Bug#354772: Installation Report
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: <How did you boot the installer? CD? floppy? network?> floppy to
CD I needed to make the three floppies (boot, root, and CDROM) and from there
I could install. The computer is old enough to not fully support CD boot.
When I tried, I got an isolinux error.
Image version: January 31, 2006 from one of the Debian mirrors. Version 3.1 r1
Date: February 26 through February 28 2006
Machine: An extremely old Gateway with modifications.
Processor:133Mhz Pentium
Memory: 80MB
Partitions: <df -Tl will do; the raw partition table is preferred>
Filesystem Type 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/hda1 ext3 76691584 1878248 70917576 3% /
tmpfs tmpfs 39412 0 39412 0% /dev/shm
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 430FX - 82437FX TSC [Triton I] (rev 01)
0000:00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82371FB PIIX ISA [Triton I] (rev 02)
0000:00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371FB PIIX IDE [Triton I] (rev 02)
0000:00:0d.0 Ethernet controller: Lite-On Communications Inc LNE100TX (rev 20)
0000:00:0e.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA 2064W
[Millennium] (rev 01)
0000:00:0f.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics 56k WinModem
(rev 01)
0000:00:00.0 0600: 8086:122d (rev 01)
0000:00:07.0 0601: 8086:122e (rev 02)
0000:00:07.1 0101: 8086:1230 (rev 02)
0000:00:0d.0 0200: 11ad:0002 (rev 20)
0000:00:0e.0 0300: 102b:0519 (rev 01)
0000:00:0f.0 0780: 11c1:0440 (rev 01)
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [E ]
Configure network HW: [ O]
Config network: [ E]
Detect CD: [ E]
Load installer modules: [O ]
Detect hard drives: [ O]
Partition hard drives: [ O]
Create file systems: [ O]
Mount partitions: [ O]
Install base system: [ O]
Install boot loader: [ O]
Reboot: [ O]
Comments/Problems:
I started this install (about the 5th time) and this time was determined to
get it functioning properly. The biggest problem I had was that I couldn't
seem to tell the installer how to configure my Internet connection. I have an
old router which also serves as firewall (SMC Barricade) and the entry to my
broadband connection (a dish network type setup). After getting the system to
reboot which wasn't hard, I had to search for the files to change so that the
computer would work on my network. Finally with some help from a friend who
was familiar with Unix, I found the resolv.conf file to set up the DNS
addresses.
I'm still trying to find information on how to setup a remote printer - it's
on a Windows XP computer. I've setup this same printer on another computer
running Mandrake 10.1 - it was easy. Unfortunately I'm finding it difficult
to find the tools to setup the printer.
I'm not sure if this information is useful - I'm very much a newbie with
Linux.
If you want any more information or expansion on what I've said, please feel
free to email me.
--
Cindy Sherman
cschons118@earthlink.net
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