Bug#245027: installation-reports

[Eric Zupunski <ezupunsk@umich.edu>]

Package: installation-reports

Debian-installer-version: 4/18/2004 from www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer, Beta 3
uname -a: Linux megami 2.4.25-1-386 #1 Tue Feb 24 08:11:13 EST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: 4/20/2004, 8:00 pm (Eastern time)
Method: Debian-installer booting from 100 MB Beta 3 cd

Machine: Dell Inspiron 4000 (laptop)
Processor: Pentium III
Memory: 256 MB
Root Device: ide hard drive
Root Size/partition table:	/boot : 105 MB
				/     : 6.4 GB
				swap  : 500 MB
(sizes were determined by a previous Redhat 9 install)
Output of lspci:
pcilib: Cannot open /sys/bus/pci/devices
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 03)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 03)
0000:00:03.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1420
0000:00:03.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1420
0000:00:07.0 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
0000:00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
0000:00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
0000:00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 03)
0000:00:08.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1983S Maestro-3i PCI Audio Accelerator (rev 10)
0000:00:10.0 PCI bridge: Actiontec Electronics Inc: Unknown device 0100 (rev 11)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage Mobility M3 AGP 2x (rev 02)
0000:08:04.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 08)
0000:08:08.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics WinModem 56k (rev 01)

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:

The program to partition the hard drive was very intimidating; for example, it wasn't obvious to reformat a partition in use, one hilites it, hits enter, and then proceeds.
An instruction on the instruction to choose the partition to have a file system put on it would have help me get through the install faster.

Other than that, however, the install worked very well.  I only had to hit next and it installed.