Bug#388077: [i386][netinst][beta3] (eventual) success: Dell Inspiron i7000
Package: installation-reports
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version:
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/etch_di_beta3/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso
uname -a:
Linux tinsley 2.6.16-2-686 #1 Fri Aug 18 19:01:49 UTC 2006 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: 2006-09-09T22_00_00+1000
Method:
How did you install? boot "install24" from netinst cdrom
What did you boot off? netinst cdrom
If network install, from where? n/a
Proxied? no
Machine: Dell Inspiron i7000
Processor: Intel(R) Celeron(Mendocino) CPU 367MHz
Memory: 127220 kB
Root Device: IDE, /dev/hda
Root Size/partition table:
(fdisk -l /dev/hda)
Disk /dev/hda: 60.0 GB, 60011642880 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 7296 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1 34 273073+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda2 35 7296 58332015 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 35 642 4883728+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda6 643 1007 2931831 83 Linux
/dev/hda7 1008 1069 497983+ 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hda8 1070 1131 497983+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda9 1132 2347 9767488+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda10 2348 7296 39752811 83 Linux
/etc/fstab:
# <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass>
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
/dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1
/dev/hda10 /data ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/hda9 /home ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/hda8 /tmp ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/hda5 /usr ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/hda6 /var ext3 defaults 0 2
/dev/hda7 none swap sw 0 0
/dev/hdc /media/cdrom0 udf,iso9660 user,noauto 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
00:00.0 0600: 8086:7190 (rev 03)
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 03)
00:01.0 0604: 8086:7191 (rev 03)
00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corporation 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 03)
00:04.0 0607: 104c:ac17 (rev 02)
00:04.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1220 (rev 02)
00:04.1 0607: 104c:ac17 (rev 02)
00:04.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1220 (rev 02)
00:07.0 0680: 8086:7110 (rev 02)
00:07.0 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
00:07.1 0101: 8086:7111 (rev 01)
00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
00:07.2 0c03: 8086:7112 (rev 01)
00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
00:07.3 0680: 8086:7113 (rev 02)
00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02)
00:08.0 0401: 125d:1968
00:08.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1968 Maestro 2
01:00.0 0300: 1002:4c42 (rev dc)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc 3D Rage LT Pro AGP-133 (rev dc)
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [E]
Config network: [E]
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:
Had consistent problems trying to install with 2.6 (install26).
I'll file that separately.
I booted with 'install24' and no other options.
There were some problems with network setup (see below) but I was able
to use the archive on the cdrom to get a bootable system.
In the "Select and Install Software" step, I set just picked
[*] laptop
[ ] standard system
but this turned out to be extremly minimal - no pciutils, lynx, rsync or 'file'.
I hit another problem when I tried to install the 2.6 kernel from the cdrom,
see below.
Thanks for the many improvements.
[bug]
unresolved symbol ALIGN in orinoco module of 2.4.27 installer kernel.
ethdetect was unable to load the orinoco_cs module, to get networking working.
I tried modprobing from the command line and got this:
orinoco.o: unresolved symbol ALIGN
Going to the 'no network' option allowed me to proceed through the
installation.
Post-installation, I was able to upgrade to a 2.6.16 kernel (from the cdrom)
and this did support my card. This is an old Netgear 802.11b-only card, it
should be supported in 2.4 kernels.
# lspcmcia
Socket 0 Bridge: [yenta_cardbus] (bus ID: 0000:00:04.0)
Socket 1 Bridge: [yenta_cardbus] (bus ID: 0000:00:04.1)
Socket 1 Device 0: [orinoco_cs] (bus ID: 1.0)
[bug?]
d-i mounts cdrom at a different place than normal system?
I'm not sure this is a bug or a feature or just me.
When I came to install a 2.6 kernel from the cdrom, I had difficulty getting
the cdrom mounted. I had completed the basic installation and had rebooted
into a fully running system.
When mounting the installer disk under d-i, during installation, the
system uses /cdrom as the mount point.
When I tried to mount the cdrom, it seemed like the /cdrom location had
disappeared and I had to either mount it as /media/cdrom0 or create a
symlink /cdrom-> /dev/sr0 (can't recall which and my notes are incomplete).
It took a bit of fiddling with 'fdisk -l /dev/hdc' and so on to figure
out that I was trying to access the wrong device.
Does the installer to use a mountpoint for the cdrom that is consistent
with later usage, during normal system operation?
This is probably something that only affects 2.4 people with no network,
but I thought I should flag it.
lsmod output:
Module Size Used by
dm_snapshot 15324 0
dm_mirror 17236 0
apm 18380 1
usbhid 32128 0
sd_mod 16208 0
usb_storage 69312 0
scsi_mod 122220 2 sd_mod,usb_storage
ipv6 217760 16
dm_mod 47892 2 dm_snapshot,dm_mirror
loop 14472 0
hostap_cs 53588 0
hostap 99140 1 hostap_cs
ieee80211_crypt 5312 1 hostap
orinoco_cs 16420 1
orinoco 34452 1 orinoco_cs
hermes 7136 2 orinoco_cs,orinoco
radio_maestro 6656 0
compat_ioctl32 1184 1 radio_maestro
videodev 8640 1 radio_maestro
joydev 8864 0
mousedev 10368 1
pcmcia 34844 2 hostap_cs,orinoco_cs
tsdev 7200 0
firmware_class 9472 1 pcmcia
snd_es1968 25600 1
i2c_piix4 8080 0
shpchp 39200 0
pci_hotplug 24180 1 shpchp
gameport 13480 1 snd_es1968
i2c_core 19312 1 i2c_piix4
snd_ac97_codec 82784 1 snd_es1968
snd_ac97_bus 2048 1 snd_ac97_codec
snd_pcm 74408 2 snd_es1968,snd_ac97_codec
snd_timer 20292 1 snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 9800 2 snd_es1968,snd_pcm
snd_mpu401_uart 6592 1 snd_es1968
snd_rawmidi 22048 1 snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq_device 8236 1 snd_rawmidi
snd 46080 9 snd_es1968,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_
mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
intel_agp 20860 1
soundcore 8672 1 snd
agpgart 29232 1 intel_agp
evdev 8736 0
yenta_socket 23660 4
rsrc_nonstatic 11840 1 yenta_socket
pcmcia_core 37264 3 pcmcia,yenta_socket,rsrc_nonstatic
psmouse 34248 0
serio_raw 6436 0
parport_pc 31472 0
parport 31720 1 parport_pc
rtc 11252 0
pcspkr 2948 0
floppy 55628 0
ext3 116008 6
jbd 46932 1 ext3
mbcache 7652 1 ext3
ide_cd 35328 0
cdrom 31888 1 ide_cd
ide_disk 14528 8
piix 8932 0 [permanent]
generic 4164 0 [permanent]
ide_core 111440 5 usb_storage,ide_cd,ide_disk,piix,generic
uhci_hcd 26640 0
usbcore 110560 4 usbhid,usb_storage,uhci_hcd
processor 21696 0
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