Bug#232237: marked as done ([i386] [unknown] [netinst] general success, minor problems)
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Date: Thu, 12 Feb 2004 00:38:55 +1100
From: Oscar Bosman <oscarb@netspeed.com.au>
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Debian-installer-version: sarge-i386-netinst.iso, downloaded Feb 3 19:46
uname -a:
peach:/home/oscar# uname -a
Linux peach 2.4.22-1-386 #9 Sat Oct 4 14:30:39 EST 2003 i686 GNU/Linux
Date of install: 6 Feb 2004
Method: Downloaded sarge installer and burnt to CD; boot from CD then net install from http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au
Machine: Desktop workstation,
Processor: Intel Pentium III (Coppermine) stepping 06, (1Ghz)
Memory: 256Mb
Root Device: IDE, hda: ST340016A, ATA DISK drive (40Gb); hdc: E-IDE CD-ROM CR-850E, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
Root Size/partition table:
Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 3827 30740346 c W95 FAT32 (LBA)
/dev/hda2 3828 4865 8337735 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 3828 3894 538146 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda6 3895 3897 24066 83 Linux /boot
/dev/hda7 3898 3908 88326 83 Linux /
/dev/hda8 3909 4037 1036161 83 Linux /var
/dev/hda9 4038 4420 3076416 83 Linux /usr
/dev/hda10 4421 4547 1020096 83 Linux /home
/dev/hda11 4548 4865 2554303+ 83 Linux /opt
Output of lspci:
peach:/home/oscar# lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C693A/694x [Apollo PRO133x] (rev 44)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C598/694x [Apollo MVP3/Pro133x AGP]
00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C596 ISA [Mobile South] (rev 23)
00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT8233/A/C/VT8235 PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 10)
00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 11)
00:07.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C596 Power Management (rev 30)
00:13.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
00:14.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev 08)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11DDR [GeForce2 MX 100 DDR/200 DDR] (rev b2)
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: [o]
Install base system: [o]
Install boot loader: [o]
Reboot: [o]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
Installed over a previous RedHat 7.3 install and I wanted to keep the existing /home and /opt partitions
so I didn't change the partition table. In cfdisk the previous partition labels had been changed ([/1],
[/boot1], [/var1], etc). Would have been nice if the installer had recognised the labels and asked me
if I wanted to keep them.
The partitions were given long pathnames I couldn't interpret instead of the usual /dev/hda[16789] I was
expecting but I dealt with it
Several steps asked me to select drivers but the only info I have is the name of the device. Case in point
is the mouse (this is during the xfree86 setup). I have an USB/PS2 optical wheel mouse connected to the
PS2 mouse port. I guessed 'netscrollps/2' but this behaved as though button1 was always pressed. I later ran
dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 (how many users would know to try that?) and changed the mouse to 'PS/2'
which fixed that problem but now I can't scroll.
My general impression is that the installer does everything but it's somewhat klunky and I'm often asked to
provide info that I don't have. It's not as straight forward as the RedHat installer I've used a number of
but it's a lot better than my woody install.
I'm looking forward to the next Beta. Best wishes and good luck with your further development.
Oscar Bosman
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Subject: closing old installation-reports
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I'm closing this old installation report, since it looks to me like all the
problems reported in it are old and fixed. There are much newer versions of
the debian installer available, that fix lots of bugs. If you're able to
try one and verify that the problems you reported are fixed (or file a new
report if not), that would be great.
Thanks for your installation report.
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see shy jo
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