Bug#296930: Package: installation-reports

["Dennis G. Wicks" <wix@eskimo.com>]

Package: installation-reports

Debian-installer-version: Sarge

uname -a: Can't run uname -a system is not responsive
Linux version 2.4.27-2-s390x (waldi@raptor) (gcc version
3.3.5 (Debian 1:3.3.5-6)) #1 SMP Wed Jan 26 14:30:19 CET
2005
Running under zVM 4.4.0
Date: 25 Feb 2005 -- many times
Method: VM reader then http from various. same results
        latest from debian.lcs.mit.edu
Machine: IBM z800 running zVM 4.4.0
Processor:
Memory: 256 meg virtual

Root Device: 3390-3 2.3GB
Root Size/partition table: 2.3GB
Output of lspci and lspci -n: bash: lscpi: command not found

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:              [n/a ]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives:     [O]
Partition hard drives:  [O]
Create file systems:    [O]
Mount partitions:       [O]
Install base system:    [E]
Install boot loader:    [ ]
Reboot:                 [ ]

Comments/Problems:

The console device is not detected properly. When the
second stage of the install starts the console display
things like

"-33mDebian
Configuration"-6;2H"-0;10m"-11m"-30m"-47m""""""""""""""""""""""-0;10m"-10m"-30m"-47m
"-31mDebian base system co

and is then non-responsive and will not accept input.