Bug#355347: Installation report

[Graham <graham.knap@gmail.com>]

Package: installation-reports

Boot method: netinst ISO (i386)
Image version: daily build, downloaded 2006-03-04 around 9pm EST
Date: 2006-03-04

Machine: Generic homebrew PC, based on Asus P2L-B
Processor: Celeron 500MHz
Memory: 384MB
Partitions:
hda1: cyls 1-62 = 509MB, linux swap
hda2: cyls 63-1035 = 8GB, for another OS later
hda3: cyls 1036-2008 = 8GB, linux root fs (ext3)
cyls 2009-3738 = 14GB or so, unused as yet

Output of lspci and lspci -n: Let me know if you want this and I'll grab it.

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:    [O]
Install boot loader:    [O]
Reboot:                 [E]

Comments/Problems:

This was done on a 30GB EIDE drive. I chose to install GRUB in the
superblock of my root volume, which placed it beyond cylinder 1024.

This left the system unbootable.

So I started the installer in rescue mode, installed the "mbr"
package, ran "install-mbr /dev/hda", and rebooted. This time GRUB came
up properly, and so did the rest of the system.

I suggest that if I choose not to install GRUB in the MBR, the
installer should offer to install an MBR. (If memory serves, certain
previous Debian installation systems did this.)

Otherwise, nice work on the installer. It's definitely improving.

-- graham