Package: installation-reports
INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: -------------------------
ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/sarge/main/installer-i386/current/images/hd-media/ -rw------- 1 helmut helmut 8018779 Sep 23 23:42 boot.img.gz md5sum 10eabdf7343ab6b3b12705684c689316 boot.img.gz
http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/i386/20040923/sarge-i386-netinst.iso
-rw------- 1 helmut helmut 123068416 Sep 24 00:34 sarge-i386-netinst.iso md5sum ef1eeccc9c363bfb4907394677daa1e1 sarge-i386-netinst.iso
uname -a: --------- Linux via2 2.6.8-1-386 #1 Sat Aug 28 13:18:58 EDT 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: 20040924 ~02:00 CEST
Method: -------
How did you install? zcat boot.img.gz > /dev/sda1 scp -p sarge-i386-netinst.iso [EMAIL PROTECTED]:/mnt/hda3
What did you boot off? USB-Stick (256 MB) BIOS setting "First Boot Device: USB-ZIP"
If network install, from where? ftp.at.debian.org
Proxied? no
Machine: VIA EPIA ME6000, 2 IDE Harddisks, Floppy Processor: Centaur VIA Samuel 2 stepping 03 Memory: 512 MB Root Device: /dev/hda6
Root Size/partition table: --------------------------
# fdisk -l /dev/hda
Disk /dev/hda: 80.0 GB, 80060424192 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 9733 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 1 12 96358+ 83 Linux
(/boot of previous Debian)
/dev/hda2 13 74 498015 82 Linux swap
(of previous Debian and Knoppix)
/dev/hda3 75 317 1951897+ 83 Linux
(/ of previuos Debian)
/dev/hda4 318 2019 13671315 5 Extended
/dev/hda5 1534 2019 3903763+ 83 Linux
(/ of Knoppix 3.3)
/dev/hda6 318 1479 9333702 83 Linux
(/ of new Sarge)
/dev/hda7 1480 1533 433723+ 82 Linux swap
(of new Sarge)Partition table entries are not in disk order
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
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# lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8623 [Apollo CLE266]
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8633 [Apollo Pro266 AGP]
0000:00:0d.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 80)
0000:00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80)
0000:00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80)
0000:00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 80)
0000:00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 82)
0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ISA Bridge
0000:00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50)
0000:00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 74)
0000:00:14.0 Ethernet controller: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] 79c970 [PCnet32 LANCE] (rev 36)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8623 [Apollo CLE266] integrated CastleRock graphics (rev 03)
# lspci -n 0000:00:00.0 0600: 1106:3123 0000:00:01.0 0604: 1106:b091 0000:00:0d.0 0c00: 1106:3044 (rev 80) 0000:00:10.0 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 80) 0000:00:10.1 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 80) 0000:00:10.2 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 80) 0000:00:10.3 0c03: 1106:3104 (rev 82) 0000:00:11.0 0601: 1106:3177 0000:00:11.1 0101: 1106:0571 (rev 06) 0000:00:11.5 0401: 1106:3059 (rev 50) 0000:00:12.0 0200: 1106:3065 (rev 74) 0000:00:14.0 0200: 1022:2000 (rev 36) 0000:01:00.0 0300: 1106:3122 (rev 03)
# lsmod
Module Size Used by
appletalk 32820 20
sg 34976 0
sr_mod 15780 0
ipv6 229764 25
snd_via82xx 26660 0
snd_ac97_codec 59268 1 snd_via82xx
snd_pcm 85384 1 snd_via82xx
snd_timer 23172 1 snd_pcm
snd_page_alloc 11144 2 snd_via82xx,snd_pcm
gameport 4736 1 snd_via82xx
snd_mpu401_uart 7296 1 snd_via82xx
snd_rawmidi 23204 1 snd_mpu401_uart
snd_seq_device 7944 1 snd_rawmidi
snd 50660 7 snd_via82xx,snd_ac97_codec,snd_pcm,snd_timer,snd_mpu401_uart,snd_rawmidi,snd_seq_device
uhci_hcd 29328 0
shpchp 87148 0
pciehp 83948 0
pci_hotplug 30640 2 shpchp,pciehp
via_agp 8832 1
agpgart 31784 1 via_agp
parport_pc 31936 0
parport 37320 1 parport_pc
floppy 54992 0
tsdev 7168 0
mousedev 9996 0
psmouse 17800 0
pcspkr 3816 0
evdev 9088 0
ehci_hcd 27908 0
usbcore 104164 4 uhci_hcd,ehci_hcd
eth1394 19976 0
via82cxxx_audio 26248 0
uart401 11460 1 via82cxxx_audio
sound 75308 2 via82cxxx_audio,uart401
soundcore 9824 3 snd,via82cxxx_audio,sound
ac97_codec 16908 1 via82cxxx_audio
pcnet32 25864 0
via_rhine 19720 0
mii 4864 2 pcnet32,via_rhine
crc32 4608 2 pcnet32,via_rhine
via_ircc 20368 0
irda 167360 1 via_ircc
crc_ccitt 2432 1 irda
ohci1394 32004 0
ieee1394 100408 2 eth1394,ohci1394
capability 4872 0
commoncap 7168 1 capability
sd_mod 20480 0
scsi_mod 115020 3 sg,sr_mod,sd_mod
ide_cd 38176 0
cdrom 35740 2 sr_mod,ide_cd
rtc 12088 0
ext3 109544 1
jbd 54552 1 ext3
ide_generic 1664 0
via82cxxx 12956 1
ide_disk 16768 5
ide_core 125156 4 ide_cd,ide_generic,via82cxxx,ide_disk
unix 25908 24
font 8576 0
vesafb 6688 0
cfbcopyarea 3840 1 vesafb
cfbimgblt 3200 1 vesafb
cfbfillrect 3712 1 vesafb
Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot worked: [E] Configure network HW: [E] Config network: [E] Detect CD: [ ] Load installer modules: [E] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [E] Create file systems: [E] Mount partitions: [E] Install base system: [E] Install boot loader: [E] Reboot: [E]
Comments/Problems:
1) Image does not fit on installation media
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Problem: BUG
Severity: NORMAL
Description:
zcat boot.img.gz > /dev/sda1
produces a 128 MB area, regardless of the size of USB-Stick. Some of the space is used by files of the installer. After this, netinst.iso does not fit into the remaining space. Maybe my system caused this.
