Bug#240504: beta3 + dell inspiron 8100 -> hangs

[Alexis Huxley <ahuxley@gmx.net>]

Package: installation-reports

Debian-installer-version: beta3 27 March 2004 http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/sarge_d-i/i386/beta3/sarge-i386-netinst.iso

uname -a: don't get that far
Date: Sat Mar 27 21:08:00 CET 2004
Method: booted from the "100Mb" CDROM

Machine: Dell Inspiron 8100 laptop
Processor: Pentium III or Pro (not sure)
Memory: 512Mb
Root Device: IDE 
Root Size/partition table: didn't get this far
Output of lspci: didn't get this far

Base System Installation Checklist:

Initial boot worked:    [E]
Configure network HW:   [ ]
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:                 [ ]

Comments/Problems:

I boot from the 100Mb CD.

I press ENTER at the "Press F1 for help, or ENTER to boot:" prompt.
It loads the kernel.

I am prompted "Choose language" and accept the "en_US" default.

I am prompted "Select a keyboard layout" and accept the "American
English" default.

The it says "Detecting Hardware" and the progress bar goes all the way.

Then it says "Loading components of the Debian installer" and the
progress bar goes all the way.

Then it says "Detecting hardware", goes only to 95%, (at which point
it is saying "Skipping unavailable module "ide-floppy' for 'Linux
IDE floppy'") and there it hangs.

I waited 1 hour so it *really* had hung.

Need more info? Let me know..

Alexis Huxley
ahuxley@gmx.net