Bug#248459: Installation report on Debian Testing - Notebook HP nx5000

["Enzaccio" <vincenzo.spinoso@poste.it>]

Package: installation-reports

 

Debian-installer-version: May 09 2004, debian installer beta4, http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/i386/beta4/sarge-i386-netinst.iso
uname -a: Linux localhost 2.6.3-1-386 #2 Tue Feb 24 20:20:23 EST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: May 09 2004, 18:33
Method: Debian-Installer beta 4 - 100MB image (with Debian base), from CD, no network install cause of unavailability of NIC drivers (Broadcom 440x 10/100)
Machine: Laptop HP nx5000, manufactured in March 2004
Processor: Pentium Mobile
Memory: RAM 512MB
Root Device: /dev/hda3
Root Size/partition table:
Output of lspci:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82852/855GM Host Bridge (rev 02)
 Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 08bc
 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
 Memory at <unassigned> (32-bit, prefetchable)
 Capabilities: [40] #09 [a105]

 

0000:00:00.1 System peripheral: Intel Corp. 855GM/GME GMCH Memory I/O Control Registers (rev 02)
 Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 08bc
 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

 

0000:00:00.3 System peripheral: Intel Corp. 855GM/GME GMCH Configuration Process Registers (rev 02)
 Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 08bc
 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0

 

0000:00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corp. 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02) (prog-if 00 [VGA])
 Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 08bc
 Flags: fast devsel, IRQ 16
 Memory at 98000000 (32-bit, prefetchable)
 Memory at 90400000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
 I/O ports at 2c30 [size=8]
 Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 1

 

0000:00:02.1 Display controller: Intel Corp. 82852/855GM Integrated Graphics Device (rev 02)
 Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 08bc
 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
 Memory at a0000000 (32-bit, prefetchable)
 Memory at 90480000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512K]
 Capabilities: [d0] Power Management version 1

 

0000:00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB UHCI #1 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
 Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 08bc
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 16
 I/O ports at 28c0 [size=32]

 

0000:00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB UHCI #2 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
 Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 08bc
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 19
 I/O ports at 28e0 [size=32]

 

0000:00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB UHCI #3 (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [UHCI])
 Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 08bc
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
 I/O ports at 2c00 [size=32]

 

0000:00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) USB2 EHCI Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 20 [EHCI])
 Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 08bc
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 23
 Memory at 90500000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
 Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2
 Capabilities: [58] #0a [2080]

 

0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BAM/CAM PCI Bridge (rev 81) (prog-if 00 [Normal decode])
 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 0
 Bus: primary=00, secondary=01, subordinate=03, sec-latency=32
 Memory behind bridge: 90000000-903fffff

 

0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801DBM LPC Interface Controller (rev 01)
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0

 

0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801DBM (ICH4) Ultra ATA Storage Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 8a [Master SecP PriP])
 Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 08bc
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 18
 I/O ports at <unassigned>
 I/O ports at <unassigned>
 I/O ports at <unassigned>
 I/O ports at <unassigned>
 I/O ports at 2c20 [size=16]
 Memory at 1f800000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=1K]

 

0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 01)
 Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 08bc
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 0, IRQ 17
 I/O ports at 2000
 I/O ports at 2880 [size=64]
 Memory at 90600000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=512]
 Memory at 90680000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=256]
 Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

 

0000:00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corp. 82801DB (ICH4) AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 01) (prog-if 00 [Generic])
 Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 08bc
 Flags: medium devsel, IRQ 17
 I/O ports at 2400
 I/O ports at 2800 [size=128]
 Capabilities: [50] Power Management version 2

 

0000:01:04.0 Network controller: Intel Corp. PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04)
 Subsystem: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 2522
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 21
 Memory at 90100000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
 Capabilities: [dc] Power Management version 2

 

0000:01:06.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments: Unknown device ac8e
 Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 08bc
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 18
 Memory at 90180000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
 Bus: primary=01, secondary=02, subordinate=05, sec-latency=176
 Memory window 0: 1fc00000-1ffff000 (prefetchable)
 Memory window 1: 20000000-203ff000
 I/O window 0: 00004000-000040ff
 I/O window 1: 00004400-000044ff
 16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

 

0000:01:06.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments: Unknown device ac8e
 Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 08bc
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 168, IRQ 18
 Memory at 90200000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
 Bus: primary=01, secondary=06, subordinate=09, sec-latency=176
 Memory window 0: 20400000-207ff000 (prefetchable)
 Memory window 1: 20800000-20bff000
 I/O window 0: 00004800-000048ff
 I/O window 1: 00004c00-00004cff
 16-bit legacy interface ports at 0001

 

0000:01:06.3 Unknown mass storage controller: Texas Instruments: Unknown device ac8f
 Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 08bc
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 18
 Memory at 90280000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
 Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

 

0000:01:0d.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link) (prog-if 10 [OHCI])
 Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 08bc
 Flags: bus master, medium devsel, latency 64, IRQ 23
 Memory at 90300000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
 Memory at 90000000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable) [size=16K]
 Capabilities: [44] Power Management version 2

 

0000:01:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation: Unknown device 170c (rev 02)
 Subsystem: Hewlett-Packard Company: Unknown device 08bc
 Flags: bus master, fast devsel, latency 64, IRQ 20
 Memory at 90080000 (32-bit, non-prefetchable)
 Capabilities: [40] Power Management version 2

 

Base System Installation Checklist:

 

Initial boot worked:    [Y]
Configure network HW:   [N]
Config network:         [N]
Detect CD:              [Y]
Load installer modules: [Y]
Detect hard drives:     [Y]
Partition hard drives:  [Y]
Create file systems:    [Y]
Mount partitions:       [Y]
Install base system:    [Y]
Install boot loader:    [Y]
Reboot:                 [Y]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

 

Comments/Problems:

 

Drivers for Network card "Broadcom 440X 10/100" not available in the installer.

Drivers for Linux are available. Including has already been requested for Knoppix:

see
http://mailman.3ti.be/pipermail/clusterknoppix/2003-September/000084.html

and
http://mailman.3ti.be/pipermail/clusterknoppix/attachments/20030923/8ebb3ddf/bcm4400-1.0.1.tar.obj
Info about Hp Notebook "nx5000" at

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsupport/TechSupport/Home.jsp?locale=en_US&prodTypeId=321957&prodSeriesId=395654&lang=en&cc=us

I hope this stuff useful. Thanks!

Vincenzo (Italy)