Bug#229075: Bug installation-reports
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: 22/01/04 - http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
uname -a: not reached that point...
Date: 22/01/04
Method:
* downloaded the ISO for network boot
* booted machine from CD
* instal started fine
* partition (/dev/hda8) containing old woody rused (fs left intact)
* partition (/dev/hda3) containing old swap rused (fs left intact)
* error detected after download the base packages, debootstrap.err.log empty, debootstrap.log entries copied here :
ar: /target//var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg_1.10.18_i386.deb
/var/cache/apt/archives/dpkg_1.9.21_i386.deb: No such file or directory
zcat: Short read
ln: /target/usr/bin/awk: File exists
* base not installed. Tried again, same results
Machine: desktop, 'standard'
Processor: Athlon 1600+
Memory: 128Mb
Root Device: IDE /dev/hda
Root Size/partition table: Several partitions (Linux, W2000).
One to be re-used (/dev/hda8) containing woody, /dev/hda3 contains swap to be re-used
Output of lspci:
- obtained via debian woody on the same machine
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc.: Unknown device 3116
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8633 [Apollo Pro266 AGP]
00:09.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8029(AS)
00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233 PCI to ISA Bridge
00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. AC97 Audio Controller (rev 30)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc.: Unknown device 8d04
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: [ O]
Create file systems: [ ] - existing ext2 fs o be kept 'Leave Intact'
Mount partitions: [O ] - '/' mounted correctly pn /dev/hda8
Install base system: [E] - see 'method' hereabove
Install boot loader: [ ] - no chance...
Reboot: [ ] - no chance... FS not altered (original woody rebooted OK)
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
No real details about errors... and debootstrap files nearly empty. Could retry if you will and
provide more details.
My comments :
Detection of CD, IDE and net was ok. Installer however did not included any devices for the floppy, so
floppy could not be mounted and command to save logs failed... without errors.
List of keyboard seems sorted strangely (belgian not in the first entries).
Naming of the IDE disk is surprisingly long... and way to navigate in the partitions could
be dangerous (the 'Finish' entry could be more 'highlited', I miss it for several minutes asking how to
leave the screen)
Nice installer, more intelligent that the previous one. Will it include also a video card/screen detector to
ease:automate the X installation like Redhat?
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