Bug#395523: Debian Etch

Package: installation-reports

Boot method: Net Install CD Etch Daily Build
Image version: October 25, 2006 http://www.us.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
Date: October 26, 2006

Machine: Home Build
Mother Board: ASUS P5W DH Deluxe / Marvell 88E8053 Lan / Intel ICH7R
CD/DVD: 2x LiteOn 16Xdvd+/-R (IDE)
Hard Drives: 3xWD 320GB (SATA)
Graphics Adapter: Nvidia 7900 GTO 512MB
Processor: Core 2 Duo E6600
Memory: 2x1GB Corsair Twin 2X2048-6400 DDR2
Partitions: <df -Tl will do; the raw partition table is preferred>
N/A

Output of lspci and lspci -n:
N/A

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:    [ ]
Mount partitions:       [ ]
Install base system:    [ ]
Install boot loader:    [ ]
Reboot:                 [ ]

Comments/Problems:
Installed in "expert" mode.
Most "Detect" screens take 5 minutes or more, with no progress indicated on the % complete bar.
Partition hard drives froze at 35% complete for more then 30 minutes.
I had BIOS set to "IDE Mode" for SATA hard drives. I will re-try with "Native Mode" setting.
hda partitioned for Win XP, hdb and hdb are not partitioned / formatted, and will be for Debian.