Debian-installer-version: 20040304 build from Joey Hess' directory uname -a: n/a Date: March 4, 2004 Method: attempted net install from floppies
Machine: IBM Thinkpad 560x Processor: i586 Memory: 64MB Root Device: 4GB IDE internal drive Root Size/partition table: n/a Output of lspci:
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [ O] Configure network HW: [ E] Config network: [ ] Detect CD: [ ] Load installer modules: [ ] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [ ] Create file systems: [ ] Mount partitions: [ ] Install base system: [ ] Install boot loader: [ ] Reboot: [ ] [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
I downloaded the installer floppies from J. Hess' daily build directory on 20040304. The floppies load up OK (by the way, the splash screen looks very professional, and is a nice way to initially confront the user). I did not need to specify any boot parameters (even though there is a recommendation to specify "floppy=thinkpad").
The installer is not able to recognize my ethernet card. I have an Etherlink III PCMCIA card. Normally this is recognized by Linux with the 3c589_cs module, but even if I choose that in the Network setup menu, it is not recognized. I also tried specifying "irq=9 io=0x300" on the parameter line (derived from a working Debian install), but that does not work either. I tried a number of other network modules (including "not listed"), but none of them worked.
As an additional bit of information: I had earlier tried to use the semi-official installer floppy images from 20040204. These had no problem automatically detecting my PCMCIA network card, and I was able to download the full installer with them. (Unfortunately, I could not install the base system with them due to "Debootstrap Error Failed getting Releasefile http://ftp.us.debian.org/debian//dists//Release."; even though it had earlier downloaded the installer!)
Hope this information helps to improve the installer.
-Mason
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