Bug#243494: Package: installation-reports
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: Beta 3
uname -a: Linux shoshone 2.4.25-1-386 #1 Tue Feb 24 08:11:13 EST 2004 i686
GNU/Linux
Date: End of March
Method: 30 MB CD
Machine: Compaq Armada m700
Processor: PIII
Memory: 256 I think
Root Device: IDE
Root Size/partition table: ??
Output of lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge
(rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev
03)
00:04.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1450 (rev 03)
00:04.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1450 (rev 03)
00:07.0 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 03)
00:08.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1978 Maestro 2E (rev
10)
00:09.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev
09)
00:09.1 Serial controller: Lucent Microelectronics LT WinModem
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage Mobility P/M
AGP 2x (rev 64)
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:
Very impressed. This was significantly easier than my last Debian install.
This was my first exposure to GRUB and I didn't get it quite right as I
don't seem to have an option to boot into Windows. I know how to fix that
with LILO but with GRUB it is not clear to me yet.
I pretty much installed the base system and then have been doing apt-get
installs since then. Yesterday I added x-window-system and it too went jaw
droppingly smoothly. Except that it killed my ability to play sound, which I
had to fix by chmodding /dev/dsp.
I love that my USB mouse and keyboard work right away even after plugging
and unplugging them. However I could not get my printer working, but I have
zero experience with printing under Linux. It is USB, I plugged it in after
the install, it knew it was a printer, but after installing cups and lpr and
other stuff I couldn't get anything to print so I gave up.
Oh and make it easier for people to review the installer. How about a simple
html form - it has taken me three, make that four attempts to get this in
the right format
for the system! It is people like me (never done a Debian bug report) whose
input you need the most!
Keep up the great work!
Mike McKay
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