Bug#238459: Sarge m68k installation-reports
Package: installation-reports
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: <3/14/2004: http://people.debian.org/ ~smarenka/d-i/images-m68k/daily/mac/nativehd-initrd.gz & nativehd-vmlinuz>
uname -a: <Linux hksarge 2.2.25 #1 Thu Feb 26 03:07:08 CET 2004 m68k GNU/Linux>
Date: <March 15, 2004 6:15 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.>
Method: How did you install?
Used the Nativehd-vmlinuz (see above. Installed using DHCP Linksys router connected to DSL)
What did you boot off?
I have 2 internal hard drives: sda, and sdb. I booted off sdb and installed on sda.
If network
install, from where? Used mace ethernet with an apple ethernet-RJ45 adapter connected to a DHCP configured router.
Proxied? No.
Machine: <Macintosh Quadra 840AV>
Processor: Standard 68040 that came with the machine.
Memory: 64MB RAM
Root Device: < SCSI-Yes>
scsi : 1 host.
Vendor: SEAGATE Model: ST3600N Rev: 9422
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 01 CCS
Detected scsi disk sda at scsi0, channel 0, id 0, lun 0
Vendor: SEAGATE Model: SX19171W Rev: 9D32
Type: Direct-Access ANSI SCSI revision: 02
Detected scsi disk sdb at scsi0, channel 0, id 1, lun 0
Vendor: SONY Model: CD-ROM CDU-8003A Rev: 1.9a
Type: CD-ROM
Root Size/partition table:
Disk /dev/sda
# type name length base ( size ) system
/dev/sda1 unix a/ux-root 1025824 @ 96 (500.9M) Linux native
/dev/sda2 map Apple 63 @ 1 ( 31.5k) Partition map
/dev/sda3 Dr43 Macintosh 32 @ 64 ( 16.0k) Driver 4.3
Block size=512, Number of Blocks=1025920
Disk /dev/sdb
# type name length base ( size ) system
/dev/sdb1 map Apple 63 @ 1 ( 31.5k) Partition map
/dev/sdb2 Dr43 Macintosh 54 @ 64 ( 27.0k) Driver 4.3
/dev/sdb3 Dr43 Macintosh 74 @ 118 ( 37.0k) Driver 4.3
/dev/sdb4 ???? Patch Partit 512 @ 192 (256.0k) Unknown
/dev/sdb5 HFS untitled 1228838 @ 704 (600.0M) HFS
/dev/sdb6 unix root 716800 @ 1229542 (350.0M) Linux native
/dev/sdb7 unix swap 262144 @ 1946342 (128.0M) Linux swap
/dev/sdb8 unix /usr 6553600 @ 2208486 ( 3.1G) Linux native
/dev/sdb9 unix /home 9021026 @ 8762086 ( 4.3G) Linux native
Block size=512, Number of Blocks=17783111
I used the swap file off of /dev/sdb @ /dev/sdb7
Output of lspci: bash: lspci: command not found
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:
<Description of the install, in prose, and any thoughts, comments
and ideas you had during the initial install.>
The install process went smoothly, albeit, slowly. 6.5 hours to install. I think that
perhaps an option should be written in whether or not to check for the authenticity of packages:
i.e. whether or to check md5sums etc. on a file before installing a package.
Seems like everytime a package was installed I noticed the dpkg program using 24MB of memory before
anything started to install. What's it doing with all that memory to install a 500k deB?
I also noticed that even though I chose the Testing Distribution for an install,
the installer automatically gave me the stable security.debian.org for part of
my sources.list automatically. Is this a mistake?
Also, I would like to see ext3 support added for the 2.2.25 installation kernel
on the m68k distro. It'sbeen tested for around 3 years. I've had no problems.
Why not at least allow it in the install process as <Experimental or New> with a
caution. Have the m68k installer, or whoever is responsible for making the kernel
for the base install use the ext3 patch and allow it as an option on the install
process. This would save some people about 4-6 hours making their own kernel to
add ext3 support. And it would encourage new users, if their system freezes, by
not having to wait half an hour for the boot to go through a fsck.
Install logs and other status info is available in /var/log/debian-installer/.
Once you have filled out this report, mail it to submit@bugs.debian.org.
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