[debian-yeeloong-project] Wheezy netinstall critical bug, no DHCP (was "root filesystem and fsck fail during initial boot")

[Advrk Aplmrkt]

Hello,
I re-installed the system by installing Squeeze first, then upgrading
it to Wheezy. Thanks for your suggestion!
I also noticed another major problem with the Wheezy netinstall image
(confirmed on unix.stackexchange.com, see comment for question
http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/25817/debian-wheezy-netinstall-cant-configure-dhcp
).
What happens is that the Wheezy installer can't configure DCHP! This
basically renders the netinstall image useless because it needs an
Internet connection (static IP doesn't work either).
If anyone knows how to fix this that would be great!

On 27 November 2011 13:44, Michael Dorrington
<michael.dorrington at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 23/11/11 15:43, Advrk Aplmrkt wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I've followed the wiki instructions
>> (http://wiki.debian.org/DebianYeeloong/HowTo/Install#Squeeze_X) to
>> install Wheezy on my new Lemote Yeeloong last night by downloading and
>> using the latest files at:
>>
>> http://d-i.debian.org/daily-images/mipsel/daily/loongson-2f/netboot/
>>
>> The installation went well, but during initial boot I get the
>> following error during "Checking root file system...fsck from
>> util-linux 2.19.1":
>>
>> /dev/sda5: UNEXPECTED INCONSISTENCY; RUN fsck MANUALLY.
>> fsck died with exit status 4
>>
>> It then gave me the option to run fsck manually in the maintainence
>> shell, but after running fsck I still get the same error upon
>> reboot.....
>>
>> I tried reinstalling the whole system, both times using guided
>> partitioning, but same problem.
>>
>> The only thing I did not explicitly specified in the HowTo is choosing
>> the 3.1.0-1-loongson-2f kernel, but is this the problem?
>>
>> Please help, I am eager to get this to work.
>>
>> Thanks!!
>
> Wheezy isn't released as stable yet and those daily install images may
> well not work on any particular day.
>
> You might like to try one or more of the following:
>
> * Try again will the current available build as it might have been
>  fixed.
>
> * Submit a bug report on the failing wheezy loongson-2f install.
>
> * Try to install squeeze instead.
>  - http://wiki.debian.org/DebianYeeloong/HowTo/Install#Squeeze
>  - If you want you can then upgrade to wheezy from the squeeze install.
>
> * On the wheezy system when in the GRUB bootloader (or PMON?) add:
>  fastboot
>  to the kernel args line which will make Debian skip an fsck on boot.
>  Not sure what whether this will result in booting into a working
>  system though.
>
> Regards,
> Mike.