Package: installation-reports INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: 3 may 2004 uname -a: Linux localhost 2.4.25-1-386 #2 Wed Apr 14 19:38:08 EST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux Date: 3 may 2004 Method Installed the 100mb Beta4 Sarger installer and hopla ! Machine: Acer Aspire 1400 (laptop) Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 2.50GHz stepping 07 Memory: Memory: 512016k/523776k available (1076k kernel code, 11308k reserved, 465k data , 92k init, 0k highmem) Root Device: IDE Root Size/partition table: Feel free to paste the full partition table, with notes on which partitions are mounted where. Output of lspci and lspci -n: localhost:~# lspci pcilib: Cannot open /sys/bus/pci/devices 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset Host Bridge (rev 04) 0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82845 845 (Brookdale) Chipset AGP Bridge (rev 04) 0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA/CA/DB/EB/ER Hub interface to PCI Bridge (rev 05) 0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801BA ISA Bridge (LPC) (rev 05) 0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801BA IDE U100 (rev 05) 0000:00:1f.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #1) (rev 05) 0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM SMBus (rev 05) 0000:00:1f.4 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM USB (Hub #2) (rev 05) 0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM AC'97 Audio (rev 05) 0000:00:1f.6 Modem: Intel Corp. Intel 537 [82801BA/BAM AC'97 Modem] (rev 05) 0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility M6 LY 0000:02:00.0 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ6933 Cardbus Controller (rev 01) 0000:02:00.1 CardBus bridge: O2 Micro, Inc. OZ6933 Cardbus Controller (rev 01) 0000:02:08.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82801BA/BAM/CA/CAM Ethernet Controller (rev 03) localhost:~# lspci -n pcilib: Cannot open /sys/bus/pci/devices 0000:00:00.0 Class 0600: 8086:1a30 (rev 04) 0000:00:01.0 Class 0604: 8086:1a31 (rev 04) 0000:00:1e.0 Class 0604: 8086:244e (rev 05) 0000:00:1f.0 Class 0601: 8086:2440 (rev 05) 0000:00:1f.1 Class 0101: 8086:244b (rev 05) 0000:00:1f.2 Class 0c03: 8086:2442 (rev 05) 0000:00:1f.3 Class 0c05: 8086:2443 (rev 05) 0000:00:1f.4 Class 0c03: 8086:2444 (rev 05) 0000:00:1f.5 Class 0401: 8086:2445 (rev 05) 0000:00:1f.6 Class 0703: 8086:2446 (rev 05) 0000:01:00.0 Class 0300: 1002:4c59 0000:02:00.0 Class 0607: 1217:6933 (rev 01) 0000:02:00.1 Class 0607: 1217:6933 (rev 01) 0000:02:08.0 Class 0200: 8086:2449 (rev 03) Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot worked: [O] Configure network HW: [O] Config network: [E] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [O] Create file systems: [O] Mount partitions: [E] Install base system: [O] Install boot loader: [O] Reboot: [O] Comments/Problems: Here are my comments (don't pay attention to the style, it's a little harsh, just imagine I kindly smile at you :)) * No detection/setup of the PPPOE connection. This kills because I use DSL at home (like so many) * If one goes down the PPP route, and wants to stop at "Pulse/tone dialing" selection (hitting back/escape, don't rememeber) then he can't "create a connection" anymore * Interestingly, if I don't setup the network device, the installer complains taht it can't download the "security updates" (so instead of a complain, it'd better say "Rememeber that you didn't set up the network adapter, therefore I can't download the security updates". * Time selection is still difficult. Why not ask the user "What time is it now ?" and deduce the adjustements to get the right time out of the hardware clock ? * The installer didn't detect all the partitions (it didn't see a REISER one, with no os on it, just a storage partition). However, it set up GRUP correctly : it discoverd my windows and suse boot partitions. * No way to install apm from the installer. Had to modify /etc/modules by hand so that it finds its way to the kernel. * Sound installation was very difficult : - No automatic detection of the soundcard by the installer - alsaconf (from also, not debian) was looking for "/etc/alsa/modutils/1.0" whereas only a blank "0.9" directory was created. The fix implied to find a "1.0" file on the net, then put it in the /etc/alsa/modutils directory. alsaconf was then able to run, detect my sound card (Intel 8x0) and modify the "1.0" file accordingly. - however, the story doesn't end there. The "1.0" file is meant to be read by update-modules and given its location, there's no chance for that to work. Therefore, I made a symlink /etc/modutils/alsa to the "1.0" file. Then, I run update-modules and voilą, sound was there. * A terminal with all the ususal windows/dos character could help in the wintel world (I hate to see 'ł' instead of '|' everywhere :)) So all in all, I think it's almost usable and the problems, although quite spectacular (and time consuming for someone who doesn't konw all the intricacies of Debian) can be solved with a few actions. Therefore, I'm sure you'll manage the job !