Bug#228835: Installation report for beta 2 of d-i (failure)
Package: installation-reports
Version: beta2
Severity: normal
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: beta 2
uname -a: Linux blackhole 2.4.23-1-k7 #1 Mon Dec 1 00:05:09 EST 2003 i686 GNU/
Linux
Date: 21/1/04
Method:
CDROM and network install using sarge-i386-businesscard.iso
Initial boot was from CDROM, packages not in that iso image were downloaded
from ftp.au.debian.org, using a squid proxy on the local network. No files
were cached by the proxy since the proxy was recently installed.
Local network contains a DHCP server which was used to configure the network.
Network interface is a generic ne2k-pci.
Machine: Custom AMD box
Processor: AMD Athlon 800Mhz
Memory: 256Mb PC133 SDRAM
Root Device: 40Gb IDE disk, reported by linux as /dev/hda
Root Size/partition table:
/dev/hda1 160Mb ext3 /
/dev/hda2 256Mb swap
/dev/hda3 extended
/dev/hda5 4.2Gb ext3 /usr
/dev/hda6 4.6Gb ext3 /var
/dev/hda7 30Gb ext3 /home
Output of lspci:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365
[KT133/KM133] (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133 AGP]
00:04.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev
22
)
00:04.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT8233/
A/
C/VT8235 PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 10)
00:04.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 10)
00:04.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 10)
00:04.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev
30
)
00:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1370 [AudioPCI]
00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8029(AS)
00:11.0 Unknown mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc. 20265 (rev
02)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV10DDR [GeForce 256
DDR]
(rev 10)
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 ]
Mount partitions: [ O ]
Install base system: [ O ]
Install boot loader: [ O ]
Reboot: [ O ]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Worked fine. A few more status messages would be reassuring - especially
during the mke2fs stage of the installation (the installer seems to sit hung
on a blank screen, which isn't ideal).
=)
Peter
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