Package: installation-reports Version: Debian-Installer beta 1 Severity: important
INSTALL REPORT Debian-installer-version: http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/netinst/i386/beta-1/sarge-i386-netinst.iso uname -a: Linux maral.shabdiz 2.4.20 #1 Tue Mar 18 16:13:35 PST 2003 i686 unknown unknown GNU/Linux Date: 29 Nov 2003 Method: CDROM, default install Machine: IBM ThinkPad A31 Notebook Processor: P4 1.8 Ghz Memory: 256 MB DDRSD RAM Output of lspci: 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset Host Bridge (rev 04) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 04 ) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM USB (Hub #1) (rev 02) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM USB (Hub #2) (rev 02) 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM USB (Hub #3) (rev 02) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BAM/CAM PCI Bridge (rev 42) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801CAM ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 02) 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801CAM IDE U100 (rev 02) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM SMBus (rev 02) 00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Audio (rev 02 ) 00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corp. 82801CA/CAM AC'97 Modem (rev 02) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility M7 LW [R adeon Mobility 7500] 02:00.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev 80) 02:00.1 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev 80) 02:02.0 Network controller: Harris Semiconductor Prism 2.5 Wavelan chipset (rev 01) 02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82801CAM (ICH3) PRO/100 VE (LOM) Ethern et Controller (rev 42) Output of fdisk -l: Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40007761920 bytes 240 heads, 63 sectors/track, 5168 cylinders Units = cylinders of 15120 * 512 = 7741440 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 1 867 6554488+ 83 Linux /dev/hda2 868 3847 22528800 83 Linux /dev/hda3 3848 4808 7265160 f Win95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda4 4809 5168 2721600 eb BeOS fs /dev/hda5 3848 3928 612328+ 82 Linux swap /dev/hda6 4403 4808 3069328+ 83 Linux /dev/hda7 3929 4402 3583408+ 83 Linux Partition table entries are not in disk order /dev/hda6 was mounted as / and /dev/hda2 as /data Root Device: IDE IBM 40 GB Output of ide_info /dev/hda : MODEL="IC25N040ATCS04-0" FW_REV="CA4OA71A" SERIAL_NO="CSH405DCLWP2YB" Base System Installation Checklist: Initial boot worked: [O] Configure network HW: [E] Config network: [E] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [O] Create file systems: [O] Mount partitions: [O] Install base system: [E] Install boot loader: [O] Reboot: [O] [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Comments/Problems: The initial boot didn't have any problems. After selecting the language the system did some hardware auto detection untill I faced a red screen with an alarming error message telling me to please feel free to rtry. It was a very confusing error message as it didn't mention where things had gone wrong, and the user has no clue as to what the error message is about. I later found out it is about a failure in configuring network via DHCP, or atleast that's what I think it is. At the time of the install my system was connected to the ineternet but there is no DHCP here, so naturaly the installer should fail trying to use DHCP. How ever what I find confusing is why does the installer tries to detect network settings and DHCP in the first place? Many times (most of the times) the system that the OS is being installed on is not connected to the net. I suggest the installer should first ask the user wether he/she wants to configure network. If yes, then go to DHCP, if it fails, don't show that alarming error message, but go to static configuration instead. Detection of network hardware gave the following error message: Unable to load the following modules: 'ide-mod' 'ide-probe-mod' 'ide-floppy' Trying to configure the network staticaly also failed with the same red error message. Installing the base system gave me a kind of unreadable error message. I couldn't read it because the screen was all mixed up, I just could see a 'continue' and a 'go back' option. I selected continue, again without any idea as to where things have gone wrong. Loading installer modules, installing boot loader (I tried both Lilo and Grub), creating filesystems, mounting partitions, and rebooting; all went without a problem. Also of note: I know that the post configuration tasks are not related to debian-installer, but just wanted to mention here that after reboot and setting up accounts and everything, when I setup apt, and was given the message: Please Insert Disct Labeled .... Although the mentioned disc was in the drive, but pressing the return key didn't do anything, and apt couldn't read the contents of the media. Maybe it's because of base system not installing correctly. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable Architecture: i386 Kernel: Linux maral.shabdiz 2.4.20 #1 Tue Mar 18 16:13:35 PST 2003 i686 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
