Bug#236399: marked as done (Debian installer fails on Thinkpad 560x)
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Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: 20040304 build from Joey Hess' directory
uname -a: n/a
Date: March 4, 2004
Method: attempted net install from floppies
Machine: IBM Thinkpad 560x
Processor: i586
Memory: 64MB
Root Device: 4GB IDE internal drive
Root Size/partition table: n/a
Output of lspci:
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [ O]
Configure network HW: [ E]
Config network: [ ]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Create file systems: [ ]
Mount partitions: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
I downloaded the installer floppies from J. Hess' daily build directory on
20040304. The floppies load up OK (by the way, the splash screen looks very
professional, and is a nice way to initially confront the user). I did not
need to specify any boot parameters (even though there is a recommendation
to specify "floppy=thinkpad").
The installer is not able to recognize my ethernet card. I have an Etherlink
III PCMCIA card. Normally this is recognized by Linux with the 3c589_cs
module, but even if I choose that in the Network setup menu, it is not
recognized. I also tried specifying "irq=9 io=0x300" on the parameter line
(derived from a working Debian install), but that does not work either. I
tried a number of other network modules (including "not listed"), but none
of them worked.
As an additional bit of information: I had earlier tried to use the
semi-official installer floppy images from 20040204. These had no problem
automatically detecting my PCMCIA network card, and I was able to download
the full installer with them. (Unfortunately, I could not install the base
system with them due to "Debootstrap Error Failed getting Releasefile
http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian//dists//Release."; even though it had earlier
downloaded the installer!)
Hope this information helps to improve the installer.
-Mason
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Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 14:42:17 +0200
From: Anton Zinoviev <anton@lml.bas.bg>
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Subject: Re: Bug#236399: Debian installer fails on Thinkpad 560x
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Thanks a lot for your installation report. You will receive separate
notificatios for the problems you reported (unnecessary boot prompt
parameter and failed configuration of your ethernet card).
Anton Zinoviev
On 5.III.2004 at 17:16 Mason Thomas wrote:
>
> I downloaded the installer floppies from J. Hess' daily build directory on
> 20040304. The floppies load up OK (by the way, the splash screen looks very
> professional, and is a nice way to initially confront the user). I did not
> need to specify any boot parameters (even though there is a recommendation
> to specify "floppy=thinkpad").
>
> The installer is not able to recognize my ethernet card. I have an
> Etherlink III PCMCIA card. Normally this is recognized by Linux with the
> 3c589_cs module, but even if I choose that in the Network setup menu, it is
> not recognized. I also tried specifying "irq=9 io=0x300" on the parameter
> line (derived from a working Debian install), but that does not work
> either. I tried a number of other network modules (including "not listed"),
> but none of them worked.
>
> As an additional bit of information: I had earlier tried to use the
> semi-official installer floppy images from 20040204. These had no problem
> automatically detecting my PCMCIA network card, and I was able to download
> the full installer with them. (Unfortunately, I could not install the base
> system with them due to "Debootstrap Error Failed getting Releasefile
> http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian//dists//Release."; even though it had
> earlier downloaded the installer!)
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