Jeremy Katz wrote: > On Mon, 2007-06-04 at 15:52 +0100, Matthew Bloch wrote: >> What I've tried so far is to extract the stock pxeboot/initrd.img and >> the contained modules/modules.cgz files. Then I add in the .ko files >> from the RPMs that nVidia supply for FC5, then rebuild it all with cpio >> / gzip. Unfortunately anaconda still says it doesn't have a driver >> "for the specified installation type", even though I'm 99% sure that the >> forcedeth.ko file bring up an eth0 (not sure how to launch a shell from >> the loader to check ;) ). I even tried copying the FC5 x86_64/os >> directory onto a local drive, then re-launched the network installation >> and asked it to install off a local hard drive. Again the "no driver >> found for specified installation type" complaint, even though it offered >> to load a driver disk off the filesystem on /dev/sda1 which it could >> clearly access ;-) > > If you're doing a network install, though, then it's not finding the > network card. I got the same message when trying a hard disc install (launched via PXE) or a network install, as if it didn't recognise the SATA *or* network drivers. > And what you're _probably_ running into is the fact that > some (incredibly broken) nForce BIOSen don't actually expose the network > device with one of the PCI networking device classes and instead is > exposed just as a generic bridge. Eventually, we hacked kudzu to ignore > this silliness, but I'm not 100% sure if that was in FC5 or not. If > not, you could probably grab the patch to kudzu and just apply it to the > older kudzu and rebuild the loader. I will try rebuilding the loader against the latest kudzu and applying that to my initrd - in the mean time would you mind seeing if this lspci output identifies the buggy BIOS that you're presumably familiar with? cheers, -- Matthew
00:00.0 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 03ea (rev a1) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology: Unknown device 5001 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 Capabilities: [44] #08 [0220] Capabilities: [dc] #08 [a801] 00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 03e0 (rev a2) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology: Unknown device 0c11 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle+ MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 03eb (rev a2) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology: Unknown device 0c11 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5 Region 0: I/O ports at b000 [size=64] Region 4: I/O ports at 1c00 [size=64] Region 5: I/O ports at b800 [size=64] Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- 00:01.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 03f5 (rev a2) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology: Unknown device 0c11 Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- 00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 03f1 (rev a2) (prog-if 10 [OHCI]) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology: Unknown device 5004 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max) Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 10 Region 0: Memory at f5105000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- 00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 03f2 (rev a2) (prog-if 20 [EHCI]) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology: Unknown device 5004 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max) Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 11 Region 0: Memory at f5106000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256] Capabilities: [44] #0a [2098] Capabilities: [80] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- 00:04.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 03f3 (rev a1) (prog-if 01 [Subtractive decode]) Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=01, sec-latency=32 I/O behind bridge: 0000f000-00000fff Memory behind bridge: f5000000-f50fffff Prefetchable memory behind bridge: fff00000-000fffff BridgeCtl: Parity- SERR- NoISA- VGA- MAbort- >Reset- FastB2B- Capabilities: [b8] #0d [0000] Capabilities: [8c] #08 [a800] 00:05.0 Class 0403: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 03f0 (rev a2) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology: Unknown device a002 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 (500ns min, 1250ns max) Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 10 Region 0: Memory at f5100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable- Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000 Capabilities: [6c] #08 [a802] 00:06.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 03ec (rev a2) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP]) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology: Unknown device 5002 Control: I/O+ Mem- BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max) Region 4: I/O ports at f000 [size=16] Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- 00:07.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 03ef (rev a2) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology: Unknown device e000 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 (250ns min, 5000ns max) Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 511 Region 0: Memory at f5107000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Region 1: I/O ports at bc00 [size=8] Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold+) Status: D0 PME-Enable+ DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/3 Enable+ Address: 00000000fee0300c Data: 4151 Capabilities: [6c] #08 [a802] 00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 03f6 (rev a2) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO]) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology: Unknown device b002 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max) Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 22 Region 0: I/O ports at 09f0 [size=8] Region 1: I/O ports at 0bf0 [size=4] Region 2: I/O ports at 0970 [size=8] Region 3: I/O ports at 0b70 [size=4] Region 4: I/O ports at d000 [size=16] Region 5: Memory at f5108000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [b0] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/2 Enable- Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000 Capabilities: [cc] #08 [a802] 00:08.1 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 03f6 (rev a2) (prog-if 85 [Master SecO PriO]) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology: Unknown device b002 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 (750ns min, 250ns max) Interrupt: pin B routed to IRQ 21 Region 0: I/O ports at 09e0 [size=8] Region 1: I/O ports at 0be0 [size=4] Region 2: I/O ports at 0960 [size=8] Region 3: I/O ports at 0b60 [size=4] Region 4: I/O ports at e400 [size=16] Region 5: Memory at f5104000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=4K] Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [b0] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/2 Enable- Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000 Capabilities: [cc] #08 [a802] 00:0d.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 03d0 (rev a2) (prog-if 00 [VGA]) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology: Unknown device d000 Control: I/O+ Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz+ UDF- FastB2B+ ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 0 Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 11 Region 0: Memory at f2000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] Region 1: Memory at e0000000 (64-bit, prefetchable) [size=256M] Region 3: Memory at f3000000 (64-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16M] Expansion ROM at f4000000 [disabled] [size=128K] Capabilities: [48] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1- D2- AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0-,D1-,D2-,D3hot-,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME- Capabilities: [50] Message Signalled Interrupts: 64bit+ Queue=0/0 Enable- Address: 0000000000000000 Data: 0000 00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Capabilities: [80] #08 [2101] 00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- 00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap- 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- 00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge Control: I/O- Mem- BusMaster- SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=fast >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Capabilities: [f0] #0f [0010] 01:0e.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB23 IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link) (prog-if 10 [OHCI]) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology: Unknown device 1000 Control: I/O- Mem+ BusMaster+ SpecCycle- MemWINV- VGASnoop- ParErr- Stepping- SERR- FastB2B- Status: Cap+ 66Mhz- UDF- FastB2B- ParErr- DEVSEL=medium >TAbort- <TAbort- <MAbort- >SERR- <PERR- Latency: 32 (500ns min, 1000ns max), Cache Line Size: 0x08 (32 bytes) Interrupt: pin A routed to IRQ 5 Region 0: Memory at f5004000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=2K] Region 1: Memory at f5000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K] Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2 Flags: PMEClk- DSI- D1+ D2+ AuxCurrent=0mA PME(D0+,D1+,D2+,D3hot+,D3cold-) Status: D0 PME-Enable- DSel=0 DScale=0 PME-
