Bug#248627: Debian Installer version 4 - Installation report
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: beta 4 - downloaded 7.5.2004
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer
Date: 10.5.2004 8:00 pm CET
Method: CD-Image (110 MB, i386 version)
Machine: Compaq Armada 3500
Processor:Pentium II - 366 MHz
cat /proc/cpuinfo shows
processor : 0
vendor_id : GenuineIntel
cpu family : 6
model : 6
model name : Mobile Pentium II
stepping : 10
cpu MHz : 366.682
cache size : 256 KB
fdiv_bug : no
hlt_bug : no
f00f_bug : no
coma_bug : no
fpu : yes
fpu_exception : yes
cpuid level : 2
wp : yes
flags : fpu vme de pse tsc msr pae mce cx8 sep mtrr pge mca cmov pat pse36
mmx fxsr
bogomips : 732.36
Memory: 128 MB
Root Device: IDE Harddisk
Name: TOSHIBA MK1214GAP
Capacity: 12 GB
Root Size/partition table:
/dev/hda2 1 GB
uname -a:
Linux debiantst.localdomain.fake 2.4.25-1-386 #2 Wed Apr 14 19:38:08 EST
2004 i686 GNU/Linux
Output of lspci:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host
bridge (AGP disabled) (rev 03)
0000:00:07.0 ISA 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 02)
0000:00:08.0 VGA compatible controller: Chips and Technologies F69000
HiQVideo (rev 64)
0000:00:11.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1220 (rev 02)
0000:00:11.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1220 (rev 02)
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [E]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [0]
Install base system: [0]
Install boot loader: [E]
Reboot: [0]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
Installation:
After choosing de_DE as language in the beginning of the installation
process the language is switched to German. The next screen, the keyboard
language
(keymap) contains several small misspellings (let me know if this needs to
be reported differently)
1. In the header the german words "Wählen" and "für" are displayed
incorrectly, maybe because the german umlauts are not interpreted correctly
at this stage (later during the installation process they are displayed
correctly).
2. The language choice for the keyboard for Finland is ""Finnisch" and not
"Finish".
3. The translation for no deadkeys (here "keine Tottasten) doesn't exist in
German.
4. All languages should start with a capital letter as this looks much more
concise
Once the keyboard language is selected (here: deutsch (keine Tottasten)) the
hardwarerecognition is started and the debian installer components are
loaded.
During the loading of the debian installer components the word "Retrieving"
is directly translated to "Empfange" which does not fit. The word "Lade" for
example might be a better choice.
Ok now back to the technical description. The PCMCIA card recognitation
seems to have a problem in the beta 4 of the installer. If a network card is
inserted
when booting from the installer CD, the pcmcia network card will not be
detected and can also not even be added correctly afterwards.
I found out that the pcmcia network cards can however be used correctly if
they are plugged in after the automatic recognition has run. If the card is
plugged in then and the right modul selected it works. I'm not sure if this
issue exists for all pcmcia network cards, but I could verify for a 3Com
3C589D
(3c589_cs) and also for a Xircom REM56G-100 (xirc2ps_cs).
Install Boat Loader:
The boot loader GRUB installs but doesn't recognize the NTFS partition
(Windows 2000) that exists as first partition on the harddisk (/dev/hda1).
As I saw,
this has already been reported.
Mount partitions:
Mounting with option read only of the installed NTFS partition worked fine.
Thanks for the great work so far and let me know if you need further
information.
Kind regards
Thorsten Schäfer
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