Bug#237901: debian installer beta2 install report
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: beta2, debian.org
uname -a: Linux smoke 2.4.22-1-386 #9 Sat Oct 4 14:30:39 EST 2003
i686 GNU/Linux
Date: 12-MAR-2004, 4am or so ;)
Method: boot from floppies, install from cdrom image (this laptop
can't boot from cdrom)
Machine: Sony VAIO laptop, PCG-Z505SX
Processor: Pentium II, 366MHZ
Memory: 128MB
Root Device: IDE, /dev/hda, 5gb disk
Root Size/partition table:
Disk /dev/hda: 6495 MB, 6495068160 bytes
240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 839 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 1 32 241888+ 6 FAT16
/dev/hda2 33 64 241920 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda3 * 65 839 5859000 83 Linux
hda3 is '/', hda1 is hibernation partition (which works well btw)
Output of lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host
bridge (AGP disabled) (rev 03)
00:06.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100]
(rev 08)
00:07.0 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
00:08.0 VGA compatible controller: Neomagic Corporation NM2200
[MagicGraph 256AV] (rev 20)
00:08.1 Multimedia audio controller: Neomagic Corporation NM2200
[MagicMedia 256AV Audio] (rev 20)
00:09.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Sony Corporation CXD1947Q i.LINK
Controller (rev 01)
00:0a.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c475
00:0b.0 Communication controller: Rockwell International HCF 56k
Data/Fax Modem (rev 01)
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:
did very minimal install, just wanted windowmaker and a few other
things since not much memory/disk/cpu on this box.
found that downloading installer modules from net did NOT work.
complained that it could not find release files on cdrom or mirrors
if i used any installer modules pulled down from the network. had to
do everything from floppies/cdrom image (i installed about 10 times
or so before i got it finally)
noticed in some installs ext3 was not an option for some reason for
filesystems, other times it was.
only problem post-install is that 'locales' is tweaked, and tries to
reconfigure every time i apt-get install something. i end up with:
Setting up locales (2.3.2.ds1-11) ...
Generating locales...
C.UTF-8...cannot open locale definition file `C': No such file or
directory
dpkg: error processing locales (--configure):
subprocess post-installation script returned error exit status 4
Setting up make (3.80-6) ...
Errors were encountered while processing:
locales
E: Sub-process /usr/bin/dpkg returned an error code (1)
trying to figure out how to fix this now.
also once the core system was installed, it didn't carry over any of
the network configuration. had to manually setup
/etc/network/interfaces, and tell it to pre-load e100 module for
onboard nic, and configure net manually.
also, once base system was up, did an 'apt-get install wmaker', which
pulled down most things, but did not pull down or configure
xserver-xfree86 for some reason. had to do that manually.
very nice work. having an installer that auto-detects hardware was
key to me being able to switch from redhat to debian. thank you very
much!
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