Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: sarge-i386-netinst.iso 25.03.2004 uname -a: Date: 25.03.2004 Method: Booted from the cd. Didn't get to the network installation part, see below why.
Machine: Targa XP10 Laptop Processor: AMD 2500+ Memory: 512 MB DDR Root Device: internal IDE /dev/hda Root Size/partition table: 40 GB Output of lspci: Base System Installation Checklist: Initial boot worked: [O] Configure network HW: [E] Config network: [ ] Detect CD: [ ] Load installer modules: [ ] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [ ] Create file systems: [ ] Mount partitions: [ ] Install base system: [ ] Install boot loader: [ ] Reboot: [ ] [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Comments/Problems: Okay, this is complicated. As I use a laptop, there is no floppy. And this is where the story starts. Booting from the CD was no problem, but then hw detection was started and everything went okay until it came to "ide-floppy". Installer said smth like "skipping unavailable module 'ide-floppy' " and kept hanging there. So I booted in expert mode. well, I got it to load my network drivers (via rhine) and then I had to do "hardware install" again...guess what, yes, ide-floppy failed again - The syste, was just showing that messaga and did nothing. I rebooted again and again, trying to catch a debug output on console (what I didn't manage) and looking into /lib/modules/... I found out there is no ide-floppy.o...well, I did touch ide-floppy.o before I started hw detection, didn't help. I did cp ide-cd.o ide-floppy.o -- didn't help. Each time the system was hanging and I got more and more frustrated. maybe this isn't a ide-floppy.o problem. maybe the installer waits for insmod / modprobe to exit with status 0, but smth goes wrong, and we hang. Ah yes, sometimes it was also complaining about ide-probe-mod, that it couldn't be loaded also. Well, I hope this helps, if you wish a lspci output, please send me a mail, then I will try to get one. Thanks! Tobias -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
