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- Subject: installation report (d-i 20040506)
- From: Bruno Majewski <bruno@pubnix.qc.ca>
- Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 23:18:53 -0400
- Message-id: <5.1.0.14.2.20040517230934.02e3baf0@POP2.sympatico.ca>
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: Daily snapshot, from
http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/daily/i386/20040506/
uname -a: Linux debtst13 2.6.5-1-386 #2 Fri Apr 30 20:13:30 EST 2004
i686 GNU/Linux
Date: <Date and time of the install>
2004.05.16 (afternoon/evening)
Method: <How did you install? What did you boot off? If network
install, from where? Proxied?>
Using the Sarge netinst ISO image
(http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/daily/i386/20040506/),
booted off the CD, ran the installer, completed via apt-get'ting remaining
packages via the
repositories (ftp.debian.org)
Machine: <Description of machine (eg, IBM Thinkpad R32)>
x86 "wintel" clone: Gigabyte GA-7VT600-P-L motherboard, plus
ASUS Radeon 9200SE 64MB AGP.
The built-in SATA controller was not turned off.
Processor:
Duron 1.4 GHz, 266MHz FSB.
Memory:
256MB RAM DDR (PC3200)
Root Device: <IDE? SCSI? Name of device?>
EIDE (1 HD)
WDC WD400EB-00CPF0
Root Size/partition table: <Feel free to paste the full partition
table, with notes on which partitions are mounted where.>
Command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40019582464 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 1 1304 10474348+ c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/hda2 1305 1368 514080 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda3 * 1369 4865 28089652+ 83 Linux
Command (m for help): q
debtst3:~#
Output of lspci:
debtst13:~# lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8377 [KT400/KT600 AGP]
Host Bridge (rev 80)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI Bridge
0000:00:0a.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AHA-2940/2940W / AIC-7871
(rev 03)
0000:00:0c.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878
Video Capture (rev 11)
0000:00:0c.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio
Capture (rev 11)
0000:00:0f.0 RAID bus controller: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device
3149 (rev 80)
0000:00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc.
VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C/VT8235 PIPC Bus Master IDE
(rev 06)
0000:00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6202 [USB 2.0
controller] (rev 81)
0000:00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6202 [USB 2.0
controller] (rev 81)
0000:00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6202 [USB 2.0
controller] (rev 81)
0000:00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6202 [USB 2.0
controller] (rev 81)
0000:00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 86)
0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 ISA bridge [K8T800
South]
0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc.
VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60)
0000:00:13.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon
9200 SE] (rev 01)
0000:01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV280 [Radeon 9200
SE] (Secondary) (rev 01)
debtst13:~#
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: [ did manually, to keep pre-existing FAT32 partition ]
Create file systems: [ did manually ]
Mount partitions: [ did manually ]
Install base system: [ O ]
Install boot loader: [ O ]
Reboot: [ O]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
<Description of the install, in prose, and any thoughts, comments
and ideas you had during the initial install.>
** result of lspci -n:
0000:00:00.0 Class 0600: 1106:3189 (rev 80)
0000:00:01.0 Class 0604: 1106:b198
0000:00:0a.0 Class 0100: 9004:7178 (rev 03)
0000:00:0c.0 Class 0400: 109e:036e (rev 11)
0000:00:0c.1 Class 0480: 109e:0878 (rev 11)
0000:00:0f.0 Class 0104: 1106:3149 (rev 80)
0000:00:0f.1 Class 0101: 1106:0571 (rev 06)
0000:00:10.0 Class 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
0000:00:10.1 Class 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
0000:00:10.2 Class 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
0000:00:10.3 Class 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
0000:00:10.4 Class 0c03: 1106:3104 (rev 86)
0000:00:11.0 Class 0601: 1106:3227
0000:00:11.5 Class 0401: 1106:3059 (rev 60)
0000:00:13.0 Class 0200: 10ec:8139 (rev 10)
0000:01:00.0 Class 0300: 1002:5964 (rev 01)
0000:01:00.1 Class 0380: 1002:5d44 (rev 01)
** result of lsmod:
Module Size Used by
af_packet 20488 2
8139cp 18944 0
snd_via82xx 23712 0
snd_ac97_codec 54788 1 snd_via82xx
gameport 4736 1 snd_via82xx
snd_mpu401_uart 7168 1 snd_via82xx
snd_rawmidi 22688 1 snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq_device 7816 1 snd_rawmidi
uhci_hcd 29072 0
sata_via 7044 0
bt878 11056 0
btaudio 16272 0
snd_bt87x 12740 0
snd_pcm 85796 2 snd_via82xx,snd_bt87x
snd_timer 23300 1 snd_pcm
snd 48996 8
snd_via82xx,snd_ac97_codec,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device,snd_bt87x,snd_pcm,snd_timer
snd_page_alloc 10756 3 snd_via82xx,snd_bt87x,snd_pcm
tuner 16652 0
bttv 138988 1 bt878
video_buf 19844 1 bttv
i2c_algo_bit 8968 1 bttv
v4l2_common 6400 1 bttv
btcx_risc 4744 1 bttv
i2c_core 21636 3 tuner,bttv,i2c_algo_bit
videodev 9728 1 bttv
pciehp 84844 0
shpchp 87020 0
pci_hotplug 32048 2 pciehp,shpchp
via_agp 7424 1
