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Package: installation-reports
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: Release Candidate 1
uname -a: Linux stewie 2.6.7-1-386 #1 Thu Jul 8 05:08:04 EDT 2004 i686
GNU/Linux
Date: Wed Sep 8 11:00:40 CEST 2004
Method:
- Installed via the netinst CD, booting simply through it.
- Booted with: linux26 bootkbd=es
Machine: Clonic PC. ASUS A7V Motherboard. NVIDIA GeForceII.
Processor: Athlon 800
Memory: 512 MB SDRAM
Root Device: /dev/hde (important details below)
Root Size/partition table:
/dev/hde1 1 31 248976 82 Linux swap
/dev/hde2 32 882 6835657+ 83 Linux
/dev/hde3 883 4865 31993447+ 83 Linux
hde2 = / hde3 = /home
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
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$ lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133]
(rev 02)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133 AGP]
0000:00:04.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South]
(rev 22)
0000:00:04.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc.
VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 10)
0000:00:04.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1
Controller (rev 10)
0000:00:04.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1
Controller (rev 10)
0000:00:04.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI]
(rev 30)
0000:00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado]
(rev 74)
0000:00:0c.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev
07)
0000:00:0c.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! MIDI/Game Port
(rev 07)
0000:00:11.0 Unknown mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc.
PDC20265 (FastTrak100 Lite/Ultra100) (rev 02)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2
MX/MX 400] (rev a1)
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$ lspci -n
0000:00:00.0 0600: 1106:0305 (rev 02)
0000:00:01.0 0604: 1106:8305
0000:00:04.0 0601: 1106:0686 (rev 22)
0000:00:04.1 0101: 1106:0571 (rev 10)
0000:00:04.2 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 10)
0000:00:04.3 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 10)
0000:00:04.4 0600: 1106:3057 (rev 30)
0000:00:0b.0 0200: 10b7:9200 (rev 74)
0000:00:0c.0 0401: 1102:0002 (rev 07)
0000:00:0c.1 0980: 1102:7002 (rev 07)
0000:00:11.0 0180: 105a:0d30 (rev 02)
0000:01:00.0 0300: 10de:0110 (rev a1)
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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: [ ]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [E]
Reboot: [O]
Comments/Problems:
Info: I have an ASUS A7V Motherboard, with has a strange way of installing
hard disks. It has 2 ATA66 IDE connectors, and 2 ATA100 IDE connectors (I'm
reading the names from the motherboard manual; tell me if you need more info
about this).
I have one hard disk connected to the ATA 100 connector, and another to the
ATA 66 one. The problem is that linux names the first as /dev/hde, and the
second as /dev/hda, *but* grub names the first hd0, and the second hd1.
I tried the installation two times, and I had this problems:
First rond: The installer said that grub was going to be installed in the MBR
of the first hard disk. This didn't worked, because I expected the first hard
disk to be /dev/hde, not /dev/hda. I recognize this is my fault, but
__please__, as a wishlist, make the installer remember which one is the first
disk. Note that grub wasn't appearing, so
Second Round: I selected manually to install grub on the MBR of /dev/hde,
which is my first disk. Now, at least grub appears. But the grub
configuration, is wrong. The relevant part of menu.lst:
title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.7-1-386
root (hd1,1)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.7-1-386 root=/dev/hde2 ro
initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.7-1-386
savedefault
boot
I edited the root line, and changed hd1 for hd0, and now works perfect.
Fortunately, I have a bit of knowledge about grub, but remember that I booted
with 'linux26', so I was trying a installation intended for a newbie. :-)
Otherwise, the rest of the installer is 100% great! Thanks all the team for
it.
Greetings,
Alex.
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