Bug#259922: Swap partition marked as "Linux"
Package: installation-reports
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: Debian Sarge Official NetInst Snapshot 20040429
uname -a: Linux epidauro 2.6.3-1-386 #2 Tue Feb 24 20:20:23 EST 2004 i686
GNU/Linux
Date: Tue Jul 13 23:42:27 CEST 2004
Method: Boot linux26, install from network, http italian mirror without proxy.
Machine: VIA P4XB Motherboard, HD Maxtor 6E040L0 ATA DISK 40 Gb
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 2.00GHz
Memory: 256 Mb
Root Device: /dev/hda
Disk /dev/hda: 41.1 GB, 41110142976 bytes
16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 79656 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 3875 1952968+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 3876 79656 38193624 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda5 3876 4371 249952+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda6 4372 5340 488344+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda7 78688 79656 488344+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda8 5341 78687 36966856+ 83 Linux
Filesystem 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/hda1 1830261 314637 1417976 19% /
tmpfs 128464 0 128464 0% /dev/shm
/dev/hda6 457656 67685 365554 16% /var
/dev/hda8 36385948 81856 34455752 1% /home
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
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: [E]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [O]
Comments/Problems:
The swap partition (hda5) was made correctly, stated correctly in fstab and
used as swap, but the type was left as "Linux" instead of "Linux swap".
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Niccolo Rigacci
Firenze - Italy
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