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Bug#270339: No option to install via NFS or local filesystem

Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: rc1 (20040801 from http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-i386/rc1/images/floppy/)
uname -a: Linux sheratan 2.4.26-1-386 #2 Sat May 1 16:31:24 EST 2004 i686 unknown 
Date: 6. Sept. 2004
Method: floppy

Machine: IBM Thinkpad X22 with UltraBase-Floppy
Processor: PentiumIII/800
Memory: 128MB
Root Device: IDE (/dev/hda)
Root Size/partition table:

Disk /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/disc: 20.0 GB, 20003880960 bytes
240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 2584 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part1 * 1 646 4883728+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part2 647 1034 2933280 83 Linux (/) /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part3 1035 1099 491400 82 Linux swap /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part4 1100 2478 10425240 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part5 2018 2275 1950448+ 83 Linux (not mounted) /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part6 2276 2478 1534648+ 83 Linux (not mounted) /dev/ide/host0/bus0/target0/lun0/part7 1100 1487 2933217 83 Linux (/home) 

Partition table entries are not in disk order


Output of lspci and lspci -n:
(lspci is not available; cat /proc/pci shows this:)
PCI devices found:
  Bus  0, device   0, function  0:
    Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82830 830 Chipset Host Bridge (rev 2).
      Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xd0000000 [0xdfffffff].
  Bus  0, device   1, function  0:
    PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82830 830 Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 2).
      Master Capable.  Latency=96.  Min Gnt=12.
  Bus  0, device  29, function  0:
    USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM USB (Hub #1) (rev 1).
      IRQ 11.
      I/O at 0x1800 [0x181f].
  Bus  0, device  29, function  1:
    USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM USB (Hub #2) (rev 1).
      IRQ 11.
      I/O at 0x1820 [0x183f].
  Bus  0, device  29, function  2:
    USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM USB (Hub #3) (rev 1).
      IRQ 11.
      I/O at 0x1840 [0x185f].
  Bus  0, device  30, function  0:
    PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BAM/CAM PCI Bridge (rev 65).
      Master Capable.  No bursts.  Min Gnt=4.
  Bus  0, device  31, function  0:
    ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801CAM ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 1).
  Bus  0, device  31, function  1:
    IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801CAM IDE U100 (rev 1).
      IRQ 11.
      I/O at 0x1860 [0x186f].
      Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x10000000 [0x100003ff].
  Bus  0, device  31, function  3:
    SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM SMBus Controller (rev 1).
      IRQ 11.
      I/O at 0x1880 [0x189f].
  Bus  0, device  31, function  5:
Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 1). 
      IRQ 11.
      I/O at 0x1c00 [0x1cff].
      I/O at 0x18c0 [0x18ff].
  Bus  1, device   0, function  0:
VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility M6 LY (rev 0). 
      IRQ 11.
      Master Capable.  Latency=66.  Min Gnt=8.
      Prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xe0000000 [0xe7ffffff].
      I/O at 0x2000 [0x20ff].
      Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xc0100000 [0xc010ffff].
  Bus  2, device   3, function  0:
    CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev 128).
      IRQ 11.
      Master Capable.  Latency=168.  Min Gnt=128.Max Lat=5.
      Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x50000000 [0x50000fff].
  Bus  2, device   3, function  1:
    CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (#2) (rev 128).
      IRQ 11.
      Master Capable.  Latency=168.  Min Gnt=128.Max Lat=5.
      Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0x50100000 [0x50100fff].
  Bus  2, device   5, function  0:
    Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics WinModem 56k (rev 1).
      IRQ 11.
      Master Capable.  No bursts.  Min Gnt=252.Max Lat=14.
      Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xc0201000 [0xc02010ff].
      I/O at 0x7440 [0x7447].
      I/O at 0x7000 [0x70ff].
  Bus  2, device   8, function  0:
Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82801CAM (ICH3) PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethernet Controller (rev 65). 
      IRQ 11.
      Master Capable.  Latency=66.  Min Gnt=8.Max Lat=56.
      Non-prefetchable 32 bit memory at 0xc0200000 [0xc0200fff].
      I/O at 0x7400 [0x743f].


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

Initial boot worked:    [0]
Configure network HW:   [0]
Config network:         [0]
Detect CD:              [ ]
Load installer modules: [E/0] *
Detect hard drives:     [0]
Partition hard drives:  [0]
Create file systems:    [0]
Mount partitions:       [0]
Install base system:    [E/0] *
Install boot loader:    [0]
Reboot:                 [0]

Comments/Problems:
Originally, I intended to boot this Laptop from floppy and access the install DVD inside my desktop PC via NFS (the Laptop does not have any drives installed; only a floppy drive in the UltraBase). Unfortunately, I had to see that there is apparently no way to access a NFS server (unless, maybe, via TFTP boot, but here I needed to rely on existing infrastructure). Alternatively, I would have had the possibility of copying the installation files into an unused partition, but there also seems to be no way of telling the installer where to find them. Please, pleeease teach the installer how to use NFS or local drives... Thankyouthankyouthankyou. If NFS installation is possible and I just overlooked the menu entry, you are hereby given the right to come over and whack me :-)
Afterwards, I took the laptop to a LAN and did a network install with floppy boot. Basically the install worked; there are just some things I'd like to mention: - The "region selection" option in the main menu is only available if "install drivers from floppy" has been selected and a driver floppy (either cdrom or net) has been loaded; this seems a bit strange. - ping is not available on the console when setting up the network; this makes it a little hard to figure out whether the network has been configured properly if downloading packages fails. - * During two installs, the first access to the selected ftp server failed twice (when fetching the release file as well as the installer components); the second run always worked without problems. Maybe it was only just a network failure, though accessing the servers works quite reliably otherwise. - In the screen prior to Harddisk partitioning there is one word too much ("..Linux won't know anything nothing about the modifications...") - During partitioning, the new /home partition got ID 7 although I freed ID 5 shortly before by deleting an old partition. This is IMHO good default behaviour, but in expert mode maybe some people would like to assign partition numbers by hand. - When I did the install for the first time, I did not install a bootloader, but tried to boot again with the floppy by using the "root=/dev/hda2" parameter. This option is ignored and the system boots straight into the installation again. If there is still room left on the floppies, maybe it would be nice to have a rescue mode or something.
Greetings & Best regards (...and keep up the good work! (best start with implementing NFS install ;-)) 

Jan Harnisch
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