Bug#349098: Installation Problems
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: <CD>
Image version: <18-19 Jan 2006>
Date: <18-19 Jan 2006>
Machine: <Desktop Clone Pentium III MMX 300 hz>
Processor: Pentium III MMX 300 hz
Memory:256 Kb
Partitions: <hda1 3.1 MB, swap>
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
lspci:
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0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 02)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 02)
0000:00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
0000:00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
0000:00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
0000:00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
0000:00:0d.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
0000:00:0f.0 Multimedia audio controller: Yamaha Corporation YMF-724F [DS-1 Audio Controller] (rev 03)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV4 [RIVA TNT] (rev 04)
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lspci -n
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0000:00:00.0 0600: 8086:7190 (rev 02)
0000:00:01.0 0604: 8086:7191 (rev 02)
0000:00:07.0 0601: 8086:7110 (rev 02)
0000:00:07.1 0101: 8086:7111 (rev 01)
0000:00:07.2 0c03: 8086:7112 (rev 01)
0000:00:07.3 0680: 8086:7113 (rev 02)
0000:00:0d.0 0200: 10ec:8139 (rev 10)
0000:00:0f.0 0401: 1073:000d (rev 03)
0000:01:00.0 0300: 10de:0020 (rev 04)
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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: [O]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [E]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [E]
Comments/Problems:
I have spent more than three days struggling with the installation. I downloaded
the CD images from the first mirror named in the list for Australia and found
errors being reported when I came to the Binaries-2 CD: either "broken ..." or
"not a Debian package". I downladed another copy of the image for this CD
in case it had been corrupted during transmission, but the result was the same.
I finally decided to skip the CDs and did a net install. This time I searched
further down the list and found a mirror at monash.edu.au which I knew used
the same optic cable service that I use. This install was fast and clean.
However, some necessary packages were not installed. These included CUPS
and foomatic. I found the video installation confusing and had to opt for the
default vesa driver. I don't know whether nv might have been more appropriate
for my nVidia Riva TNT card since with vesa I cannnot get better than 800x600.
The system is now working, although as a new user of unix I am having a few
problems sorting some things out.
Jim Youngman
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