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Package: installation-reports
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: Image from Debian.org 19 May 2004
uname -a: Linux zarya 2.4.25 #4 Sat May 22 19:01:47 EDT 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: 19 May 2004
Method: CD boot, apt mirror lyre.mit.edu
Machine: IBM Thinkpad A21p
Processor: Pentium III Coppermine (850 mhz)
Memory: 512 MB
Root Device: 40 GB Fujitsu IDE hard disk
Root Size/partition table:
/dev/hda1 swap 512 MB
/dev/hda2 /var 4 GB
/dev/hda3 / 35 GB
In my many years of using Linux I have noticed that occasionally
something will go nuts and starts writing out logging like there is no
tomorrow, so I like to keep /var on a separate partition to minimize the
impact on the rest of the system.
In the past I have had configurations where /, /home and /usr are all
on separate partitions, but my experience is that all this does is lead to
sub-optimal disk usage as one partition fills up while there is still plenty
of space on the other partitions, hence I keep everything else on one big
partition.
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
$ lspci
pcilib: Cannot open /sys/bus/pci/devices
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 03)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 03)
0000:00:02.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1450 (rev 03)
0000:00:02.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1450 (rev 03)
0000:00:03.0 Communication controller: Lucent Microelectronics WinModem 56k (rev 01)
0000:00:05.0 Multimedia audio controller: Cirrus Logic CS 4614/22/24 [CrystalClear SoundFusion Audio Accelerator] (rev 01)
0000:00:07.0 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02)
0000:00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01)
0000:00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01)
0000:00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 03)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage Mobility M3 AGP 2x (rev 02)
$ lspci -n
pcilib: Cannot open /sys/bus/pci/devices
0000:00:00.0 Class 0600: 8086:7190 (rev 03)
0000:00:01.0 Class 0604: 8086:7191 (rev 03)
0000:00:02.0 Class 0607: 104c:ac1b (rev 03)
0000:00:02.1 Class 0607: 104c:ac1b (rev 03)
0000:00:03.0 Class 0780: 11c1:0449 (rev 01)
0000:00:05.0 Class 0401: 1013:6003 (rev 01)
0000:00:07.0 Class 0680: 8086:7110 (rev 02)
0000:00:07.1 Class 0101: 8086:7111 (rev 01)
0000:00:07.2 Class 0c03: 8086:7112 (rev 01)
0000:00:07.3 Class 0680: 8086:7113 (rev 03)
0000:01:00.0 Class 0300: 1002:4c46 (rev 02)
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:
The only, very very minor trip up is that I did not boot with my PCMCIA
network card inserted, so when it got to the network device detection
it (obviously) didn't work. A note to the effect of "please insert
your PCMCIA network card now for detection" would have been helpful.
Otherwise, I'm very impressed by the new installer. Having installed
plenty of Debian systems with the old installer, the new installer with
hardware autodetection is so much nicer to use :-)
[ Peter Amstutz ][ amstutz@cs.umass.edu ][ tetron@interreality.org ]
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