Package: installation-reports INSTALL REPORT
Debian-installer-version: Release Candidate 1 uname -a: Linux stewie 2.6.7-1-386 #1 Thu Jul 8 05:08:04 EDT 2004 i686 GNU/Linux Date: Wed Sep 8 11:00:40 CEST 2004 Method: - Installed via the netinst CD, booting simply through it. - Booted with: linux26 bootkbd=es Machine: Clonic PC. ASUS A7V Motherboard. NVIDIA GeForceII. Processor: Athlon 800 Memory: 512 MB SDRAM Root Device: /dev/hde (important details below) Root Size/partition table: /dev/hde1 1 31 248976 82 Linux swap /dev/hde2 32 882 6835657+ 83 Linux /dev/hde3 883 4865 31993447+ 83 Linux hde2 = / hde3 = /home Output of lspci and lspci -n: -------8<------- $ lspci 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133] (rev 02) 0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8363/8365 [KT133/KM133 AGP] 0000:00:04.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South] (rev 22) 0000:00:04.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 10) 0000:00:04.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 10) 0000:00:04.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1 Controller (rev 10) 0000:00:04.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 30) 0000:00:0b.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev 74) 0000:00:0c.0 Multimedia audio controller: Creative Labs SB Live! EMU10k1 (rev 07) 0000:00:0c.1 Input device controller: Creative Labs SB Live! MIDI/Game Port (rev 07) 0000:00:11.0 Unknown mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20265 (FastTrak100 Lite/Ultra100) (rev 02) 0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV11 [GeForce2 MX/MX 400] (rev a1) ------->8------- -------8<------- $ lspci -n 0000:00:00.0 0600: 1106:0305 (rev 02) 0000:00:01.0 0604: 1106:8305 0000:00:04.0 0601: 1106:0686 (rev 22) 0000:00:04.1 0101: 1106:0571 (rev 10) 0000:00:04.2 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 10) 0000:00:04.3 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 10) 0000:00:04.4 0600: 1106:3057 (rev 30) 0000:00:0b.0 0200: 10b7:9200 (rev 74) 0000:00:0c.0 0401: 1102:0002 (rev 07) 0000:00:0c.1 0980: 1102:7002 (rev 07) 0000:00:11.0 0180: 105a:0d30 (rev 02) 0000:01:00.0 0300: 10de:0110 (rev a1) ------->8------- 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: [ ] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [ ] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [ ] Create file systems: [O] Mount partitions: [O] Install base system: [O] Install boot loader: [E] Reboot: [O] Comments/Problems: Info: I have an ASUS A7V Motherboard, with has a strange way of installing hard disks. It has 2 ATA66 IDE connectors, and 2 ATA100 IDE connectors (I'm reading the names from the motherboard manual; tell me if you need more info about this). I have one hard disk connected to the ATA 100 connector, and another to the ATA 66 one. The problem is that linux names the first as /dev/hde, and the second as /dev/hda, *but* grub names the first hd0, and the second hd1. I tried the installation two times, and I had this problems: First rond: The installer said that grub was going to be installed in the MBR of the first hard disk. This didn't worked, because I expected the first hard disk to be /dev/hde, not /dev/hda. I recognize this is my fault, but __please__, as a wishlist, make the installer remember which one is the first disk. Note that grub wasn't appearing, so Second Round: I selected manually to install grub on the MBR of /dev/hde, which is my first disk. Now, at least grub appears. But the grub configuration, is wrong. The relevant part of menu.lst: title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.7-1-386 root (hd1,1) kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.7-1-386 root=/dev/hde2 ro initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.7-1-386 savedefault boot I edited the root line, and changed hd1 for hd0, and now works perfect. Fortunately, I have a bit of knowledge about grub, but remember that I booted with 'linux26', so I was trying a installation intended for a newbie. :-) Otherwise, the rest of the installer is 100% great! Thanks all the team for it. Greetings, Alex. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]