Bug#234470: Installer Beta 2
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: Beta 2 from debian web site 100MB version
uname -a: <The result of running uname -a on a shell prompt>
Date: 2/20/04
Method: Booted off your downloadable CD. Then did an FTP install.
Machine: Dell Dimension 4400
Processor:Pentium 4 1700
Memory: Ram 256MB
Root Device: IDE Maxtor 80G
Root Size/partition table:
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/hda8 7692876 2911976 4390124 40% /
/dev/hda10 10286016 104036 9659468 2% /home
Output of lspci:
haldir@shire:~$ lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset Host Bridge (rev 04)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 04)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA/CA/DB/EB PCI Bridge (rev 05)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 05)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801BA IDE U100 (rev 05)
00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #1) (rev 05)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM SMBus (rev 05)
00:1f.4 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #2) (rev 05)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400] (rev b2)
02:09.0 Ethernet controller: Davicom Semiconductor, Inc. Ethernet 100/10 MBit (rev 31)
02:0a.0 Communication controller: Conexant HSF 56k Data/Fax/Voice/Spkp Modem (rev 01)
02:0b.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 07)
02:0b.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! MIDI/Game Port (rev 07)
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: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [O]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems: I hate the new device/partition naming system. Everyone knows
/dev/hda5, but the new version is very confusing. It made setting up lilo harder.
The first time I tried the installer it did not seem to recognize my network card
and I had to reboot. The next time it worked okay. All in all a very good
effort. I am normally a Slackware user so setting up nvidia, ide-scsi ... was
doable on my own. I think the average knoppix, mepis, suse, mandrake, redhat user
will still whine that all of that was not done for them. Thanks for your efforts.
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