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Bug#266821: marked as done (installation-reports: success albeit minor glitches)

Your message dated Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:21:33 +0200
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Package: installation-reports

INSTALL REPORT

Debian-installer-version: 
http://debian-amd64.alioth.debian.org/install-images/sid-amd64-netinst.iso 
downloaded 17.8.04
uname -a: Linux amd64 2.6.7-5-amd64-k8 #1 Sun Jul 18 18:15:51 UTC 2004 x86_64 
GNU/Linux
Date: 18.08.2004 10:00CEST
Method: burned to CD-RW, booted from IDE CD-ROM drive, installed via
 ethernet with packages from debian-amd64.alioth and
 debian.inode.at/amd64, no proxy

Machine: homemade, mainboard MSI K8T Neo (VIA K8T800)
Processor: Athlon 64 3000+
Memory: 1GB
Root Device: IBM Deskstar IC35L040... 40GB IDE
Root Size/partition table:  

Disk /dev/hda: 41.1 GB, 41174138880 bytes
16 heads, 63 sectors/track, 79780 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 1008 * 512 = 516096 bytes

   Device Boot      Start         End      Blocks   Id  System
/dev/hda1   *           1          39       19624+  83  Linux #/boot  ext3
/dev/hda2              40       79780    40189464   83  Linux #/      reiserfs

Output of lspci and lspci -n:

lspci:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8385 [K8T800 AGP] Host 
Bridge (rev 01)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI bridge [K8T800 
South]
0000:00:07.0 Multimedia video controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Video 
Capture (rev 02)
0000:00:07.1 Multimedia controller: Brooktree Corporation Bt878 Audio Capture 
(rev 02)
0000:00:0a.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 
08)
0000:00:0a.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! MIDI/Game Port 
(rev 08)
0000:00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8169 
Gigabit Ethernet (rev 10)
0000:00:0f.0 RAID bus controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 SATA RAID 
Controller (rev 80)
0000:00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. 
VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
0000:00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 
Controller (rev 81)
0000:00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 
Controller (rev 81)
0000:00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 
Controller (rev 81)
0000:00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 
Controller (rev 81)
0000:00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 86)
0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 ISA bridge [K8T800 
South]
0000:00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 NorthBridge
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV350 AP [Radeon 
9600]
0000:01:00.1 Display controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV350 AP [Radeon 9600] 
(Secondary)

lspci -n:
0000:00:00.0 0600: 1106:3188 (rev 01)
0000:00:01.0 0604: 1106:b188
0000:00:07.0 0400: 109e:036e (rev 02)
0000:00:07.1 0480: 109e:0878 (rev 02)
0000:00:0a.0 0401: 1102:0002 (rev 08)
0000:00:0a.1 0980: 1102:7002 (rev 08)
0000:00:0b.0 0200: 10ec:8169 (rev 10)
0000:00:0f.0 0104: 1106:3149 (rev 80)
0000:00:0f.1 0101: 1106:0571 (rev 06)
0000:00:10.0 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
0000:00:10.1 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
0000:00:10.2 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
0000:00:10.3 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
0000:00:10.4 0c03: 1106:3104 (rev 86)
0000:00:11.0 0601: 1106:3227
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
0000:01:00.0 0300: 1002:4150
0000:01:00.1 0380: 1002:4170



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:  [E]
Create file systems:    [O]
Mount partitions:       [O]
Install base system:    [E]
Install boot loader:    [O]
Reboot:                 [O]

Comments/Problems:

Very nice installer, apart from two glitches comfortable, fast, easy
to use and powerful. My first try with it and quite satisfying.
I used the German translation to install.

A problem with the UI: I first forgot to plug the power cable into the
HD and of course it was not recognized. The installer ignored not
finding any HDs and the partitioning dialog was quite confusing to me.
I couldn't figure out how to proceed (since the HD was missing, so
were the necessary menu options) and everything appeared a bit odd.
I had to go to the command line to look around and finally realize
my mistake.
After correcting that and restarting the installation process the
partitioning dialog made sense.
It would be good to warn the user that no HD was found (and perhaps not
go into the partitioning dialog since there's no point anyway), or
rework the dialog so it is understandable that there is a problem (and
its nature).
I over-eagerly filed this problem as bug# 266806 for debian-installer.
If this is too much feel free to delete this bug report.

I ran into the already described problem where installation of the base
system failed with "ln: /target/usr/bin/awk exists", which I resolved
by deleting /target/usr/bin/awk. After that the installation completed
without further incident.

HTH & have fun,
 Luca

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Hello Luca,

I'm trying to clean up old installation reports and came across
this report from you. 

On Thu, Aug 19, 2004 at 11:58:53AM +0200, Luca Ingianni wrote:
...
> A problem with the UI: I first forgot to plug the power cable into the
> HD and of course it was not recognized. The installer ignored not
> finding any HDs and the partitioning dialog was quite confusing to me.
> I couldn't figure out how to proceed (since the HD was missing, so
> were the necessary menu options) and everything appeared a bit odd.
> I had to go to the command line to look around and finally realize
> my mistake.
> After correcting that and restarting the installation process the
> partitioning dialog made sense.
> It would be good to warn the user that no HD was found (and perhaps not
> go into the partitioning dialog since there's no point anyway), or
> rework the dialog so it is understandable that there is a problem (and
> its nature).
> I over-eagerly filed this problem as bug# 266806 for debian-installer.
> If this is too much feel free to delete this bug report.

More recent versions of the installer show a screen warning
about missing HDs and offer to load additional modules.

> I ran into the already described problem where installation of the base
> system failed with "ln: /target/usr/bin/awk exists", which I resolved
> by deleting /target/usr/bin/awk. After that the installation completed
> without further incident.

This usually happens if one tries installing the base
system more than once, or onto an non-empty mountpoint. The
installer can now detect this and shows a suitable warning.

I think this means all issues you reported have been resolved,
hence I'm closing the report. Thanks for sending it!

cheers,
Max

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