Date: 2010/7/2
Subject: Re: Bug#587850: bug report against the installation-reports
pseudo package
Check the relevant logs and use tcpdump, for a start.
If you do not know how to do it, ask on a related mailing list.

#587850#47
Date:
2010-07-05 15:47:36 UTC
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I boot with the d-i again, ran tcpdump but it couldn't run. So I press
 ctrl+alt+F4 to see the logs there.

I hand-wrote some relevant lines as following, hope them help.
--- log
net/hw-detect.hotplug" Detected hotpluggable network interface eth0
hw-detect: Loading PCMCIA bridge driver module: i82365
hw-detect: FATAL: Module i82365 not found.
check-missing-firmware: no missing firmware in /dev/.udeb/firmware-missing.

DEBUG:ppp-udeb: eth0 was not configued, ppp-udeb will bring it up.

kernel: (some digits) : eth0 link is up 100 Mbps full duplex.
DEBUG:ppp-udeb: Timeout detected.
DEBUG:ppp-udeb: pppoe probe output size:
DEBUG:ppp-udeb: Timeout detected.
DEBUG:ppp-udeb: pppoe probe output size:
DEBUG:ppp-udeb: Timeout detected.
DEBUG:ppp-udeb: pppoe probe output size:1
DEBUG:ppp-udeb: no concentrator found on eth0:will bring the interface
back down.
FAIL:ppp-udeb: no concentrators dected.

2010/7/2 Marco d'Itri <md@linux.it>:

#587850#52
Date:
2010-07-05 15:58:08 UTC
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I just downloarded squeeze d-i, made in July 5, 2010, and burned it into a cd.

I boot the installer with the boot parameter modules=ppp-udeb, and
follow the regular initial steps of the installation.
After this the actual setup of PPPoE is started, it says "No PPPoE
concentrator",  "All network interfaces have been probed, but a PPPoE
concentrator was not detected."
I retried many times but no use.

I pressed ctrl+alt+F4, the logs there seemed the same as July 2's:
"no concentrator found on eth0:will bring the interface back down."


Again, I tried the lenny instller, it could start the pppoe, and ask
me for username.

But I need squeeze, so, plz help to resolve.

No one else encountered the same problem?

Should I provide more information, plz tell me what to do, thanks.