Bug#452218: installation-reports

[Sten Heinze <sten.heinze@gmx.de>]

Package: installation-reports

Boot method: cd
Image version: d-i testing i386 cd daily build 17.11.2007
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/i386/iso-cd/
Date: 18.11.2007

Machine: Toshiba Satellite Pro 4220
Processor: Intel Pentium 3 with 450 MHz
Memory: 64MB onboard faulty + 128MB in slot
Partitions: didnt get to that point

Output of lspci -nn and lspci -vnn: n/a

Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot:           [E]
Detect network card:    [ ]
Configure network:      [ ]
Detect CD:              [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives:     [ ]
Partition hard drives:  [ ]
Install base system:    [ ]
Clock/timezone setup:   [ ]
User/password setup:    [ ]
Install tasks:          [ ]
Install boot loader:    [ ]
Overall install:        [ ]

Comments/Problems:

The laptop has bad ram in the onboard ram, first at 2.1MB, some more following 
in 2.1MB to 3MB, a second group of bad ram is from 22MB to 23MB (results by 
memtest86).
Caused by the bad ram the d-i stops while uncompressing the kernel (probably 
while using the 2MB area).

I'm looking for a possibility to circumvent the usage of bad ram. I've found 
the badram-kernel-patch and the idea of relocatable kernels so far. Can I use 
one of these to solve my problem? Are there other possibities?

Thanks in advance,
Sten Heinze