Bug#259040: Package: installation-reports
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: Fri, July 9, 2004, from http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
uname -a: Linux linux 2.4.21-231-smp4G #1 SMP Mon Jun 28 15:22:10 UTC 2004 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
(This was the Suse installation I used to download and burn the image. Once installed, the
uname -a: Linux debian 2.4.25-1-386 #2 Wed Apr 14 19:38:08 EST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux)
Date: Friday, July 9, 2004, at about 4pm EST.
Method: Installation was done under VMWare 4.5.2 build 8848. I used the Netinst CD
for i386 from the site above. I did not use a proxy.
Machine: Dell Precision Workstation 220
Processor: Dual 860 Mhz Pentium III
Memory: 256MB
Root Device: I allowed a logical volume for VMWare to place it's data. Under the covers, VMWare
created a virtual BusLogic BT-958 controller and virtual devices under it.
Root Size/partition table: Here's the /etc/fstab as created by the installer:
---begin---
# /etc/fstab: static file system information.
#
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/sda9 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/sda1 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/sda5 /usr ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/sda6 /var ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/sda7 /tmp ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/sda8 /home ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto rw,user,noauto 0 0
/dev/hdc /cdrom iso9660 ro,user,noauto 0 0
---end---
Output of lspci: (from within the virtual machine):
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 01)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 01)
0000:00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 08)
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
0000:00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 08)
0000:00:0f.0 VGA compatible controller: VMWare Inc [VMWare SVGA II] PCI Display Adapter
0000:00:10.0 SCSI storage controller: BusLogic BT-946C (BA80C30) [MultiMaster 10] (rev 01)0000:00:11.0 Ethernet controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] 79c970 [PCnet32 LANCE] (rev 10)
0000:00:12.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev 02)
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: [ ]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [O]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
It took a while to get used to the partition system. Once I figured it out, it
was pretty straight forward. My only concern is that I was unable to determine
how to set up logical volumes and place my data on them. Under Red Hat and SuSE,
I've set up /boot as an ext3 partition, and the rest of the system under logical
volumes. Since Debian doesn't use /boot as a separate partition with the kernel
in it, I was just wondering how to do the same using the new installer.
All in all, I like it a LOT! It'll be killer when the final release comes out!
Good luck!
--
Tony.
He that would make his own liberty secure must guard even his enemy
from oppression; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent
that will reach to himself. --Thomas Paine
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