Bug#232877: installation-reports
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Debian-installer-version: <Fill in date and from where you got the image>
uname -a: <The result of running uname -a on a shell prompt>
Date: <Date and time of the install>
Method: <How did you install? What did you boot off? If network
install, from where? Proxied?>
Machine: <VIA EPIA M10000 Mainboard, Maxtor 120 Gig EIDE Hard Drive>
Processor: C3 Nehemiah
Memory: 512 Meg
Root Device: <IDE>
Root Size/partition table: <16 Gig root partition, 512 Meg swap>
Output of lspci:
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: [E]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [E]
Reboot: [O]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
Negatives:
1) Interface is far less consistent than the Woody installer.
2) Booting with the 'net' option failed to detect hard drive.
3) Lilo did not attempt to install other bootable partitions.
4) Odd device names for disks and partitions rather than standard hda hda1 etc.
5) No option not to create a user account immediately.
6) Configuring apt-get sources has no obvious way of continuing to the next step of install. Once you have selected an ftp source, you are again asked to select an ftp source, etc. etc. Must finally hit escape to continue (no done or next step or any other such option on the menu).
7) Generally far less logical and far less friendly than the Woody installer.
Positives:
1) Hardware detection with default install worked well, detected the via-rhine ethernet with no problems.
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