Bug#319231: Package: installation-reports sarge
Package: installation-reports
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: <21 June 2005, Definite Software Ltd UK, Tel
08707406575>
uname -a: <Linux debian 2.4.27-2-386 #1 Mon May 16 16:47:51 JST 2005 i686
GNU/Linux>
Date: <22 June 2005>
Method: How did you install? What did you boot off? If network
install, from where? Proxied?
booted from Debian CDs, Debian GNU/Linux 3.1 i386 Official Binary.
Machine: <Toshiba Satellite 4100XCDT>
Processor: Mobile Pentium II
Memory: 192MB
Root Device: IDE
Root Size/partition table: Feel free to paste the full partition
table, with notes on which partitions are mounted where.
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/hda3 9.0G 1.7G 7.3G 19% /
tmpfs 94M 0 94M 0% /dev/shm
/dev/hda1 15M 11M 3.4M 77% /boot
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
0000:00:00.0 0600: 8086:7192 (rev 03)
0000:00:02.0 0607: 1179:060f (rev 05)
0000:00:02.1 0607: 1179:060f (rev 05)
0000:00:04.0 0300: 1023:9525 (rev 49)
0000:00:05.0 0680: 8086:7110 (rev 02)
0000:00:05.1 0101: 8086:7111 (rev 01)
0000:00:05.2 0c03: 8086:7112 (rev 01)
0000:00:05.3 0680: 8086:7113 (rev 02)
0000:00:07.0 0780: 11c1:0441 (rev 01)
0000:00:0a.0 0780: 1179:0701 (rev 23)
0000:00:0c.0 0401: 125d:1978 (rev 10)
0000:14:00.0 0200: 115d:0003 (rev 03)
0000:14:00.1 0700: 115d:0103 (rev 03)
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [ ]
Config network: [ ]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [O]
Comments/Problems:
I had recently installed Woody from CDs, therefore I had some experience,
which helped a lot. The X server, WWWoffle, and, printer file formats all
caused me great trouble when installing woody. But with Sarge I had the
benefit of experience.
My first mistake with sarge was to try to upgrade from Woody by download.
After I had downloaded aptitude and perl, I discovered that it was necessary
to update all the installed packages except for one. It would cost more to
do that than have the CDs mailed to me. So I had the CDs mailed to me.
The installer tried to set-up and use e-mail before I was ready.
I was installing from CD, so had not connected my Sarge installation to the
network.
Getting the X server to work caused difficulty. It failed to tell me why it
would not work. So (as a non-prividged user) I gave the command startx, this
also failed, but at least it told me that there was a fault relating to the
mouse.
My prior experience with RedHat was my clue to try startx.
My prior experience with Woody helped me to (as root) select /dev/psaux for
the mouse. This computer does not have a mouse, it has alittle gren thing
amongs the keys, and two switches to click with.
The Error message obtained by starting kdm, with incorrect mouse settings,
resulted in a error message which "strongly recommended" use of reportbug.
So I tried using reportbug, it did not seem to do anything. Perhaps I should
remind you that I did not have e-mail working at that point on this computer.
I have e-mail still on my old Redhat setup on an old computer. I had not set
up ppp. I do not know whether you will ever get any output from that
bugreport.
I will probably enjoy using Debian. However I will not recommend it to any
who has no experience of Linux.
<Description of the install, in prose, and any thoughts, comments
and ideas you had during the initial install.>
Since starting to fill in the form , I installed kernel-image 686, and
forgot to install its pcmcia modules.
uname -a : Linux debian 2.4.27-2-686 #1 Mon May 16 17:03:22 JST 2005
i686 GNU/Linux
Install logs and other status info is available in /var/log/debian-installer/.
Once you have filled out this report, mail it to submit@bugs.debian.org.
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