Boot method: CD
Image version:
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/squeeze_di_beta2/i386/jigdo-cd/debian-squeeze-di-beta2-i386-CD-1.jigdo
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2010 12:36:20 +0900

Machine: FMV-6200 T5
Processor: Pentium Pro 200MHz
Memory: 64MB
Partitions: 300GB HDD. Not null...

Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn):

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

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

Comments/Problems:

I want to use lvm . But the partitioner doesn't let me do that. When I
used the CD as a rescue CD of my router/server, it recognizes LVM.(I
upgraded the server from lenny to squeeze successfully.) So it's the bug
on the installation mode. Other errors, I don't find...

reassign 606834 rescue
thanks

So, if I understand correctly, you can't mount an LVM volume in rescue
mode. Am I right?

I have two PCs to install Debian squeeze. One(I call it #1 on this
reply) is  this FMV-6200 T5 PC. And another(#2) is a router and server
with the system HDDs on sil3124 sata2 card.(#2 is Dell Dimension 8200).
I could update #2 from lenny to squeeze successfully. And I tried to
install #1 cleanly.
And I could mount LVM volumes on #2 when I use the CD in rescue mode.

I haven't kept the exact log. But I found the line like the title.
I found the similar line for the Encrypted File Systems, too.
It means that my FMV doesn't have sufficient memory for partman-lvm or
for partman-crypt.(The FMV's memory is 64MB.)
(I could install squeeze by hdd-installer.)

reassign 606834 partman-lvm
retitle Should warn about low memory when the amount of RAM is too low in rescue mode
severity 606834 wishlist
thanks


Quoting Emmanuel Chanel (emmanuelchanel@gmail.com):

Ah, that's certainly the problem. Probably very few people tried to
use partman-lvm in rescue mode with so few memory.

There are probably ways to work this around by manually activating
disk swap before trying to use partman-lvm in rescue mode but I'm not
sure that such a corner case will trigger some more development to at
least warn users when low memmory conditions prevenbt real use of
partman-lvm.

Turning this into a wishlist bug against partman-lvm.

Many thanks for your feedback.