Bug#339738: the Debian-Installer error

[lsorense@csclub.uwaterloo.ca (Lennart Sorensen)]

On Fri, Nov 18, 2005 at 02:08:05PM +0100, Wojciech Zareba wrote:
> Package: installation-reports
> Debian-installer-version: To install Debian testing, we recommend you 
> use the etch beta 1 release of the installer, after checking its errata. 
> The following images are available for beta 1 [i386]
> uname -a: Linux (none) 2.6.12-1-386 #1 Tue Sep 27 12:41:08 JST 2005 i686 
> unknown
> Date: 2005-11-18
> Method: netinst CD image from http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
> 
> Machine: self-made PC

Self made PCs still have a motherboard made by someone with a model
name.

> Processor: Intel P4 2.8 GHz
> Memory: 2GB
> Root Device: IDE HDD
> Root Size/partition table: N/A
> Output of lspci and lspci -n: I couldn't get it in here (lspci not found 
> in ash).
> 
> 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:              [E]
> Load installer modules: [ ]
> Detect hard drives:     [ ]
> Partition hard drives:  [ ]
> Create file systems:    [ ]
> Mount partitions:       [ ]
> Install base system:    [ ]
> Install boot loader:    [ ]
> Reboot:                 [ ]
> 
> Comments/Problems:
> 
> Didn't detect IDE CD-ROM for kernel 2.6. Instalation failure on this 
> section.

Probably didn't detect ide controller which would explain lack of cdrom
detection.

Len Sorensen