Bug#212143: installation-reports: Sarge Installation Report
Package: installation-reports
Version: unavailable; reported 2003-09-22
Severity: normal
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: 20030921 http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/netinst/i386/
uname -a: Linux localhost 2.4.21-5-386 #1 Sun Aug 24 13:14:58 EST 2003 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: 2003/09/22
Method: Booting from the netinst cd, I used both cd and network sources for the install. I was on a NAT-ted lan, not proxied.
Machine: HP Vectra
Processor: Intel PIII 800
Memory: 128MB
Root Device: Ide HD
Root Size/partition table:
Filesystem Size Mounted on
/dev/hda1 2.8G /
/dev/hda3 6.3G /var
/dev/hda2 256M swap
Output of lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82815 815 Chipset Host Bridge and Memory Controller Hub (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller: Intel Corp. 82815 CGC [Chipset Graphics Controller] (rev 02)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801AA PCI Bridge (rev 02)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801AA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02)
00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801AA IDE (rev 02)
00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801AA USB (rev 02)
00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801AA SMBus (rev 02)
00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801AA AC'97 Audio (rev 02)
01:04.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev 78)
Base System Installation Checklist:
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]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
After rebooting the keymap I selected was not retained.
After rebooting the hostname for the machine was not retained, and localhost
was used instead.
Apart from that it has been a wonderful experience, and I had no problems at
all. I was following the published HOWTO. Since the bug in the partitioning
(209286) is solved from partitioner 0.07, maybe the paragraph which warned
not to use it can be removed from the above document (I actually used the
partitioner, since, after having a look at the bug it was closed, and I had
the right version of partitioner in the cd)
I also tried to use autopartkit, and it didn't work. Maybe this depends on
the fact that I tried it after having actually partitioned in the "classical
way" (in fact I only wanted to look at it and see what it proposed).
Ok, I had mounted partitions and the swap activated, but maybe autopartkit
could umount them, before doing anything (if this is the problem). After all
I allowed it to destroy my data, didn't I? ;) Anyway: using the automatic
partitioner gave some errors, and I don't know if it's because I already had
partition table or not...
Thanks for all, btw, I think the system is very nice! :)
Guido
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux localhost 2.4.21-5-386 #1 Sun Aug 24 13:14:58 EST 2003 i686
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C
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