agpgart 31528 1 via_agp
evdev 9088 0
ehci_hcd 25476 0
usbcore 93788 4 uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd
via82cxxx_audio 25992 0
uart401 11332 1 via82cxxx_audio
sound 75564 2 via82cxxx_audio,uart401
soundcore 9696 5 btaudio,snd,bttv,via82cxxx_audio,sound
ac97_codec 16908 1 via82cxxx_audio
aic7xxx 175976 0
8139too 23680 0
mii 4864 2 8139cp,8139too
crc32 4608 2 8139cp,8139too
ide_cd 37636 0
cdrom 36640 1 ide_cd
rtc 11960 0
reiserfs 197616 1
vfat 14208 0
fat 41792 1 vfat
isofs 32312 0
ext3 103720 0
jbd 54168 1 ext3
ide_disk 16768 3
ide_generic 1536 0
generic 4224 1
via82cxxx 13084 1
ide_core 134752 5 ide_cd,ide_disk,ide_generic,generic,via82cxxx
sd_mod 19840 0
ata_piix 7940 0
libata 36480 2 sata_via,ata_piix,[permanent]
scsi_mod 111692 3 aic7xxx,sd_mod,libata
unix 25776 4
font 8576 0
cfbcopyarea 3840 0
cfbimgblt 3200 0
cfbfillrect 3712 0
** contents of /etc/modutils/actions:
# Special actions that are needed for some modules
options tuner type=2
# The BTTV module does not load the tuner module automatically,
# so do that in here
post-install bttv insmod tuner
post-remove bttv rmmod tuner
A few notes, more or less in order:
(0) the 2004.05.06 daily snapshot was the first one I noticed, and the last
one to detect my tv card (an
ATI TV WONDER/VE). Subsequent snapshots of the installer reverted back to
the "ignore the tv card"
behaviour.
(1) the PCMCIA kernel modules were not loaded, contrary to the behaviour of
previous daily snapshot or
of the previous beta releases I have tested. This is good.
(2) kernel 2.6.5-1, as used by daily snapshot 20040506, recognized the
built-in SATA controllers on my
motherboard, as per "lsmod". Kernel 2.4.x did not IIRC.
(3) for manual partitionning: you should consider using a screen layout
like the one used for cfdisk
or like the FreeBSD FDISK partition editor (see screenshot at:
http://www.distrowatch.com/images/screenshots/freebsd-partition.png)
One can make out easily what he works with (or on) and what one can do,
i.e. all available commands,
no guessing required. Or in other words, you know what the objects are
and what you can do to them.
(4) While the proper modules were loaded (though not through /etc/modules
-- I wonder where and how), there
were not /dev/video or any similar device. Trying to install & use kdetv
to see how things worked (or
not) gave me the error that no devices existed. Either 3rd party software
have yet to adjust to the
new realities of kernel 2.6, or the installer really did not set up the
proper devices. Very odd.
(5) One way of getting /dev/video* device files was to install xawtv
(apt-get install xawtv xawtv-plugin-qt tv-fonts)
After that, kdetv worked. This was _after_ installing a DE (KDE 3.2.2), if
this makes a difference.
(6) I am in north-america and have a TV-Wonder/VE in my system. This should
make for an easy TV modules
configuration, and yet the "tuner" modules insists on thinking that the
tuner on my ATI tv card is
a type=19 (Temic, PAL). In fact, trying to get the tuner to work as a
type 2 (Philips NTSC) is
turning out to be a major production. Just adding an "options tuner
type=2" statement in
/etc/modutils/actions does not do the trick. The tuner modules apparently
ignores any configuration
item I trow (sp?) at it.
(7) The problem with the v4l bttv tuner modules that treats an Philips NTSC
tuner as if it was something
else is not unique to Debian. I have seen this with SuSE 8.x and 9.0
too. While detecting the
hardware does not seem to be a major problem, getting the modules to
behave as they should is
another story. (See note #6.)
(8) for some reason, I have had to insist and do a "dpkg-reconfigure
xserver-xfree86" to get a working
X configuration, because the wrong driver for my video card has not been
picked up. I had to
manually choose it ("ati", for my Radeo 9200SE AGP) as well as specify a
proper resolution for it
(1024x7. When I selected "desktop environment" in tasksel and got
everything *including the
kitchen sink* (KDE+GNOME+...), I did get a working video driver, but the
resolution was stuck at
800x600.
(9) Using taskel, it would be nice to be able to specify which desktop
environment one wants to use. I, and
others would prefer having one or another DE, not KDE and GNOME both at
the same time. You should also
let the user specify which display manager he/she wants. Some might be
perfectly happy with gdm, but
I'd prefer kdm.
(10) To get the desktop environment I want, I needed to type the following:
&&& START &&&
apt-get intall xserver-xfree86 xfonts-base xfonts-scalable xfonts-100dpi
xlibs kdebase kdenetwork
kdemultimedia kdm msttcorefonts cupsomatic-ppd foomatic-bin kdetoys
konq-plugins
cupsys-driver-gimpprint libcupsys2 cupsys kdeartwork kpackage
&&& END &&&
(11) I did run this installer (20040506 snapshot) on the evening of the 6th
of may. I only re-ran it yesterday to
get all relevant information and to point out that it was the one that had
the most success with my
hardware in recent times. I just ignored the errors in downloading some
of its packages, as the
archives must have been changed or something since 06 may. With enough
cajoling, the install
completed (just running "apt-get install" manually a few times
afterwards). More recent daily snapshot
have reverted to a less successful state, some even not finding an
installable kernel!!!
Bruno Majewski
bruno /at/ pubnix /dot/ qc /dot/ ca
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