Package: installation-reports
Boot method:CD
Image version:
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/lenny_di_beta2/i386/iso-cd/debian-LennyBeta2-i386-netinst.iso
Date: 2008/08/27
Machine: Epox 8rda3+ Motherboard based PC
Processor: Athlon XP
Memory: 1024MB
Partitions:
Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/dev/hda1 * 1255020482843+ 7 HPFS/NTFS
/dev/hda225513644 8787555 83 Linux
/dev/hda336453766 979965 82 Linux swap / Solaris
/dev/hda437674865 8827717+ 5 Extended
/dev/hda537674264 4000153+ 83 Linux
/dev/hda642654865 4827501 83 Linux
FilesystemTypeblocchi di 1K Usati Disponib. Uso% Montato su
/dev/hda6 ext3 4751660 3850512659776 86% /
tmpfstmpfs 518128 0518128 0% /lib/init/rw
udev tmpfs 10240 116 10124 2% /dev
tmpfstmpfs 518128 0518128 0% /dev/shm
Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn):
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: nVidia Corporation nForce2 IGP2 [10de:01e0] (rev c1)
Kernel driver in use: agpgart-nvidia
Kernel modules: nvidia-agp
00:00.1 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 1
[10de:01eb] (rev c1)
00:00.2 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 4
[10de:01ee] (rev c1)
00:00.3 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 3
[10de:01ed] (rev c1)
00:00.4 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 2
[10de:01ec] (rev c1)
00:00.5 RAM memory [0500]: nVidia Corporation nForce2 Memory Controller 5
[10de:01ef] (rev c1)
00:01.0 ISA bridge [0601]: nVidia Corporation nForce2 ISA Bridge [10de:0060]
(rev a4)
00:01.1 SMBus [0c05]: nVidia Corporation nForce2 SMBus (MCP) [10de:0064] (rev
a2)
Kernel driver in use: nForce2_smbus
Kernel modules: i2c-nforce2
00:02.0 USB Controller [0c03]: nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller
[10de:0067] (rev a4)
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
Kernel modules: ohci-hcd
00:02.1 USB Controller [0c03]: nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller
[10de:0067] (rev a4)
Kernel driver in use: ohci_hcd
Kernel modules: ohci-hcd
00:02.2 USB Controller [0c03]: nVidia Corporation nForce2 USB Controller
[10de:0068] (rev a4)
Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd
Kernel modules: ehci-hcd
00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: nVidia Corporation nForce2 AC97
Audio Controler (MCP) [10de:006a] (rev a1)
Kernel driver in use: Intel ICH
Kernel modules: snd-intel8x0
00:08.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation nForce2 External PCI Bridge
[10de:006c] (rev a3)
Kernel modules: shpchp
00:09.0 IDE interface [0101]: nVidia Corporation nForce2 IDE [10de:0065] (rev
a2)
Kernel driver in use: AMD_IDE
Kernel modules: amd74xx
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: nVidia Corporation nForce2 AGP [10de:01e8] (rev c1)
Kernel modules: shpchp
01:08.0 Multimedia controller [0480]: Philips Semiconductors SAA7134/SAA7135HL
Video Broadcast Decoder [1131:7134] (rev 01)
Kernel driver in use: saa7134
Kernel modules: saa7134
01:0b.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ [10ec:8139] (rev 10)
Kernel driver in use: 8139too
Kernel modules: 8139cp, 8139too
01:0d.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394) [0c00]: Agere Systems FW323 [11c1:5811] (rev 61)
Kernel driver in use: firewire_ohci
Kernel modules: firewire-ohci
02:00.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon RV100 QY
[Radeon 7000/VE] [1002:5159]
Kernel modules: radeonfb
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [E]
Detect network card:[ ]
Configure network: [ ]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Install base system:[ ]
Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
User/password setup:[ ]
Install tasks: [ ]
Install boot loader:[ ]
Overall install:[ ]
Comments/Problems:
On the same PC there are already installed two OSs: Micorsoft Windows and
Debian Etch. I'm installing Lenny on a third partition.
The system can boot from Etch boot CD but not from the Lenny boot CD (shows
boot from CD message, then falls back showing grub menu from HD).
On the same PC I can boot the installer in a VirtualBox virtual machine using
the same physical drive and physical CD that fails on the real machine.
I think it could be a odd bios issue, I have to mention the motherboard is not
completely functional (after an hardware accident it can't see the embedded
sata controller any more) but it is working pretty stable after a week of
testing.
I installed successfully Lenny on this PC by running the windows based
installer from the
