Bug#326830: problem booting up
On Mon, Sep 05, 2005 at 07:46:52PM -0500, Christopher Miller wrote:
> Package: installation-reports
>
> Debian-installer-version: Sept 4 Debian3.1 from mag Linux Format
> uname -a: Linux dragon 2.4.27-2-k7 #1 Mon May 16 17:18:17 JST 2005 i686
> GNU/linux
> Date: Sept 5 6pm
> Method: DVD from Magazine
>
> Machine: home made
> Processor:AMD 2600+
> Memory:512
> Root Device: SCSI Hitachi
> Root Size/partition table: not sure I let it set up desktop setting on the
> whole drive
> Output of lspci and lspci -n:
>
> Base System Installation Checklist:
> [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
>
> 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: [E ]
>
> Comments/Problems: It reboots and lets me log in but does not do anything.
> Just sits there with myname@mynetworkname:~$ Not sure what I am soppuse to
> do?
That means it works perfectly. That's a bash prompt. If you wanted
other things, you could have asked tasksel for them such as a desktop
environment and such.
You can now run tasksel or aptitude or any of a number of other things.
What ever did people do when all microsoft gave them was: C:\>
Len Sorensen
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