Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/sid_d-i/i386/pre-rc2/sarge-i386-netinst.iso uname -a: Linux colt 2.6.8-1-386 #1 Mon Sep 13 23:29:55 EDT 2004 i686 GNU/Linux Date: 2004-11-20 Method: Burned the above image on CD, booted from the CD, used a normal mirror on the internet for the rest
Machine: custom-built workstation PC, retail parts Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) XP 3000+ Memory: 1 GB Root Device: SATA /dev/sda1 Root Size/partition table: Disk /dev/sda: 200.0 GB, 200049647616 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 24321 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/sda1 1 1306 10490413+ 83 Linux ==> / /dev/sda2 1307 2612 10490445 83 Linux (unused) /dev/sda3 2613 24319 174361477+ f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/sda5 2613 2874 2104483+ 82 Linux swap ==> swap /dev/sda6 2875 3136 2104483+ 82 Linux swap (unused) /dev/sda7 3137 24319 170152416 83 Linux ==> /home Output of lspci and lspci -n: # lspci 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 AGP (different version?) (rev c1) 0000:00:00.1 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 1 (rev c1) 0000:00:00.2 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 4 (rev c1) 0000:00:00.3 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 3 (rev c1) 0000:00:00.4 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 2 (rev c1) 0000:00:00.5 RAM memory: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 5 (rev c1) 0000:00:01.0 ISA bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 ISA Bridge (rev a4) 0000:00:01.1 SMBus: nVidia Corporation nForce2 SMBus (MCP) (rev a2) 0000:00:02.0 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller (rev a4) 0000:00:02.1 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller (rev a4) 0000:00:02.2 USB Controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller (rev a4) 0000:00:04.0 Ethernet controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Ethernet Controller (rev a1) 0000:00:05.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation nForce MultiMedia audio [Via VT82C686B] (rev a2) 0000:00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: nVidia Corporation nForce2 AC97 Audio Controler (MCP) (rev a1) 0000:00:08.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 External PCI Bridge (rev a3) 0000:00:09.0 IDE interface: nVidia Corporation nForce2 IDE (rev a2) 0000:00:0c.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 PCI Bridge (rev a3) 0000:00:0d.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): nVidia Corporation nForce2 FireWire (IEEE 1394) Controller (rev a3) 0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: nVidia Corporation nForce2 AGP (rev c1) 0000:01:0a.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) 0000:01:0b.0 RAID bus controller: Silicon Image, Inc. (formerly CMD Technology Inc) SiI 3112 [SATALink/SATARaid] Serial ATA Controller (rev 02) 0000:02:01.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3C920B-EMB Integrated Fast Ethernet Controller [Tornado] (rev 40) 0000:03:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Matrox Graphics, Inc. MGA G550 AGP (rev 01) # lspci -n 0000:00:00.0 0600: 10de:01e0 (rev c1) 0000:00:00.1 0500: 10de:01eb (rev c1) 0000:00:00.2 0500: 10de:01ee (rev c1) 0000:00:00.3 0500: 10de:01ed (rev c1) 0000:00:00.4 0500: 10de:01ec (rev c1) 0000:00:00.5 0500: 10de:01ef (rev c1) 0000:00:01.0 0601: 10de:0060 (rev a4) 0000:00:01.1 0c05: 10de:0064 (rev a2) 0000:00:02.0 0c03: 10de:0067 (rev a4) 0000:00:02.1 0c03: 10de:0067 (rev a4) 0000:00:02.2 0c03: 10de:0068 (rev a4) 0000:00:04.0 0200: 10de:0066 (rev a1) 0000:00:05.0 0401: 10de:006b (rev a2) 0000:00:06.0 0401: 10de:006a (rev a1) 0000:00:08.0 0604: 10de:006c (rev a3) 0000:00:09.0 0101: 10de:0065 (rev a2) 0000:00:0c.0 0604: 10de:006d (rev a3) 0000:00:0d.0 0c00: 10de:006e (rev a3) 0000:00:1e.0 0604: 10de:01e8 (rev c1) 0000:01:0a.0 0200: 10ec:8139 (rev 10) 0000:01:0b.0 0104: 1095:3112 (rev 02) 0000:02:01.0 0200: 