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--- Begin Message ---Package: installation-reports Boot method: Debian 7.1.0 Binary DVD 1 with WLAN mirror connection Image version: debian-7.1.0-amd64-DVD-1 (in a DVD drive) plus the WLAN driver in firmware-nonfree_0.36+wheezy.1.tar.gz (on a USB stick) Date: 13 September 2013 Machine: Notebook by GBT (Taiwan), Model SP3100-380 Processor: Intel Core i3 CPU U 380 @ 1.33 GHz × 4 Memory: 2 GB Partitions: Unavailable (drive no longer being used on this system) Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn): (Note: this is from a different disk but the same computer and same installation media) 00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Core Processor DRAM Controller [8086:0044] (rev 18) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:5000] Kernel driver in use: agpgart-intel 00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Core Processor Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:0046] (rev 18) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:d000] Kernel driver in use: i915 00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset HECI Controller [8086:3b64] (rev 06) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:0000] 00:1a.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller [8086:3b3c] (rev 06) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:5004] Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd 00:1b.0 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset High Definition Audio [8086:3b56] (rev 06) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:a950] Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel 00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 1 [8086:3b42] (rev 06) Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:1c.4 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset PCI Express Root Port 5 [8086:3b4a] (rev 06) Kernel driver in use: pcieport 00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset USB2 Enhanced Host Controller [8086:3b34] (rev 06) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:5004] Kernel driver in use: ehci_hcd 00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 Mobile PCI Bridge [8086:2448] (rev a6) 00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Mobile 5 Series Chipset LPC Interface Controller [8086:3b09] (rev 06) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:5001] 00:1f.2 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset 4 port SATA AHCI Controller [8086:3b29] (rev 06) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:b002] Kernel driver in use: ahci 00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset SMBus Controller [8086:3b30] (rev 06) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:5001] 00:1f.6 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation 5 Series/3400 Series Chipset Thermal Subsystem [8086:3b32] (rev 06) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology Device [1458:0000] Kernel driver in use: intel ips 01:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Atheros Communications Inc. AR9285 Wireless Network Adapter (PCI-Express) [168c:002b] (rev 01) Subsystem: AzureWave AW-NE785 / AW-NE785H 802.11bgn Wireless Full or Half-size Mini PCIe Card [1a3b:1089] Kernel driver in use: ath9k 02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL8111/8168B PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet controller [10ec:8168] (rev 06) Subsystem: Giga-byte Technology GA-EP45-DS5/GA-EG45M-DS2H Motherboard [1458:e000] Kernel driver in use: r8169 ff:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture Generic Non-core Registers [8086:2c62] (rev 05) Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:8086] ff:00.1 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Core Processor QuickPath Architecture System Address Decoder [8086:2d01] (rev 05) Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:8086] ff:02.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Link 0 [8086:2d10] (rev 05) Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:8086] ff:02.1 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Core Processor QPI Physical 0 [8086:2d11] (rev 05) Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:8086] ff:02.2 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved [8086:2d12] (rev 05) Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:8086] ff:02.3 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Core Processor Reserved [8086:2d13] (rev 05) Subsystem: Intel Corporation Device [8086:8086] Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot: [O] Detect network card: [O] Configure network: [O] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [ ] Install base system: [O] Clock/timezone setup: [O] User/password setup: [E] Install tasks: [O] Install boot loader: [O] Overall install: [E] Comments/Problems: My system experienced a Linux kernel panic while compiling a source package, after which the system would not re-boot. I re-installed Debian using Debian's graphical installation tool. I indicated to the installer that I wanted to leave existing files in place. Following this, I saw that files in /home and some other directories were left untouched (as desired), but the /root directory was completely wiped out and replaced. The /root directory is a user directory too, albeit for a special (super!) user. When someone indicates that they want to preserve existing files, I think the /root files should remain intact if the /root directory already exists on a drive, or at least move it to /root-old or /root-bak or something like that if the installer must create a brand new /root.
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--- Begin Message ---Paul Hardy <[email protected]> wrote (21 Sep 2013 16:45:07): > I re-installed > Debian using Debian's graphical installation tool. I indicated to the > installer that I wanted to leave existing files in place. Following > this, I saw that files in /home and some other directories were left > untouched (as desired), but the /root directory was completely wiped > out and replaced. The /root directory is a user directory too, albeit > for a special (super!) user. When someone indicates that they want to > preserve existing files, I think the /root files should remain intact > if the /root directory already exists on a drive, or at least move it > to /root-old or /root-bak or something like that if the installer must > create a brand new /root. Installing over an existing installation is not supported by the installer by design, so closing this report. Holger -- Holger Wansing <[email protected]> PGP-Fingerprint: 496A C6E8 1442 4B34 8508 3529 59F1 87CA 156E B076
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