Bug#349569:
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: tried netinst and full install CD
Image version: Jan 14, 2006 using JigDo from Debian site
Date: Jan 14, 2006 4pm EST
Machine: Asus A8N-VM CSM motherboard
Processor: Opteron 170
Memory: 2GB ECC
Partitions: N.A.
Output of lspci and lspci -n: N.A.
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [E]
Config network: [E]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Create file systems: [ ]
Mount partitions: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
The newest nVidia C51 based motherboards with the 6150/430 chip need the latest Forcedeth and ALSA drivers from unstable to get their networking and sound working. Without networking, I couldn't get to the network to download updates to Debian Testing. Debian Testing also doesn't sense USB ethernet devices; I tried using a Netgear FA120 USB->Ethernet adapter to work around the Forcedeth install issue, but it wasn't found by Debian's installer. The kernel included with Debian Testing also doesn't see my Fusion5HDTV card; the 2.6.15 kernel is needed to support it, but I couldn't get Debian Testing installed to update the kernel :-P
I ended up successfully installing using Kanotix to stay with the a Debian distribution...
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