10b7:9201 (rev 40) 0000:03:00.0 0300: 102b:2527 (rev 01) 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: [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: [E] Reboot: [O] Comments/Problems: The boot loader installation had a small problem in my case. In addition to the mentioned /dev/sda I have an IDE hard disk /dev/hda that contains Windows and SUSE Linux. The boot loader GRUB was installed in the MBR of /dev/hda, so that it controls the whole boot process. The other operating systems were recognized and installed in the boot menu. However, the SUSE installation contains several files in /boot/vmlinuz* that are not kernels and should not be entered in the boot menu. The relevant part of the boot menu that was generated by the Debian installer is: # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing # linux installation on /dev/hda5. title SuSE Linux 8.2 (i586) (on /dev/hda5) root (hd0,4) kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda5 initrd /boot/initrd savedefault boot # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing # linux installation on /dev/hda5. title SuSE Linux 8.2 (i586) (on /dev/hda5) root (hd0,4) kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda5 initrd /boot/initrd.shipped savedefault boot # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing # linux installation on /dev/hda5. title SuSE Linux 8.2 (i586) (on /dev/hda5) root (hd0,4) kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda5 initrd /boot/initrd savedefault boot # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing # linux installation on /dev/hda5. title SuSE Linux 8.2 (i586) (on /dev/hda5) root (hd0,4) kernel /boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda5 initrd /boot/initrd.shipped savedefault boot # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing # linux installation on /dev/hda5. title SuSE Linux 8.2 (i586) (on /dev/hda5) root (hd0,4) kernel /boot/vmlinuz.autoconf.h root=/dev/hda5 savedefault boot # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing # linux installation on /dev/hda5. title SuSE Linux 8.2 (i586) (on /dev/hda5) root (hd0,4) kernel /boot/vmlinuz.config root=/dev/hda5 savedefault boot # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing # linux installation on /dev/hda5. title SuSE Linux 8.2 (i586) (on /dev/hda5) root (hd0,4) kernel /boot/vmlinuz.shipped root=/dev/hda5 initrd /boot/initrd.shipped savedefault boot # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing # linux installation on /dev/hda5. title SuSE Linux 8.2 (i586) (on /dev/hda5) root (hd0,4) kernel /boot/vmlinuz.version.h root=/dev/hda5 savedefault boot # This entry automatically added by the Debian installer for an existing # linux installation on /dev/hda5. title SuSE Linux 8.2 (i586) (on /dev/hda5) root (hd0,4) kernel /boot/vmlinux.gz root=/dev/hda5 savedefault boot Most of these combinations don't work, because the files aren't boot sectors at all. Users might be confused if they see 9 entries in the boot menu, most of which don't work. The entries in the original GRUB menu of the SUSE installation were: title linux kernel (hd0,4)/boot/vmlinuz root=/dev/hda5 vga=0x31a acpi=off splash=silent showopts initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd title failsafe kernel (hd0,4)/boot/vmlinuz.shipped root=/dev/hda5 showopts ide=nodma apm=off acpi=off vga=normal nosmp noapic maxcpus=0 3 initrd (hd0,4)/boot/initrd.shipped The other files can be told apart pretty easily: # file /mnt/boot/vmlinu* /mnt/boot/vmlinux.gz: gzip compressed data, was "vmlinux", from Unix, max compression /mnt/boot/vmlinuz: x86 boot sector /mnt/boot/vmlinuz.autoconf.h: ASCII C program text /mnt/boot/vmlinuz.config: ASCII English text /mnt/boot/vmlinuz.shipped: x86 boot sector /mnt/boot/vmlinuz.version.h: ASCII text Maybe this method can be used to avoid installing useless boot menu entries. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? 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