Bug#694803: Wheezy beta4 installation report
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: CD
Image version:http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/wheezy_di_beta4/i386/iso-cd/debian-wheezy-DI-b4-i386-netinst.iso
Date: 09:00 Fri 30 Nov 2012
Machine: Dell Inspiron 530
Processor:Intel® Core™2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz × 4
Memory:4GB
Partitions: df -Tl:
Filesystem Type 1K-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on
rootfs rootfs 472486168 3649328 444835868 1% /
udev devtmpfs 10240 0 10240 0% /dev
tmpfs tmpfs 413836 708 413128 1% /run
/dev/disk/by-uuid/<anonymised> ext4 472486168 3649328 444835868 1% /
tmpfs tmpfs 5120 0 5120 0% /run/lock
tmpfs tmpfs 2500460 152 2500308 1% /run/shm
--- fdisk -l
Disk /dev/sda: 500.1 GB, 500107862016 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 60801 cylinders, total 976773168 sectors
Units = sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disk identifier: 0x00010153
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/sda1 * 2048 960040959 480019456 83 Linux
/dev/sda2 960043006 976771071 8364033 5 Extended
/dev/sda5 960043008 976771071 8364032 82 Linux swap / Solaris
Output of lspci -knn:
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express DRAM Controller [8086:29c0] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d]
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express PCI Express Root Port [8086:29c1] (rev 02)
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31 Express Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:29c2] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d]
Kernel driver in use: i915
00:19.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation 82562V-2 10/100 Network Connection [8086:10c0] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d]
Kernel driver in use: e1000e
00:1a.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:2937] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1a.1 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 [8086:2938] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1a.2 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 [8086:2939] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1a.7 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 [8086:293c] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d]
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller [8086:293e] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d]
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:2934] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.1 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:2935] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.2 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:2936] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:1d.7 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 [8086:293a] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d]
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge [8086:244e] (rev 92)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801IR (ICH9R) LPC Interface Controller [8086:2916] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d]
00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801IR/IO/IH (ICH9R/DO/DH) 4 port SATA Controller [IDE mode] [8086:2920] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d]
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:2930] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d]
Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
00:1f.5 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) 2 port SATA Controller [IDE mode] [8086:2926] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Dell Inspiron 530 [1028:020d]
Kernel driver in use: ata_piix
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: D-Link System Inc DGE-528T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter [1186:4300] (rev 10)
Subsystem: D-Link System Inc DGE-528T Gigabit Ethernet Adapter [1186:4300]
Kernel driver in use: r8169
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [O]
Configure network: [O]
Detect CD: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Clock/timezone setup: [O]
User/password setup: [O]
Install tasks: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Overall install: [E ]
Comments/Problems:
Install went fine (grub installed) until first reboot (at end of installation process)
Then had two problems which I've seen before, and I think people should be given workarounds for them if the installer can't cope with them.
Both problems relate to CRT display, probably about failure of auto-detect.
NB the machine's graphics device is on-motherboard and described as 'Intel® G33 x86/MMX/SSE2'
Problem 1: on booting uncorrected install, part-way through boot process, display went blank with (display hardware-generated) box saying:
'Out of range
' HF=30-96 KHz
' VF=47-160 Hz
'106 KHz 75Hz
which I guess you can easily interpret.
Disconcertingly, THIS HAPPENED EVEN WHEN BOOTING IN recovery MODE (apologies for shouting, but that's very disconcerting!)
My workaround: edit grub command string by adding to linux command the string 'video=1024x768@75' (and boot in recovery mode to avoid entering X11).
More permanent workaround: add this string as a default linux kernel para=meter in /etc/default/grub
Problem 2: I had installed the Debian Desktop (gnome), and even with the 'Problem 1' workaround above, entry to X11 failed as in Problem 1.
But at least I could ctrl-alt-F1 to a text terminal.
My workaround: create (or copy across from previous install) a pretty minimal /etc/X11/xorg.conf with a couple of stanzas like:
Section "Monitor"
Identifier "Hansol 920D"
VendorName "Hansol"
ModelName "920D"
HorizSync 30.0 - 96.0
VertRefresh 47.0 - 160.0
Option "DPMS"
EndSection
Section "Screen"
Identifier "Default Screen"
Monitor "Hansol 920D"
EndSection
With this in place, booting to gnome works fine.
Hope that helps!
Barry
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