Bug#243058: installation-reports
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: 2004-04-08 sarge-i386-businesscard.iso
uname -a: Linux futura.home 2.6.5 #1 Sat Apr 10 00:04:47 EDT 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: 2004-04-09
Method: network install from debian.mirrors.pair.com
Machine: IBM ThinkPad T41
Processor: 1.6 GHz Pentium-M
Memory: 1GB
Root Device: IDE
Root Size/partition table: output from parted:
Disk geometry for /dev/hda: 0.000-53805.680 megabytes
Disk label type: msdos
Minor Start End Type Filesystem Flags
1 0.031 8194.921 primary ntfs
2 8194.922 52772.343 primary ext3
3 52772.344 53798.554 primary linux-swap
Output of lspci:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82855PM Processor to I/O Controller (rev 03)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82855PM Processor to AGP Controller (rev 03)
0000:00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB UHCI #1 (rev 01)
0000:00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB UHCI #2 (rev 01)
0000:00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB UHCI #3 (rev 01)
0000:00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01)
0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BAM/CAM PCI Bridge (rev 81)
0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801DBM LPC Interface Controller (rev 01)
0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801DBM (ICH4) Ultra ATA Storage Controller (rev 01)
0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBM (ICH4) SMBus Controller (rev 01)
0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 01)
0000:00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 01)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R250 Lf [Radeon Mobility 9000 M9] (rev 02)
0000:02:00.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI4520 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
0000:02:00.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI4520 PC card Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
0000:02:01.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82540EP Gigabit Ethernet Controller (Mobile) (rev 03)
0000:02:02.0 Network controller: Intel Corp. PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04)
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: [E]
Create file systems: [ ]
Mount partitions: [ ]
Install base system: [E]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
I wanted to use an existing partition scheme that I had set up with
Knoppix, to make sure the install didn't clobber my Windows partition
(hda1) or the special IBM disk-restore area located in "free space" after the
3rd partition. I had already make an ext3 filesystem on hda2, but the
installer insisted on re-creating a filesystem.
BTW, it wasn't obvious to me that I needed to select a partition in
order to change its mount point, filesystem type, etc. -- I thought
the partition display was for information only. Please add some more
documentation on that screen.
Next, I selected the latest kernel (2.6.3-something), but it failed
when trying to install the corresponding pcmcia-modules package. As a
result, I couldn't continue; the only option offered was to reformat
and start over, which I didn't want to do.
Since all the base packages were already on the system, and apt and
dpkg worked, I just did the rest "by hand".
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