Package: installation-reports
Boot method: <netinst cd lenny beta1>
Image version:
<http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/lenny_di_beta1/i386/
iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso>
Date: <24.03.2008 12:00>
Machine: <Laptop Toshiba Satellite 320 CDS>
Processor: Pentium1 233 MHz
Memory: 32 MB
Partitions: 1,4GB Ext2 /
95MB swap
2,5GB Ext2 /home
Output of lspci -nn and lspci -vnn: < >
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [ ] Has none
Configure network: [O]
Detect CD: [E]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Clock/timezone setup: [O]
User/password setup: [O]
Install tasks: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Overall install: [O] Read further!
Comments/Problems:
1. when trying to start graphical installer on a low memory system,
fallback to text-based installer does not work, system hangs for
ever.
2. cdrom drive (and harddisk) were not detected in step "detecting
cd-rom drive". There were no ide related modules loaded
automatically in this step, only usb-storage was loaded. When I
loaded ide_generic by hand on the second console, it worked, cdrom
drive and hard disk were detected.
In the past (etch) there were many modules loaded in this step...
Now only the one (usb-storage).
3. when it comes to partitioning the disk, I thought I could try the
guided partitioner. So I went back to "Load installer components
from CD", chose "partman-auto", again to partitioning disk, chose
"guided partitioning" -> use whole disk -> separate home-partition.
partman then presented me a partition table with two ext3 partitions
and one swap! Creating ext3 partitions on a low memory system
is not recommended, so automatic partitioner should not choose
ext3 as default in low memory installs.
4. the rest of the installation worked.
5. booting the new system didn't work:
ALERT! /dev/hda1 does not exist. Dropping to a shell!
cat /proc/modules shows:
floppy
ohci_hcd
usbcore
thermal
processor
fan
So IMHO there are the ide modules missing in the initrd, too.
Kind regards
Holger
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