Package: partitioner
Version: 0.09
Severity: normal
Tags: d-i
Fraser Campbell reported an install of d-i to the debian-boot list
([🔎] 200310160101.19814.fraser@wehave.net). In it he described a problem
with the partitioner:
When first trying to partition harddrive nothing seemed to be happening,
pressing enter moved the screen up a line but didn't wake anything up. After
2-3 minutes I pressed CTRL-C. I had done the full hardware detection prior
to trying this and had confirmed that the disk was detected ... at least
/proc/ide/hda/ existed. After cancelling the first try I immediately went
back in to partitioning my disk was listed as available.
I really liked the portion of the partitioning module, where it lists
partitions and you get to choose mount points and fs types, very intuitive.
One improvement would be to not offer a given mount point (let's say /var) if
it has already been selected for a previous partition.
His description of his hardware and install method is as follows:
Debian-installer-version: Oct-15-2003 build used floppy images
http://people.debian.org/~sjogren/d-i/images/daily/floppy-image.img
and http://people.debian.org/~sjogren/d-i/images/daily/bootfloppy-image.img
kernel: Linux (none) 2.4.22-1-386 #9 Sat Oct 4 2003 14:30:39 EST i586 unknown
Date: Oct-15-2003
Method: Installed using two floppies mentioned above. Installed sarge from
ftp.debian.org, no proxy used.
Processor: PR166+ (according to /proc/cpuinfo this is a CyrixInstead 6x86L 2x
Core/Bus CLock at 132 Bogomips)
Memory: 32 MB
Root Device: IDE HDD, "hda", Fujitsu that miraculously has not failed
NIC Used for install: 8139too
Root Size/partition table:
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/hda2 473M 42M 407M 10% /
/dev/hda1 60M 8.6M 48M 16% /boot
/dev/hda7 962M 17M 897M 2% /home
/dev/hda8 962M 17M 897M 2% /tmp
/dev/hda5 1.9G 117M 1.7G 7% /usr
/dev/hda6 1.9G 89M 1.7G 5% /var
/dev/hda3 ... swap (64MB)
Output of lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C585VP [Apollo VP1/VPX] (rev
10)
00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586/A/B PCI-to-ISA [Apollo VP]
(rev 02)
00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586/B/686A/B PIPC Bus
Master IDE (rev 02)
00:09.0 Ethernet controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] 79c970 [PCnet32
LANCE] (rev 16)
00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
00:0b.0 VGA compatible controller: Cirrus Logic GD 5446
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