Bug#225941: installation-reports: success on x86 desktop
Package: installation-reports
Severity: normal
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux localhost 2.4.22-1-386 #9 Sat Oct 4 14:30:39 EST 2003 i686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C
Package: installation-reports
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: 50MB Net install CD (Beta 1).
uname -a: Linux localhost 2.4.22-1-386 #9 Sat Oct 4 14:30:39 EST 2003 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: Fri Jan 2 13:00:03 PST 2004
Method: Boot from net install cd using a private debian mirror on my LAN.
Machine: Generic custom-built desktop machine
Processor: Pentium 4 2.6Ghz, 800 MHz FSB, Hyperthreading
Memory: 1 GB DDR400 Geil memory
Root Device: hda: WDC WD400BB-00DEA0, ATA DISK drive
Root Size/partition table:
# fdisk -l /dev/hda
Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 1912 15358108+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda2 1913 1924 96390 83 Linux
/dev/hda3 1925 1942 144585 83 Linux
/dev/hda4 1943 4865 23478997+ 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 1943 2428 3903763+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda6 2429 2550 979933+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda7 2551 2684 1076323+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda8 2685 4865 17518851 83 Linux
# mount
/dev/hda3 on / type reiserfs (rw)
proc on /proc type proc (rw)
devpts on /dev/pts type devpts (rw,gid=5,mode=620)
/dev/hda2 on /boot type reiserfs (rw,notail)
/dev/hda8 on /space type reiserfs (rw)
/dev/hda5 on /usr type reiserfs (rw)
/dev/hda6 on /var type reiserfs (rw)
Output of lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS 645xx (rev 50)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]: Unknown device 0003
00:02.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]: Unknown device 0963 (rev 25)
00:02.5 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE]
00:02.7 Multimedia audio controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Sound Controller (rev a0)
00:03.0 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.1 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0 Controller (rev 0f)
00:03.3 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 2.0 Controller
00:04.0 Ethernet controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS900 10/100 Ethernet (rev 91)
00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV17 [GeForce4 MX 440] (rev a3)
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Create file systems: [O/E]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [O]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
When I was choosing the mount points for my partitions, I went
down the list and choose them as you see about in the output of
"mount", but I skipped over the swap partition and manually entered
"/space" as the mount point for the last partition. I then went to
the swap partition and chose the option to "create swap", or
something to that effect. When the program went back to the list
of partitions, it now showed my swap partition set to the /space
mount point, in addition to /dev/hda8. I could not unset this
mount point and when I tried to continue, I got an error message
that I can't have duplicate mount points. I tried to escape out
of this section of the installer and ended up at the Main Menu, and
the selector was highlighting the option to Configure and Mount.
I pressed enter thinking it would let me start over with choosing
mount points but instead the screen flashed briefly and I remained
at the main menu. I couldn't get back there so I had to reboot and
start over.
Other than that I didn't really have any problems. I was a little
surprised at how short the installation process felt compared to
Woody. Generally the default answers to questions were good, but
I think it would be preferable to have as few questions asked as
possible to make installation "easy", unless the user chose to use
"Expert mode". I've seen other distros do this and I think it
works. I like being able to set all of my install options in the
beginning and being able to walk away and come back to a complete
system. I like how you can choose all of your mount points and
filesystem types before doing anything and then having it all run
when you select "Finish".
That's about all I have to say for now. Now I have to go install
grub because I wasn't given an alternative to LILO. Good luck
with beta 2!
- Joe
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