Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: Beta 4, 5/11/2004
http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sarge_d-i/powerpc/beta4/sarge-powerpc-netinst.iso
uname -a: n/a
Date: 5/11/2004 3AM EDT
Method: attempted to boot and install from cd
Machine: iBook G4 14"
Processor: G4/933
Memory: 640MB
Root Device: IDE, internal drive
Root Size/partition table:
/dev/disk0 map block size=512
#: type name length base ( size )
1: Apple_partition_map Apple 63 @ 1
2: Apple_Bootstrap untitled 4193360 @ 64 ( 2.0G)
3: Apple_UNIX_SVR2 swap 263088 @ 4193424 (128.5M)
4: Apple_HFS Apple_HFS_Untitled_3 112753712 @ 4456512 ( 53.8G)
5: Apple_Free Extra 16 @ 117210224
Device block size=512, Number of Blocks=117210240
DeviceType=0x0, DeviceId=0x0
2 & 3 were created by the installer
Output of lspci: n/a
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [install-safe only] lost video on "install"
Configure network HW: [Y]
Config network: [Y]
Detect CD: [Y]
Load installer modules: [Y]
Detect hard drives: [Y]
Partition hard drives: [E] failed to create 800k bootstrap partition
(required to boot linux from hdd iirc) but did
create 1 ext3 and 1 swap
Create file systems: [E] required lvm configuration and said no
partitions were found when they did exist
Mount partitions: [E]
Install base system: [E]
Install boot loader: [E]
Reboot: [E]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
Video flickered then disappeared on a normal "install," but worked with
"install-safe." Everything seemed to proceed smoothly until partitioning,
where the guided partitioner seemed to do the right thing except for the
small bootstrap partition yaboot needs on newworld macs (iirc). I was
forced to attempt to configure LVM (even when I dropped to manual/ expert
configuration), but it said no partitions could be found, and I could go no
further in the install (I tried reiserfs initially and labeled the partition
"linux," then left it ext3/ "untitled" with the same results).
Overall, the installer looks promising, so I'll probably hold off on linux
until it works.
-- Randall
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