Possible Solution(s):
- provide larger areas by boot.img.gz
- provide a little bit smaller .iso
- improve the documentation
2) USB Media does not boot -------------------------- Problem: foreign Description: Needed playing around with BIOS, and BIOS upgrade to 1.13. Possible Solution(s): - improve documentation
3) Essential Hardware not dedected
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Problem: BUG
Severity: GRAVE (IMPORTANT?)
Description:
After boot from USB-Stick and loading the .iso from hda3, essential hardware is not dedected, e.g. network-interface, floppy, southbridge.
After playing around, trying the confusing paths of d-i, and some reboots I could step forwards.
Sorry, no d-i.log of this, because devices not dedected.
Possible solution(s):
- redesign d-i
4) Partitioner does not use existing swap
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Problem: BUG
Severity: IMPORTANT
Description:
In the variant "all in one" the target partion (10 GB in this case) is splitted into / and swap. Very unusual and unexpected behaviour.
Possible solution(s):
Provide the usual variants, as other distries do:
- entire disk
- / into one target, ask if to reuse existing swap
- expert mode
5) LVM not possible ------------------- Problem: BUG Severity: NORMAL (IMPORTANT?) Possible solution(s): - implement it
6) needs reboot before format ----------------------------- Problem: BUG Severity: IMPORTANT
7) Partition table damaged -------------------------- Problem: BUG Severity: CRITICAL Description: See output of
# cfdisk /dev/hda
FATAL ERROR: Bad logical partition 6: enlarged logical partitions overlap
Press any key to exit cfdisk8) Confusing behaviour of partitioner
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Problem: BUG
Severity: IMPORTANT
Description:
From the design of the User Interface it is not clear, what is missing (for unskilled), or which menue entry triggers what (for the experts). Also it "loops back" endless, boring.
Possible solution(s):
- redesign it
- use reliable utilities like fdisk, cfdisk, activated in clear
steps/menue entries
9) Some essential steps not repeatable, if preconditions fail
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Problem: BUG
Severity: IMPORTANT
Description:
If e.g. the Network-Interface is not detected, the network configurations fails. Subsequently apt-conf fails, etc.
There is no way, to go back in the menues, and reconfigure, what is reconfigurable at later stages. At least a function like net-config is a big lack in Debian since years.
Possible solution(s):
- redefine the requirements of d-i
- redesign the navigation: make all screens/functions hierarchically
ordered, step back etc.
- take into account, that steps can fail, and exception handling
should be possible at UI-level
10) Does not install UNICODE or ask for it
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Problem: BUG
Severity: IMPORTANT (NORMAL?)
Description:
Got en_US.ISO-8859-1 installed and configured. d-i did not ask for another option. UTF-8 should be the default, other locales optional.
11) No pager in base install ---------------------------- Problem: WHISH Severity: NORMAL Description: Cursor keys do not work in man.
12) Important packages not (un)selectable/choosable/included in tasksel
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Problem: BUG (it's really more than an important whish)
Severity: IMPORTANT
Problem:
Some packages, which nearly everybody wants to install, are not installed - like ssh, less.
On the other hand unbelievable amounts of packages are installed, not meeting the needs of everyone. E.g. I never use Open Office, but I like KDE.
Possible solution(s):
- redefine the tasks to a finer granulation
- provide a usable (=Usability) package selector
13) X misconfigured ------------------- Problem: BUG Severity: IMPORTANT Description: See relevant part of log: (II) APM: driver for the Alliance chipsets: AP6422, AT24, AT3D (II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0 (EE) No devices detected.
Fatal server error: no screens found
Ok, looked into my old conf and did the same, what Knoppix does: fall back to vesa, and Buttons "5".
Possible solution(s):
- learn something from Knoppix or Suse
14) GRUB did not install all previous OS ---------------------------------------- Problem: BUG Severity: IMPORTANT Description: There were 2 bootable OS installed, but only one of them is recognized.
Helmut Wollmersdorfer
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