Bug#385926: Ultra10 Installation Report -- Success
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: CD using CD for etch beta3 installer, netinst image
Image version: From http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel-announce/2006/08/msg00009.html; retrieved 8/24 or so; md5sum cd2f400466d2da47a9bf5990f6da4cfe
Date: Sep 2-3, 2006
Machine: Sun Ultra 10
Processor: TI UltraSparc IIi (Sabre); UltraSparc IIi integrated FPU; prom: 3.19.4; 440Mhz
Memory: 1GB
Partitions:
Filesystem Type 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
/dev/hda2 ext3 255944 53023 189266 22% /
tmpfs tmpfs 517832 0 517832 0% /dev/shm
/dev/hda1 ext3 90329 10928 74582 13% /boot
/dev/hda8 ext3 21077984 131276 19875976 1% /home
/dev/hda7 ext3 369000 8239 341101 3% /tmp
/dev/hda4 ext3 4806936 399576 4163172 9% /usr
/dev/hda5 ext3 2885812 246456 2492764 9% /var
tmpfs tmpfs 10240 128 10112 2% /dev
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Ultra IIi
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Simba Advanced PCI Bridge (rev 13)
00:01.1 PCI bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Simba Advanced PCI Bridge (rev 13)
01:01.0 Bridge: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. EBUS (rev 01)
01:01.1 Ethernet controller: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. Happy Meal (rev 01)
01:02.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage Pro 215GP (rev 5c)
01:03.0 IDE interface: Silicon Image, Inc. PCI0646 (rev 03)
02:01.0 Display controller: 3DLabs Permedia II 2D+3D (rev 01)
02:02.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c875 (rev 03)
02:04.0 Ethernet controller: Sun Microsystems Computer Corp. GEM (rev 01)
lspci -n
00:00.0 0600: 108e:a000
00:01.0 0604: 108e:5000 (rev 13)
00:01.1 0604: 108e:5000 (rev 13)
01:01.0 0680: 108e:1000 (rev 01)
01:01.1 0200: 108e:1001 (rev 01)
01:02.0 0300: 1002:4750 (rev 5c)
01:03.0 0101: 1095:0646 (rev 03)
02:01.0 0380: 3d3d:0009 (rev 01)
02:02.0 0100: 1000:000f (rev 03)
02:04.0 0200: 108e:2bad (rev 01)
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: [O]
Comments/Problems:
Booted from CD, using serial console
Description of the install:
The only thing that was frustrating was that I was forced to created a user account. Probably acceptable
[desirable, even] for a "normal" system, but this is a "for play" system, so being able to skip the "create
a user account" screen.
To get on with the installation, I tried going back [like to the menu -- couldn't get there], but I finally gave up trying
and created a dummy account which I later deleted.
I must say, I really liked using the new installer. I had been unable to use previous installers, as the boot would
never get past "Booting Linux..." with the 2.6 kernel CDs. That may have been because of my system, I'm not sure. I recently
did a "STOP-N" to reset NVRAM, so that may have been the issue all along....
I'm quite happy with how the process went. Thanks for all the hard work! :-)
Oh, and since this is a "play system," I'm fairly open to doing a re-install. If there are specific things you want tested, let
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