Bug#270966: installation-reports
Package: installation-reports
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: 20040907 from www.debian.org
uname -a: Linux tmp 2.4.27-1-386 #1 Fri Sep 3 06:24:46 UTC 2004 i586 GNU/Linux
Date: 2004-09-09
Method: boot from the floppy (smart boot manager from the installer CD),
network install from a local home network connected to the
Internet via a Debain/Linux box, no proxy
Machine: PC (a very old one)
Processor: Pentium-S CP 120MHz
Memory: 64MB
Root Device: IDE
Root Size/partition table:
Disk /dev/hda: 3249 MB, 3249340416 bytes
128 heads, 63 sectors/track, 787 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 8064 * 512 = 4128768 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 381 1536160+ 6 FAT16
/dev/hda2 382 787 1636992 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 382 429 193504+ 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda6 430 787 1443424+ 83 Linux
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
0000:00:00.0 0600: 8086:7030 (rev 02)
0000:00:07.0 0601: 8086:7000 (rev 01)
0000:00:07.1 0101: 8086:7010
0000:00:07.2 0c03: 8086:7020 (rev 01)
0000:00:13.0 0300: 5333:8811
0000:00:14.0 0401: 1274:5880 (rev 02)
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
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: [E]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [O]
Comments/Problems:
* installer failed to detect 3Com Etherlink III card (as the hardware
was really a very old one I am sure this is not a bug)
* I wasn't able to set the ReiserFS file-system for the root partition
(I made about 3-4 tries, each time starting the installation from the
very beginning). It seems that when selecting ReiserFS Installer
failed to set the / mounting point (ending with message: No root
file-system is defined). Finally I had to choose ext3 to be able to
finish the installation
A note: recently I used an older version of the installer for my
Dell notebook (and two other notebooks) and there were no problems
with setting reiserfs for the root partition.
* A personal comment: the Debian-Installer is really a pleasure to work with
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