ASUS - K8N-E Deluxe Install Report (using /debian-installer/2005-03-24)
Debian-installer-version:
http://debian-amd64.alioth.debian.org/debian-installer/2005-03-24/monolithic/mini.iso
uname -a: Linux owl 2.6.8-10-amd64-k8 #1 Tue Mar 15 17:25:19 CET 2005
x86_64 GNU/Linux
Date: March - 27, 2005
Method: netinstall from
ftp://mirror.switch.ch/mirror/debian-amd64/pure64 testing main contrib non-f
ree
and
http://debian-amd64.alioth.debian.org/pure64 testing main contrib non-free
(some packages were not available from the switch mirror or the
network was choppy)
Machine: Custom machine, Asus K8N-E Deluxe Motherboard
Processor: AMD64 3200+
Memory: 2x512 MB Cordair Xmms
Root Device: IDE : /dev/hda1 (secondary devices on /dev/sda /dev/sdb : sata)
Root Size/partition table:
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/hda6 /home ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/hda7 /linux32 ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/hda8 /windows vfat defaults 0 2
/dev/hda5 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
/dev/hdd /media/cdrom1 iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0
Note : the SATA disks are not mounted yet (WinXP)
(mount -t ntfs /dev/sda1 /xproot does the trick)
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 00e1 (rev a1)
0000:00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 00e0 (rev a2)
0000:00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 00e4 (rev a1)
0000:00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 00e7 (rev a1)
0000:00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 00e7 (rev a1)
0000:00:02.2 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 00e8 (rev a2)
0000:00:05.0 Bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 00df (rev a2)
0000:00:08.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 00e5 (rev a2)
0000:00:0a.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 00e3 (rev a2)
0000:00:0b.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 00e2 (rev a2)
0000:00:0e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation: Unknown device 00ed (rev a2)
0000:00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon
R350 [Radeon 9800 Pro]
0000:01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R350
[Radeon 9800 Pro] (Secondary)
0000:02:09.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy (rev 03)
0000:02:09.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Audigy
MIDI/Game port (rev 03)
0000:02:09.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Creative Labs SB Audigy FireWire Port
0000:02:0b.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394
Host Controller (rev 80)
0000:02:0c.0 RAID bus controller: Silicon Image, Inc. (formerly CMD
Technology Inc) SiI 3114 [SATALink/SATARaid] Serial ATA Controller
(rev 02)
lspci -n
lspci -n
0000:00:00.0 0600: 10de:00e1 (rev a1)
0000:00:01.0 0601: 10de:00e0 (rev a2)
0000:00:01.1 0c05: 10de:00e4 (rev a1)
0000:00:02.0 0c03: 10de:00e7 (rev a1)
0000:00:02.1 0c03: 10de:00e7 (rev a1)
0000:00:02.2 0c03: 10de:00e8 (rev a2)
0000:00:05.0 0680: 10de:00df (rev a2)
0000:00:08.0 0101: 10de:00e5 (rev a2)
0000:00:0a.0 0101: 10de:00e3 (rev a2)
0000:00:0b.0 0604: 10de:00e2 (rev a2)
0000:00:0e.0 0604: 10de:00ed (rev a2)
0000:00:18.0 0600: 1022:1100
0000:00:18.1 0600: 1022:1101
0000:00:18.2 0600: 1022:1102
0000:00:18.3 0600: 1022:1103
0000:01:00.0 0300: 1002:4e48
0000:01:00.1 0380: 1002:4e68
0000:02:09.0 0401: 1102:0004 (rev 03)
0000:02:09.1 0980: 1102:7003 (rev 03)
0000:02:09.2 0c00: 1102:4001
0000:02:0b.0 0c00: 1106:3044 (rev 80)
0000:02:0c.0 0104: 1095:3114 (rev 02)
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [E]
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]
Comments/Problems:
When detecting the network HW (embedded nForce 3 controler), I had
only 2 NIC detected, the two firewire ports (as eth0 and eth1). I had
to exit from the installer, execute a shell command: #modprobe
forcedeth
and then back into the installer. I was wondering why the initial
kernel didn't have the forcedeth module instaled or whether it was a
problem with the detection of the nForce 3 controler.
Another thing that is a bit annoying, and that may be due to my own
lack of knowledge, is the boot utility (either grub or lilo) which
doesn't do what I would like it to.
I was usually starting another OS on /dev/sda1, with the Bios boot
device being the associated SATA disk. I started installing debian on
a PATA disk, at /dev/hda1, and I changed the boot sequence in the BIOS
to go for IDE0 as primary disk.
The installer does detect that there's another OS installed, and puts
it in the boot menu, but trying to start it form the boot loader
doesn't work. Of course, if I revert to having the SATA disk as
primary boot from the Bios I can boot on /dev/sda1 - but I can't boot
my debian, of course.
I did that because I didn't want the boot loader to mess up with the
other OS (which I cannot afford to lose) but that was certainly a bad
idea. I'd appreciate any thought on the subject.
Here is the automatic grub generated menu.lst I'm not sure about the (hd1,0)
# This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for a non-linux OS
# on /dev/sda1
title Microsoft Windows XP Professional
root (hd1,0)
savedefault
makeactive
chainloader +1
Remi
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