Package: installation-reports
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: beta2 (20060314), debian-testing-amd64-netinst
MD5: 33a986cd900e3c4162045011b947be35
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/etch_di_beta2/amd64/iso-cd/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso
uname -a: Linux hack 2.6.15-1-amd64-generic #2 Tue Mar 7 06:24:40 UTC 2006 x86_64 GNU/Linux
Date: Sat Jun 3 07:30:00 UTC 2006 (thereabouts :-)
Method: booted off CD-ROM, installed without network connection
Just installed the base system with whatever packages were pulled
in by the Standard system selection from the CD-ROM.
Machine: BTO machine, MSI RS482M4-ILD Socket 939 motherboard
Processor: Athlon 64 X2 3800+ (2.0GHz, L2 512KBx2)
Memory: 2 x 512MB DDR-SDRAM PC3200(Hynix) 8chip
Root Device: 250GB Serial ATA-2, 7200rpm, Western Digital WD2500JS
Root Size/partition table:
Disk /dev/sda: 250.0 GB, 250059350016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 30401 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 1 34 273073+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 35 25722 206338860 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 35 642 4883728+ 83 Linux
/dev/sda6 643 1007 2931831 83 Linux
/dev/sda7 1008 1358 2819376 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/sda8 1359 1407 393561 83 Linux
/dev/sda9 1408 25722 195310206 83 Linux
/dev/sda1 on /
/dev/sda5 on /usr
/dev/sda6 on /var
/dev/sda8 on /tmp
/dev/sda9 on /home
Left the last 38.5 GB free so I can experiment a bit with Debian
installers, other distributions and what not. Everything that
really needs a partition for itself.
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
# lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: ATI Technologies Inc RS480 Host Bridge (rev 10)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 5a3f
0000:00:11.0 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc ATI 437A Serial ATA Controller (rev 80)
0000:00:12.0 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc ATI 4379 Serial ATA Controller (rev 80)
0000:00:13.0 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host Controller (rev 80)
0000:00:13.1 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB Host Controller (rev 80)
0000:00:13.2 USB Controller: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 USB2 Host Controller (rev 80)
0000:00:14.0 SMBus: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 SMBus Controller (rev 81)
0000:00:14.1 IDE interface: ATI Technologies Inc Standard Dual Channel PCI IDE Controller ATI (rev 80)
0000:00:14.2 0403: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 437b (rev 01)
0000:00:14.3 ISA bridge: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 PCI-ISA Bridge (rev 80)
0000:00:14.4 PCI bridge: ATI Technologies Inc IXP SB400 PCI-PCI Bridge (rev 80)
0000:00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] HyperTransport Technology Configuration
0000:00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address Map
0000:00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM Controller
0000:00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Miscellaneous Control
0000:01:05.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc: Unknown device 5974
0000:02:03.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10)
0000:02:04.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 80)
# lspci -n
0000:00:00.0 0600: 1002:5950 (rev 10)
0000:00:01.0 0604: 1002:5a3f
0000:00:11.0 0101: 1002:437a (rev 80)
0000:00:12.0 0101: 1002:4379 (rev 80)
0000:00:13.0 0c03: 1002:4374 (rev 80)
0000:00:13.1 0c03: 1002:4375 (rev 80)
0000:00:13.2 0c03: 1002:4373 (rev 80)
0000:00:14.0 0c05: 1002:4372 (rev 81)
0000:00:14.1 0101: 1002:4376 (rev 80)
0000:00:14.2 0403: 1002:437b (rev 01)
0000:00:14.3 0601: 1002:4377 (rev 80)
0000:00:14.4 0604: 1002:4371 (rev 80)
0000:00:18.0 0600: 1022:1100
0000:00:18.1 0600: 1022:1101
0000:00:18.2 0600: 1022:1102
0000:00:18.3 0600: 1022:1103
0000:01:05.0 0300: 1002:5974
0000:02:03.0 0200: 10ec:8139 (rev 10)
0000:02:04.0 0c00: 1106:3044 (rev 80)
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O] also finds what seems to be my IEEE1394
interface
Config network: [ ] not connected
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: [O]
Comments/Problems:
--- Emacs Muse notes I took while installing, wiki markup alert ---
Press F1 for help, or ENTER to boot :: nah! I want control, so let's
boot using =expert= mode and set the boot keyboard to =jp106= rightaway.
It took me a while to figure out that you are apparently supposed to
hit _Enter_ when you see =SET debian-installer/keymap jp106=, and again at
=FSET debian-installer/keymap seen yes= before the installer continues.
By the way, the _=_ key is at the _^_ position of the Japanese keyboard.
Tough, entering options when your keyboard is not configured yet =;-)=.
Choose language :: opted for =No localization= by choosing =C=. For the
country I picked =Japan= by hitting =j= twice. Nice feature when you've
got to navigate large selection lists.
