Package: installation-reports

Boot method: CD
Image version: wheezy for i386 downloaded on 8th May 2013
Date: 9th May 2013 10:41:62 GMT+2
Machine: older HP laptop
Partitions: There were existing ntfs and fat32 partitions and empty space

Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot:           [O]
Detect network card:    [ ]
Configure network:      [ ]
Detect CD:              [E]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives:     [O]
Partition hard drives:  [O]
Install base system:    [O]
Clock/timezone setup:   [ ]
User/password setup:    [O]
Install tasks:          [E]
Install boot loader:    [E]
Overall install:        [E]

Comments/Problems: The install failed (red background, won't proceed) at a 
point where it said configuring package manager and said apt cannot access the 
CD or something to that effect. Also, GRUB install failed. I ran the integrity 
check and it said all is good. I tried both the regular (text) install and 
expert install, same deal. Then I realized that a 3G USB network dongle (Huawei 
E220) was connected and sometimes such devices act as a CD containing drivers 
for windoze. Turns out much hunch was correct and unplugging the dongle allowed 
the install to finnish. Sorry don't have any logs but I guess this could be 
easily replicated. I believe such dongles are relatively common so this could 
be a big deal.

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