Bug#363331: installation-reports
On Tuesday 18 April 2006 16:12, Digby Tarvin wrote:
> Comments/Problems:
> Initial attempt to install using Etch Beta 2 Install image failed to
> detect the SATA DVD-RAM drive, even following the workaround
> instructions at http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/SataAtapiHowto
Strange.
> Switching to the latest daily build and following the relevent
> workaround instructions at the above URL resulted in the DVD-RAM media
> being found.
Good.
> Install then proceeded to the 'detect network hardare' stage, where
> Debian found:
> eth0: Ethernet or Fast Ethernet
> eth1: Realtek semiconductor co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
>
> The first entry corresponds to a wireless interface which I had been
> successfully using for Lan access from Ubuntu. The Ubuntu detect lists:
> eth0: Realtek semiconductor co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+
> eth1: Intel corp. 4223 (wireless)
> which clearly recognises the Intel Wireless hardware and
> prompts for SSID/mode etc. Debian did not, and failed both DHCP and
> manual config attempts.
Ubuntu is more permissive of supporting hardware that is not fully
supported in official kernels yet or requires non-free firmware.
> The Realtek device is a 10/100 UTP interface, which was connected to a
> 10Mb hub, which failed to work also.
>
> It was not till I connected to a 10/100Mb hub that the network started
> to work for the Debian install, so I suspect it was not supporting the
> 10Mb mode properly.
Sounds like an issue specific to your hardware or network setup.
> This I suspect was caused by the fact that the order of the partitions
> in the table was not the same as the order on disk. I had used a
> tool called 'osselector' to shrink the Windows XP partition and create,
> and in installing itself and making partitions seemed to produce
> something that confused the debian partitioner. The problem was
> resolved by deleting all partitions except for the first three
> 'primary' partitions, which were contiguous and sequential.
The installer is capable of shrinking an NTFS partition too...
> After this, the installation completed. Post installation checked showed
> that my wireless i/f was not detected (worked find in ubuntu), the
> DVD-RAM was not detected (libata.atapi_enabled=1 no longer recognised),
This command (executed as root) should fix it:
# echo "libata.atapi_enabled=1" >/etc/modutils.d/local
This file was supposed to be created by the installer, but there was an
error in the code.
> and the X server was not working - failing with
> Fatal server error:
> could not optn default font 'fixed';
X in unstable is going through a major migration ATM and there are some
known issues. Any issues are outside the scope of the installer.
Thank you for your report.
Cheers,
FJP
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