Select a keyboard layout :: I use a =PC-style= keyboard with =Japanese=
keymap! Didn't I just set that? The preselected keymap is =American
English=. Or are you not supposed to configure the keyboard (and keep
the kernel keymap) if you've used the =bootkbd= boot option? Anyway, if
you can't find the _=_ on your keyboard, you can set it up here.
Detect and mount CD-ROM :: loaded all preselected modules (=floppy=,
=rz1000=, =opti621=, =aec62xx=, =piix=, =trm290=, =cy82c693=, =sc1200=, =cs5530=,
=ns87415=, =cs5520=, =it821x=, =serverworks=, =triflex=, =siimage=, =sis5513=,
=pdc202xx_new=, =hpt34x=, =slc90e66=, =alim15x3=, =via82cxxx=, =amd74xx=,
=pdc202xx_old=, =cmd64x=, =ide-generic=, =ide-disk=, =ide-cd= and =isofs=) w/o
prompting for module parameters. As my machine does *not* have a PCMCIA
interface I did not start the PC card services. After a little
contemplation, the installer told me I was using the =Debian GNU/Linux
testing "Etch" - Official Snapshot amd64 Binary-1 (20060314)= CD. Hmm,
I thought I was using the =beta2=. Anyway the MD5 checksum of the ISO
image I used is =33a986cd900e3c4162045011b947be35=.
Check the CD-ROM(s) integrity :: just to make sure. After the check
the installer goes through what looks like the =Detect and mount CD-ROM=
stage again. It does not show a list of modules however, before
asking whether to prompt for module parameters.
Load installer components from CD :: selected the following additional
components: =baseconfig=, =eject= and =mouse-modules= on the assumption that
these might somehow be useful. All other components did not seem to
make sense for my hardware.
Detect network hardware :: just goes off, does its thing and puts you
at the next step. I told it not to prompt for module parameters.
Configure the network :: showed two network devices, very much to my
surprise because the machine has only one for all I know. I tried to
configure =eth1=, a Realtek Semiconductor RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+, for use
with DHCP. This failed because the machine was not hooked up to the
network, on purpose, and I left it further unconfigured. I left =eth0=,
listed as =Ethernet of Fast Ethernet=, unconfigured as well. My guess
is that this is the machine's IEEE1394 interface. I set the hostname
to =hack=. As an aside, earlier test installs detected the devices the
other way around.
Choose a mirror of the Debian archive :: with networking unconfigured
this step is going to fail anyway, so I skipped it. I think it sucks
a bit that this part only caters to HTTP.
Detect disks :: also goes off, does its thing and puts you back at the
next step on the main menu. Again, I didn't want to be prompted for
module parameters.
Partition disks :: gave me three options and, because there is nothing
on my brand new machine's single SATA disk, I opted to =Erase entire
disk: SCSI1 (0,0,0) (sda) - 250.1 GB ATA WDC WD2500J=. I prefer to
break out partitions for =/home=, =/usr=, =/var= and =/tmp= so I was pleased
to see that this is one of the supported schemes and selected it. I
don't know the reasoning behind the computed partition sizes, but I
trust that the Debian developers have done a good job. The only thing
I changed was the partition for =/home=. I shrank it to a mere 200GB
and left the remaining space unused for now. It is meant for testing
of Debian installers, trying out distributions and other experiments.
That's it for the partitioning customisations and I wrote the changes
to disk. It takes a while to create 200+ GB of file systems and there
is a fairly long time where the screen goes blue. Don't worry, the
installer will get back to you.
Configure time zone :: guesses based on the country settings and as
there is only one time zone in Japan, the =Asia/Tokyo= guess is fine.
Configure the clock :: =Yes= the system clock is set to UTC.
Set up users and passwords :: after enabling shadow passwords, I set a
=root= password and wanted to create accounts for myself, my wife and my
daughter. Notwithstanding the plural in the menu item description,
the installer only let me create a single user account. Guess I'll
have to make the other accounts later.
Install the base system :: takes a while but completes fine after
selecting a kernel. I used =kernel-image-2.6-amd64-generic=.
Configure the package manager :: to use *neither* =non-free= nor =contrib=
software. The installer then failed to access the mirror. Obvious,
of course, because I didn't choose one and the machine is not
connected to the network to begin with. Just =Ignore= that as well as
the warning about the entry for =security.debian.org=.
Select and install software :: for a =Standard system=, which installs
some six extra packages.
Install the GRUB boot loader on a hard disk :: into the master boot
record and set a password. Oops, you're not asked to retype the
password ... --> used "sparrow"
Finish the installation :: ejects the CD-ROM and reboots smoothly into
a freshly installed Debian GNU/Linux testing "Etch" system.
--- end of my installation notes ---
I was slightly surprised not to find lspci. It gets hard filling out
this report without ;-)
One more thing, in retrospect I think that 2.9GB for swap is overdoing
it a bit when you have 1.0GB of memory.
--
Olaf Meeuwissen
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