Bug#284657: Package: installation-reports - INSTALL REPORT - RC2 Success (i386, nforce2)
Package: installation-reports
INSTALL REPORT - RC2 Success (i386, nforce2)
Debian-installer-version: RC2 Full CD ISO#1 from http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/weekly/i386/
uname -a: Linux debian 2.6.8-1-386 #1 Thu Nov 25 04:24:08 UTC 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: 30/11/2004
Method: Booted from the CD#1, typed 'linux26 netcfg/disable_dhcp=true', full desktop install from the CD#1 (I only had this one), without using internet (because I have a PPPOE connection)
Machine: self-assembled
Processor: AMD duron 1400 mhz
Memory: 512 MB DDR
Root Device: IDE Seagate 40 GB Barracuda IV, master drive on IDE1 (Primary IDE connector)
Root Size/partition table: Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 77545 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 */root 1 291 146632+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 292 4166 1953000 82 Linux swap
/dev/hda3 / 4167 9979 2929752 83 Linux
/dev/hda4 9980 77545 34053264 f W95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda5 /tmp 9980 10270 146632+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda6 /var 10271 16083 2929720+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda7 /home 16084 25771 4882720+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda8 /opt 25772 31584 2929720+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda9 /usr 31585 70336 19530976+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda10/usr/local70337 77545 3633304+ 83 Linux
All partitions: ext3
And a second drive I connected days later to mount windows partitions.
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 AGP (different version?) (rev c1)
0000:00:00.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 1 (rev c1)
0000:00:00.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 4 (rev c1)
0000:00:00.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 3 (rev c1)
0000:00:00.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 2 (rev c1)
0000:00:00.5 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 5 (rev c1)
0000:00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 ISA Bridge (rev a4)
0000:00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation nForce2 SMBus (MCP) (rev a2)
0000:00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller (rev a4)
0000:00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller (rev a4)
0000:00:02.2 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller (rev a4)
0000:00:04.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Ethernet Controller (rev a1)
0000:00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 AC97 Audio Controler (MCP) (rev a1)
0000:00:08.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 External PCI Bridge (rev a3)
0000:00:09.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation nForce2 IDE (rev a2)
0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 AGP (rev c1)
0000:02:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G400 AGP (rev 04)
0000:00:00.0 0600: 10de:01e0 (rev c1)
0000:00:00.1 0500: 10de:01eb (rev c1)
0000:00:00.2 0500: 10de:01ee (rev c1)
0000:00:00.3 0500: 10de:01ed (rev c1)
0000:00:00.4 0500: 10de:01ec (rev c1)
0000:00:00.5 0500: 10de:01ef (rev c1)
0000:00:01.0 0601: 10de:0060 (rev a4)
0000:00:01.1 0c05: 10de:0064 (rev a2)
0000:00:02.0 0c03: 10de:0067 (rev a4)
0000:00:02.1 0c03: 10de:0067 (rev a4)
0000:00:02.2 0c03: 10de:0068 (rev a4)
0000:00:04.0 0200: 10de:0066 (rev a1)
0000:00:06.0 0401: 10de:006a (rev a1)
0000:00:08.0 0604: 10de:006c (rev a3)
0000:00:09.0 0101: 10de:0065 (rev a2)
0000:00:1e.0 0604: 10de:01e8 (rev c1)
0000:02:00.0 0300: 102b:0525 (rev 04)
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: [ ] I configured PPPOE later, in GNOME
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]
Comments/Problems:
Successful install! Thank you very much for your fruitful hard work! :)
Now on to something completely different...
Between RC2 and perfection...
The installer asked me for my IP and other networking infos despite the boot option passed (netcfg/disable_dhcp=true); I felt blocked there but courageously managed to go to the menu, and chose the next option. :) During partitioning, after creating 3 main partitions, I looked for a way to create an extended partition, and after 10 minutes of unsuccessful trials I found out it was created automatically as I created a fourth partition.
The install then proceeded smoothly.
Post-install problems I had to solve myself (now everything is fine!):
- no sound ! I had to install alsa myself (I read sarge goes the 2.4 kernel + OSS way in the mailing-list). That would be nice if alsa was installed automatically with the 2.6 kernel. A total newbie wouldn't know about it and feel disappointed by the silence of debian.
- my old Sony 15 SFII monitor was not recognized as such (I tried and trusted the automatic way for monitor and mouse), and I lost many hours googling for a way to modify the settings of the monitor (first in XF86Config-4 to add '1024 768', then in /etc/kde3/kdm/Xservers to add '-dpi 100' in :0 local@tty1 /usr/X11R6/bin/X -dpi 100 -nolisten tcp vt7)
The sound was of very bad quality; it took me hours of googling to find out that I had too much distortion because PCM volume was set to high (by me probably). Sound is still worse than in windows, but the sound card is different (AC97 now, Yamaha XG ymf744b in windows).
Why is apt-listbugs not installed by default? A couple of years ago I installed Woody and after 1 month of daily (I later learned monthly ones are wiser) upgrades (not from stable), my system was crashing in the middle of the boot sequence, and I never could solve this fatal problem. I went back to windows for 2 years.
You may write the name of a command to list the partition table (fdisk -l) in install-report.template/Root Size/partition table:. I lost a couple of minutes googgling for it. I shall never forgive you.
Go bubulle! Champagne pour tout le monde! Bonne fêtes à tous! ; )
Arigato! Grazie mille! Danke Schoen!
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