Bug#256177: Sarge installer, ideas
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: Sarge Installer Test candidate 1
uname -a: Linux anubis 2.4.26-1-686-smp #1 SMP Sat May 1 19:17:11 EST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: Fri Jun 25
Method: Network installation, no proxied
Machine: Custom server
Processor: bi-Pentium II 333
Memory: 256 MB
Root Device: scsi
Root Size/partition table:
/dev/sda1 * 1 511 4104576 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 512 555 353430 82 Linux swap
Output of lspci:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 02)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 02)
0000:00:04.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
0000:00:04.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
0000:00:04.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
0000:00:04.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
0000:00:06.0 SCSI storage controller: Adaptec AHA-2940U2/U2W / 7890/7891
0000:00:0a.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone] (rev 24)
0000:00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905B 100BaseTX [Cyclone] (rev 24)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G100 [Productiva] AGP (rev 02)
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [E]
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 overall install went ok, new installer rocks !
The error (loading modules) does not really concerns only this machine, but is a
more general thought for problems I had on several sarge installations.
When trying to add custom modules for specific hardware (some broadcom ethernet
cards, for ex) we can preload modules from floppy. Great. Now the problem is:
what if there is NO floppy !
It would be great if installer allowed to preload modules not only from floppy,
but also on usb key (using mass storage) because it is becoming the de-facto
standard on many laptop and even workstations.
Thanks for your work, and keep doing this.
Regards,
/P
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Pierre CHIFFLIER
Moyens Informatiques
CPE LYON,Domaine Scientifique de la Doua
3 rue Victor Grignard, 69616 VILLEURBANNE Cedex, B.P 2077
tel: (33) 04 72 43 27 77 Fax: (33) 04 72 43 15 91
Email: chifflier@cpe.fr
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