Package: installation-reports
Boot method: CD Image version: Debian GNU/Linux LennyBeta2 _Lenny_ - Official Beta i386 NETINST Binary-1 20080608-11:24 Date: 20080830 Machine: Abit IP35, Intel E6550, Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 400GB SATA Harddrive, NEC/Sony SATA cd/dvd-drive, Nvidia 9600 GSO Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E6550 @ 2.33GHz Memory: DDR2, 800MHz, 2G Partitions: /dev/sda1 ext3 381968560 7844108 354721552 3% / tmpfs tmpfs 1037616 0 1037616 0% /lib/init/rw udev tmpfs 10240 80 10160 1% /dev tmpfs tmpfs 1037616 0 1037616 0% /dev/shm Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn): 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82G33/G31/P35/P31 Express DRAM Controller [8086:29c0] (rev 02) Kernel modules: intel-agp 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-driver Kernel modules: shpchp 00:1a.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:2937] (rev 02) Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel modules: uhci-hcd 00:1a.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #5 [8086:2938] (rev 02) Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel modules: uhci-hcd 00:1a.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #6 [8086:2939] (rev 02) Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel modules: uhci-hcd 00:1a.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #2 [8086:293c] (rev 02) Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd Kernel modules: ehci-hcd 00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) HD Audio Controller [8086:293e] (rev 02) Kernel driver in use: HDA Intel Kernel modules: snd-hda-intel 00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 1 [8086:2940] (rev 02) Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver Kernel modules: shpchp 00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 2 [8086:2942] (rev 02) Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver Kernel modules: shpchp 00:1c.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) PCI Express Port 3 [8086:2944] (rev 02) Kernel driver in use: pcieport-driver Kernel modules: shpchp 00:1d.0 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:2934] (rev 02) Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel modules: uhci-hcd 00:1d.1 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:2935] (rev 02) Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel modules: uhci-hcd 00:1d.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:2936] (rev 02) Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd Kernel modules: uhci-hcd 00:1d.7 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) USB2 EHCI Controller #1 [8086:293a] (rev 02) Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd Kernel modules: 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) Kernel modules: iTCO_wdt 00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801IR/IO/IH (ICH9R/DO/DH) 4 port SATA IDE Controller [8086:2920] (rev 02) Kernel driver in use: ata_piix Kernel modules: ata_piix 00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) SMBus Controller [8086:2930] (rev 02) Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus Kernel modules: i2c-i801 00:1f.5 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801I (ICH9 Family) 2 port SATA IDE Controller [8086:2926] (rev 02) Kernel driver in use: ata_piix Kernel modules: ata_piix 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: nVidia Corporation Device [10de:0610] (rev a2) Kernel driver in use: nvidia Kernel modules: nvidia, nvidiafb 03:00.0 IDE interface [0101]: JMicron Technologies, Inc. JMB368 IDE controller [197b:2368] Kernel driver in use: JMicron IDE Kernel modules: jmicron 04:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Marvell Technology Group Ltd. 88E8056 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller [11ab:4364] (rev 13) Kernel driver in use: sky2 Kernel modules: sky2 05:02.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Texas Instruments TSB43AB22/A IEEE-1394a-2000 Controller (PHY/Link) [104c:8023] Kernel driver in use: ohci1394 Kernel modules: ohci1394 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: [O] Comments/Problems: I had no problems in installation. Few tips for installing Debian-based distros on Abit IP35 motherboard: Use sata ports 5 and 6, if you have sata devices. Otherwise you have to use "irqpoll" argument in grub to boot up the machine.