Bug#242338: Debian-Installer is working
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: 2004-04-02
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
uname -a: Linux debian-compaq 2.4.25-1-386 #1 Tue Feb 24 08:11:13 EST 2004
i686 GNU/Linux
Date: 2004-04-03
Method:
Following directions at
"beta 3 of the Debian-Installer"
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
and things it directly points to.
Booted off 2 floppies (the "boot" and "root" images that web page points at).
followed by network install (cable modem, no proxy).
mirrors.kernel.org
ftp.debian.org
Machine: "Compaq ProSignia 200" is on the nameplate.
Processor: PII/233
Memory: 64 MB RAM
Root Device: 2 GB SCSI hard drive
Root Size/partition table:
#1 41.0 MB fat16 (http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#Disks mentions
"Many Compaq systems, some Dell and other systems use a "maintenance"
partition, which should be kept intact.")
#2 8.2 MB ext3 /boot (... I can't remember why ...)
#3 715.5 MB ext3 /
#5 115.1 MB swap
#6 1.2 GB ext3 /home
(I kept the original maintenance partition, and manually set up /boot,
then let installer "automatically" partition the rest of the drive)
Output of lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440FX - 82441FX PMC [Natoma] (rev 02)
00:0b.0 VGA compatible controller: Cirrus Logic GD 5446
00:0c.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c875 (rev 04)
00:0d.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905 100BaseTX [Boomerang]
00:10.0 Network controller: Compaq Computer Corporation Integrated
NetFlex-3/P (rev 10)
00:14.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82371SB PIIX3 ISA [Natoma/Triton II] (rev 01)
00:14.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371SB PIIX3 IDE [Natoma/Triton II]
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [E]
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:
---- can't find hard drive:
When I choose "unstable",
the installer never finds the hard drive.
It looks like it is confused by the fact
that I have no IDE hard drives (only a single SCSI hard drive).
The following menus
"Choose how to partition:"
"Partition table overview"
"Automatically partition a drive"
don't do anything no matter what I select.
The installer probably *should* stop and say "sorry, I can't see any hard
drives"
when it can't find a hard drive to install on,
rather than continuing to try to "partition" a non-existent drive.
Work-around: When I choose "testing",
the installer seems to find the hard drive just fine,
installing all of the base system without significant problems.
---- little documentation nit-picks:
The manual
http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch07s04.html
is a little out of order --
"7.4.4. Configuring Your Mail Transport Agent"
should come *after*
"7.4.7. Prompts During Software Installation"
to properly reflect the true installation sequence.
The "Finish the installation and reboot" screen
(and
http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch07s02.html
)
mentions a "custom boot floppy", but I don't remember
ever being given the option to create one during installation.
---- Possibly unrelated problems:
During installation, one of the other machines on my network
(running another popular OS) popped up the message "IP address conflict" --
somehow the Debian machine got assigned exactly the same IP number.
(I suspect that the problem is really inside my non-Debian DHCP server.)
----
Dear Debian volunteer,
Someone at
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
asked me to send this to you.
Hope that helps. Have a nice day.
--
David Cary
--
David Cary
Do good and communicate: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased. --
Hebrews 13:16
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