Bug#357493: Installation report [etch beta 2]: VMware
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: CD
Image version:
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/etch_di_beta2/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-businesscard.iso
17/03/2006 UTC
Date: Mar. 17, 03:34:46 UTC
Machine: VMWare Wokstation 5.5
Processor: VMWare
Memory: 160MB Emulated Ram
Partitions:
Disk geometry for /dev/hda: 0kB - 2147MB
Disk label type: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32kB 2015MB 2015MB primary ext3 boot
2 2015MB 2147MB 132MB extended
5 2015MB 2147MB 132MB logical linux-swap
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX
Host bridge (rev 01)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP
bridge (rev 01)
0000:00:07.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 08)
0000:00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev
01)
0000:00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB
0000:00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 08)
0000:00:0f.0 VGA compatible controller: VMware Inc [VMware SVGA II] PCI
Display Adapter
0000:00:10.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c1030
PCI-X Fusion-MPT Dual Ultra320 SCSI (rev 01)
0000:00:11.0 Ethernet controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] 79c970
[PCnet32 LANCE] (rev 10)
0000:00:12.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev
02)
0000:00:00.0 0600: 8086:7190 (rev 01)
0000:00:01.0 0604: 8086:7191 (rev 01)
0000:00:07.0 0601: 8086:7110 (rev 08)
0000:00:07.1 0101: 8086:7111 (rev 01)
0000:00:07.2 0c03: 8086:7112
0000:00:07.3 0680: 8086:7113 (rev 08)
0000:00:0f.0 0300: 15ad:0405
0000:00:10.0 0100: 1000:0030 (rev 01)
0000:00:11.0 0200: 1022:2000 (rev 10)
0000:00:12.0 0401: 1274:1371 (rev 02)
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: [O]
Comments/Problems:
Tried only expert mode and recovery.
According to the installer the cd is 'Debian GNU/Linux testing "Etch" -
Official Snapshot i386 Binary-1 (20060314)'.
Consider:
s/Official Snapshot/Beta 2/ (well it would be too late for that one but in
the future...)
s/Binary-1/businesscard/ (It is most certainly not Binary-1)
If "rescue" is valid as a boot option, is there any need for expert to show
the "rescue-mode" debian installer module
in the "Load installer components from CD" prompt?
The above checklist list appears out of order as (AFAICT) "Load installer
modules" must occur before "Configure network HW"
and "Config network".
For the US the default server is ftp.debian.org. It seems to me that
ftp.us.debian.org would be better because it is round-robin
and won't over-stess one server. ftp.debian.org is already overused.
The size of the swap partition chosen by the guided parrtitioner seems
rather small. I thought the rule of thumb was 2x RAM Size?
While the example username of "imurdock" makes good sense :) the other
example of "rms" may not be ideal considering that
apparently quite a few d-leagal readers are not fans of Stallman.
REQUEST: Downloading of Base system should be abortable (The mirror I chose
was way too slow, but I had to
wait for the whole base system to download).
ERROR: Disconnecting from network during download of base system caused
installer to lock up! (I used VT2 to reboot, and reran setup)
Rescue mode seems to work. One small problem when I choose
"/dev/discs/disc0/part1" (which is appearrently hda1 [which is '/']), and
then choose to
run a shell in the installer environment, the next message says in part
"[...] you will be given a shell with mounted on /target". It seems that
something is missing between 'with' and 'mounted'
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