Package: installation-reports INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: Almost beta 3 (2004-03-12) uname -a: 2.4.25-1-386 (now a custom kernel) Date: 2004-03-14 Method: PXE, netboot Machine: IBM Thinkpad T41 Processor: Centrino (PIII) Memory: 256 MB Root Device: ATA IDE (Hitachi IC25N040ATCS05-0) Root Size/partition table: (40.0 GB) Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System Mnt Pnt /dev/hda1 1 496 249952+ 83 Linux / /dev/hda2 497 992 249984 82 Linux swap /dev/hda3 993 77520 38570112 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 993 2930 976720+ 83 Linux /var /dev/hda6 2931 4868 976720+ 83 Linux /tmp /dev/hda7 4869 24244 9765472+ 83 Linux /usr /dev/hda8 24245 33932 4882720+ 83 Linux /usr/src /dev/hda9 33933 77520 21968320+ 83 Linux /home Output of lspci: 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82855PM Processor to I/O Controller (rev 03) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82855PM Processor to AGP Controller (rev 03) 00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #1) (rev 01) 00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #2) (rev 01) 00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB (Hub #3) (rev 01) 00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB USB2 (rev 01) 00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BAM/CAM PCI Bridge (rev 81) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801DBM LPC Interface Controller (rev 01) 00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801DBM Ultra ATA Storage Controller (rev 01) 00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBM SMBus Controller (rev 01) 00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 01) 00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corp. 82801DB AC'97 Modem Controller (rev 01) 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon R250 Lf [Radeon Mobility 9000 M9] (rev 02) 02:00.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments: Unknown device ac46 (rev 01) 02:00.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments: Unknown device ac46 (rev 01) 02:01.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp.: Unknown device 101e (rev 03) 02:02.0 Network controller: Intel Corp. PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04) Base System Installation Checklist: Initial boot worked: [O] Configure network HW: [O] Config network: [O] Detect CD: [ ] 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: Two comments: about disk partitionning and boot manager. I can read there already is some discussion about ergonomics. I also got confused about this "Continue" that, _in this particular dialog_, seems to be a fifth option, but that was okay. If I were really confused or worried about my data on the disk, I guess I would have stuck with the four action items, leaving untouch this "Continue" for which I am not sure about. I really liked the fact that I could configure everything, from partition size to esotheric options like noatime, and I also liked the table that recaps all that (no more "Wait, /dev/hda5 was my /tmp or my /var?"). However, I remembered configuring each partition took quite a lot of key presses (tab, arrow, arrow, enter, tab, arrow, enter, ...). I don't remember the exact order, but I feel that "Use this partition" should be the default, just like "Create a fs", and then "Determine mount point" if you have just created anything but swap (sorry for the inexact prompts). A small quirk: I mis-entered a partition size once ("100" is interpreted as "100 B" ?? Alright...), so I resized it, and, ... Mmm. I am sorry I can not remember exactly, but I got the impression that it created a FS just before trashing it by resizing it, or that it did something after resizing that I had to undo. I only took a few seconds, so as a user, I was not upset. With regards to the bootloader, installing grub took sooo long, that I thought it crashed, and it defroze just a second before I pushed the reset button. If it is normal to take such a long time, a "This may take a few minutes..." [ ;-) ] would be welcome. Also, and finally, lilo was also installed and I found it confusing, because I knew grub was already installed (I could rememeber the scary +-------------------------+ | grub installation | | blah blah blah boo bar | | blah blah blah boo bar | | blah blah blah boo bar | | Please enter the frubag | | (hd0) | +-------------------------+ ;-) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]