Package: installation-reports Boot method: usb stick Image version: http://saimei.ftp.acc.umu.se/cdimage/unofficial/non-free/cd-including-firmware/9.0.0+nonfree/amd64/iso-cd/firmware-9.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso Date: 2017-07-20
Machine: Dell Precision 5520 Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-7820HQ CPU @ 2.90GHz Memory: 32gb Partitions: n/a Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn): 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:5910] (rev 05) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] 00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Skylake PCIe Controller (x16) [8086:1901] (rev 05) Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:591b] (rev 04) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] 00:04.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Skylake Processor Thermal Subsystem [8086:1903] (rev 05) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] 00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H USB 3.0 xHCI Controller [8086:a12f] (rev 31) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd Kernel modules: xhci_pci 00:14.2 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H Thermal subsystem [8086:a131] (rev 31) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] 00:15.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H Serial IO I2C Controller #0 [8086:a160] (rev 31) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] 00:15.1 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H Serial IO I2C Controller #1 [8086:a161] (rev 31) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] 00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H CSME HECI #1 [8086:a13a] (rev 31) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] 00:16.3 Serial controller [0700]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H KT Redirection [8086:a13d] (rev 31) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] Kernel driver in use: serial 00:17.0 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H SATA controller [AHCI mode] [8086:a102] (rev 31) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] Kernel driver in use: ahci Kernel modules: ahci 00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express Root Port #1 [8086:a110] (rev f1) Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express Root Port #2 [8086:a111] (rev f1) Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:1d.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express Root Port #9 [8086:a118] (rev f1) Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:1d.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express Root Port #13 [8086:a11c] (rev f1) 00:1d.6 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PCI Express Root Port #15 [8086:a11e] (rev f1) Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H LPC Controller [8086:a154] (rev 31) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] 00:1f.2 Memory controller [0580]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H PMC [8086:a121] (rev 31) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] 00:1f.3 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:a171] (rev 31) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] 00:1f.4 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-H SMBus [8086:a123] (rev 31) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] 01:00.0 3D controller [0302]: NVIDIA Corporation Device [10de:13b6] (rev a2) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] 02:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Device [8086:24fd] (rev 78) Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:0050] Kernel modules: iwlwifi 03:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTS525A PCI Express Card Reader [10ec:525a] (rev 01) Subsystem: Dell Device [1028:07bf] Kernel driver in use: rtsx_pci Kernel modules: rtsx_pci 04:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller [0108]: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:010f] (rev 01) Subsystem: Toshiba America Info Systems Device [1179:0001] Kernel driver in use: nvme Kernel modules: nvme 06:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation DSL6340 Thunderbolt 3 Bridge [Alpine Ridge 2C 2015] [8086:1576] Kernel driver in use: pcieport 07:00.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation DSL6340 Thunderbolt 3 Bridge [Alpine Ridge 2C 2015] [8086:1576] Kernel driver in use: pcieport 07:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation DSL6340 Thunderbolt 3 Bridge [Alpine Ridge 2C 2015] [8086:1576] Kernel driver in use: pcieport 07:02.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation DSL6340 Thunderbolt 3 Bridge [Alpine Ridge 2C 2015] [8086:1576] Kernel driver in use: pcieport 0a:00.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation DSL6340 USB 3.1 Controller [Alpine Ridge] [8086:15b5] Subsystem: Device [2222:1111] Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd Kernel modules: xhci_pci 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: the screen on the laptop is very high resolution and if you run the installer in curses/text mode, the writing is almost too small to read. admittedly this was an unofficial image with non free firmware, but I got the same result with the official installer images. -- Jason Lewis http://emacstragic.net