Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: Beta4-Installer from installer web page
uname -a: Linux thirtyto 2.4.25-ben1 #1 Mo Mai 10 21:45:41 CEST 2004 ppc GNU/Linux
Date: May 1st, 2004
Method: Booted off downloaded ISO, packages installed from net. No proxy or similar thing
Machine: ibook G4
Processor: unknown (80030101) (according to /proc/cpuinfo)
Memory:768 MB
Root Device: Internal IDE (hda)
Root Size/partition table:
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/hda4 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/system_vg/var_lv /var ext3 defaults,nodev 0 2
/dev/system_vg/usr_lv /usr ext2 defaults,nodev 0 2
/dev/system_vg/tmp_lv /tmp ext2 defaults,nodev 0 2
/dev/system_vg/home_lv /home ext3 defaults,nodev 0 2
/dev/system_vg/build_lv /scr/build ext3 defaults,nodev 0 2
/dev/system_vg/uni_lv /home/helge/uni ext3 noauto,loop,encryption=aes,user 0 0
devpts /dev/pts rw,gid=5,mode=620 0 0
tmpfs /dev/shm rw 0 0
usbfs /proc/bus/usb rw 0 0
Output of lspci:
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [E]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [E]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [E]
Install boot loader: [E]
Reboot: [E]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
1. Initial boot only worked with "expert-safe" (framebuffer unusuable otherwise)
2. I could not get the installer to install LVM. Manually going to a shell and creating
the volume group and afterwards the logical volumes worked. The
installer then proceede to format and mount the partitions without
problems.
3. Base system did not install lvm-tools. Hence I was unable to use
the system. Solved by reinstalling into swap, booting into "swap",
installing lvm10, chrooting into previous install, installing lvm10
there, and finally rebooting into installed system.
4. Boot-Loader installation went fine, except that I was unable to set
"video=ofonly". I could change it, but I could not run ybin to
install the change (after I realized what exactly the error
caused). The only way around this was to explicitly boot with
hd:4,/vmlinux root=/dev/hda4 ro video=ofonly
5. With video=ofonly I do not get X. For 2.6 I got some patches from
the PPC-list, which "work" (i.e. I get to the gray background) but
as the system is installed (I added udev), there are some
permission problems preventing from anything else. An unpatched 2.6
or the 2.4 as installed/as build from ben's sources only makes nice
graphic effects when trying to start X.
I reported these patches as
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/pkgreport.cgi?pkg=kernel-patch-powerpc-2.6.6
A similar patch for 2.4 would be most welcome, because the default
(and I know how it works) kernel is 2.4.
Additional information can be found here:
http://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2004/05/msg00013.html
and replies. As I understood, 4 is being worked on by Colin Watson.
And, the debian-installer web page should make it IMHO more clear that
installation-reports are still welcome (and should not (solely)
directed to mailinglists).
Finally, for future the installation of encrypted partitions would be
great, as this should be the default for laptops. I did it manually,
which worked only with AES.
Otherwiese: Great work!
--
Helge Kreutzmann, Dipl.-Phys. Helge.Kreutzmann@itp.uni-hannover.de
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