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Package: installation-reports
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: 3 may 2004
uname -a: Linux localhost 2.4.25-1-386 #2 Wed Apr 14 19:38:08 EST 2004 i686
GNU/Linux
Date: 3 may 2004
Method
Installed the 100mb Beta4 Sarger installer and hopla !
Machine: Acer Aspire 1400 (laptop)
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.50GHz stepping 07
Memory: Memory: 512016k/523776k available (1076k kernel code, 11308k reserved,
465k data , 92k init, 0k highmem)
Root Device: IDE
Root Size/partition table: Feel free to paste the full partition
table, with notes on which partitions are mounted where.
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
localhost:~# lspci
pcilib: Cannot open /sys/bus/pci/devices
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset Host
Bridge (rev 04)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset AGP Bridge
(rev 04)
0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA/CA/DB/EB/ER Hub interface to PCI
Bridge (rev 05)
0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 05)
0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801BA IDE U100 (rev 05)
0000:00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #1) (rev 05)
0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM SMBus (rev 05)
0000:00:1f.4 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #2) (rev 05)
0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM AC'97 Audio
(rev 05)
0000:00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corp. Intel 537 [82801BA/BAM AC'97 Modem] (rev 05)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility
M6 LY
0000:02:00.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ6933 Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
0000:02:00.1 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ6933 Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
0000:02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM/CA/CAM Ethernet
Controller (rev 03)
localhost:~# lspci -n
pcilib: Cannot open /sys/bus/pci/devices
0000:00:00.0 Class 0600: 8086:1a30 (rev 04)
0000:00:01.0 Class 0604: 8086:1a31 (rev 04)
0000:00:1e.0 Class 0604: 8086:244e (rev 05)
0000:00:1f.0 Class 0601: 8086:2440 (rev 05)
0000:00:1f.1 Class 0101: 8086:244b (rev 05)
0000:00:1f.2 Class 0c03: 8086:2442 (rev 05)
0000:00:1f.3 Class 0c05: 8086:2443 (rev 05)
0000:00:1f.4 Class 0c03: 8086:2444 (rev 05)
0000:00:1f.5 Class 0401: 8086:2445 (rev 05)
0000:00:1f.6 Class 0703: 8086:2446 (rev 05)
0000:01:00.0 Class 0300: 1002:4c59
0000:02:00.0 Class 0607: 1217:6933 (rev 01)
0000:02:00.1 Class 0607: 1217:6933 (rev 01)
0000:02:08.0 Class 0200: 8086:2449 (rev 03)
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: [E]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [E]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [O]
Comments/Problems:
Here are my comments (don't pay attention to the style, it's a little harsh,
just imagine I kindly smile at you :))
* No detection/setup of the PPPOE connection. This kills because I use DSL at
home (like so many)
* If one goes down the PPP route, and wants to stop at "Pulse/tone dialing"
selection (hitting back/escape, don't rememeber) then he can't "create a
connection" anymore
* Interestingly, if I don't setup the network device, the installer complains
taht it can't download the "security updates" (so instead of a complain, it'd
better say "Rememeber that you didn't set up the network adapter, therefore I
can't download the security updates".
* Time selection is still difficult. Why not ask the user "What time is it
now ?" and deduce the adjustements to get the right time out of the hardware
clock ?
* The installer didn't detect all the partitions (it didn't see a REISER one,
with no os on it, just a storage partition). However, it set up GRUP
correctly : it discoverd my windows and suse boot partitions.
* No way to install apm from the installer. Had to modify /etc/modules by hand
so that it finds its way to the kernel.
* Sound installation was very difficult :
- No automatic detection of the soundcard by the installer
- alsaconf (from also, not debian) was looking for "/etc/alsa/modutils/1.0"
whereas only a blank "0.9" directory was created. The fix implied to find a
"1.0" file on the net, then put it in the /etc/alsa/modutils directory.
alsaconf was then able to run, detect my sound card (Intel 8x0) and modify
the "1.0" file accordingly.
- however, the story doesn't end there. The "1.0" file is meant to be read by
update-modules and given its location, there's no chance for that to work.
Therefore, I made a symlink /etc/modutils/alsa to the "1.0" file. Then, I run
update-modules and voilà, sound was there.
* A terminal with all the ususal windows/dos character could help in the
wintel world (I hate to see 'ù' instead of '|' everywhere :))
So all in all, I think it's almost usable and the problems, although quite
spectacular (and time consuming for someone who doesn't konw all the
intricacies of Debian) can be solved with a few actions. Therefore, I'm sure
you'll manage the job !
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We are closing this installation report for one of the following
reasons:
- it was reported with a pre-lenny version of Debian
Installer.
- indications in the installation report give the feeling that
the reported problem waslying in another software, unrelated to
D-I, which we can't easily identify.
- indications in the installation report suggest that it may have been
fixed in a more recent version of a D-I component
- it was successful and we forgot closing it..:-)
- it has no information we consider useful
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In case you think that the problem you reported has chances to be
still present, please reiterate your installation test with
a more recent image of D-I, if you're in position of doing this.
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