Bug#288884: Sarge Installation fails with auto-partioning on 4G drive
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: Debian Sarge rc2, from the project page
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
uname -a: Linux blah 2.4.27-1-386 #1 Fri Sep 3 06:24:46 UTC 2004 i686
GNU/Linux
Date: 2004-01-05
Method: netinst CD-image, static IP, NAT'd via router, not proxied
Machine: Home-built IBM-compatible clone
Processor: Pentium II 233
Memory: 96 M
Root Device: IDE 0 (hda)
Root Size/partition table:
/dev/hda1 1.2G /
/dev/hda2 212M swap
/dev/hda3 2.5G /home
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5600 Host (rev 11)
0000:00:00.1 IDE interface: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] 5513 [IDE] (rev
d0)0000:00:01.0 ISA bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] SiS85C503/5513
(LPC Bridge) (rev b1)
0000:00:01.1 ff00: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] ACPI
0000:00:01.2 USB Controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] USB 1.0
Controller (rev 11)
0000:00:02.0 PCI bridge: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS] Virtual PCI-to-PCI
bridge (AGP)
0000:00:0b.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq 5880 AudioPCI (rev 02)
0000:00:0d.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c900B-TPO Etherlink XL
[Cyclone] (rev 04)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Silicon Integrated Systems [SiS]
86C326 5598/6326 (rev 0b)
0000:00:00.0 0600: 1039:5600 (rev 11)
0000:00:00.1 0101: 1039:5513 (rev d0)
0000:00:01.0 0601: 1039:0008 (rev b1)
0000:00:01.1 ff00: 1039:0009
0000:00:01.2 0c03: 1039:7001 (rev 11)
0000:00:02.0 0604: 1039:0001
0000:00:0b.0 0401: 1274:5880 (rev 02)
0000:00:0d.0 0200: 10b7:9004 (rev 04)
0000:01:00.0 0300: 1039:6326 (rev 0b)
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: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [E]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [O]
Comments/Problems:
I chose auto-partitioning on a 4G drive, chose the "Desktop machine"
configuration (seperate root, swap, and home partitions) and chose "Desktop
environment" installation packages.
The auto-allocated space for the root partition was insufficient size for
the installation of the default "Desktop environment" packages selection
choice, and the packages failed to install due to lack of space. Other than
printing to the screen about 'need to get ### megs of packages, ### megs will
be used', no obvious warnings about a lack of space came from the
installation or package management. The resulting system was in terrible
shape.
According to the Sarge installation manual section about "Disk Space Needed
for Tasks" (http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/apcs03.html), the
space necessary for this is a little over 2 Gigs. The auto-partioning during
install set up the root partition with 1.2 Gigs.
Granted, the disk I used wasn't huge, and I know the installer can't read
minds, but there was plenty of space in the disk. If it's going to do
auto-allocation, it would be helpful to auto-allocate space necessary to
install the package-groups that are listed in the installer itself.
A subsequent re-install, setting it up all on one partition ("Beginner"
partitioning choice), was a complete success.
Regards,
Rob
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