Debian-installer-version: sarge-i386-netinst.iso, downloaded Feb 3 19:46
uname -a: peach:/home/oscar# uname -a
Linux peach 2.4.22-1-386 #9 Sat Oct 4 14:30:39 EST 2003 i686 GNU/Linux
Date of install: 6 Feb 2004
Method: Downloaded sarge installer and burnt to CD; boot from CD then net install from http://mirror.aarnet.edu.au
Machine: Desktop workstation, Processor: Intel Pentium III (Coppermine) stepping 06, (1Ghz)
Memory: 256Mb
Root Device: IDE, hda: ST340016A, ATA DISK drive (40Gb); hdc: E-IDE CD-ROM CR-850E, ATAPI CD/DVD-ROM drive
Root Size/partition table: Disk /dev/hda: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 1 3827 30740346 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda2 3828 4865 8337735 5 Extended /dev/hda5 3828 3894 538146 82 Linux swap /dev/hda6 3895 3897 24066 83 Linux /boot /dev/hda7 3898 3908 88326 83 Linux / /dev/hda8 3909 4037 1036161 83 Linux /var /dev/hda9 4038 4420 3076416 83 Linux /usr /dev/hda10 4421 4547 1020096 83 Linux /home /dev/hda11 4548 4865 2554303+ 83 Linux /opt
Output of lspci: peach:/home/oscar# lspci 00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C693A/694x [Apollo PRO133x] (rev 44) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C598/694x [Apollo MVP3/Pro133x AGP] 00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C596 ISA [Mobile South] (rev 23) 00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT8233/A/C/VT8235 PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 10) 00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 11) 00:07.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C596 Power Management (rev 30) 00:13.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) 00:14.0 Multimedia audio controller: Ensoniq ES1371 [AudioPCI-97] (rev 08) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11DDR [GeForce2 MX 100 DDR/200 DDR] (rev b2)
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [o] Configure network HW: [o] Config network: [o] Detect CD: [o] Load installer modules: [o] Detect hard drives: [o] Partition hard drives: [o] Create file systems: [o] Mount partitions: [o] Install base system: [o] Install boot loader: [o] Reboot: [o] [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
Installed over a previous RedHat 7.3 install and I wanted to keep the existing /home and /opt partitions so I didn't change the partition table. In cfdisk the previous partition labels had been changed ([/1], [/boot1], [/var1], etc). Would have been nice if the installer had recognised the labels and asked me if I wanted to keep them.
The partitions were given long pathnames I couldn't interpret instead of the usual /dev/hda[16789] I was expecting but I dealt with it
Several steps asked me to select drivers but the only info I have is the name of the device. Case in point
is the mouse (this is during the xfree86 setup). I have an USB/PS2 optical wheel mouse connected to the PS2 mouse port. I guessed 'netscrollps/2' but this behaved as though button1 was always pressed. I later ran dpkg-reconfigure xserver-xfree86 (how many users would know to try that?) and changed the mouse to 'PS/2' which fixed that problem but now I can't scroll.
My general impression is that the installer does everything but it's somewhat klunky and I'm often asked to provide info that I don't have. It's not as straight forward as the RedHat installer I've used a number of
but it's a lot better than my woody install.
I'm looking forward to the next Beta. Best wishes and good luck with your further development. Oscar Bosman
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