Debian-installer-version: 2004-04-02 http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
uname -a: Linux debian-compaq 2.4.25-1-386 #1 Tue Feb 24 08:11:13 EST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: 2004-04-03
Method:
Following directions at "beta 3 of the Debian-Installer" http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ and things it directly points to.
Booted off 2 floppies (the "boot" and "root" images that web page points at). followed by network install (cable modem, no proxy).
mirrors.kernel.org ftp.debian.org
Machine: "Compaq ProSignia 200" is on the nameplate. Processor: PII/233 Memory: 64 MB RAM Root Device: 2 GB SCSI hard drive Root Size/partition table:
#1 41.0 MB fat16 (http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq4.html#Disks mentions "Many Compaq systems, some Dell and other systems use a "maintenance" partition, which should be kept intact.") #2 8.2 MB ext3 /boot (... I can't remember why ...) #3 715.5 MB ext3 / #5 115.1 MB swap #6 1.2 GB ext3 /home
(I kept the original maintenance partition, and manually set up /boot, then let installer "automatically" partition the rest of the drive)
Output of lspci: 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440FX - 82441FX PMC [Natoma] (rev 02) 00:0b.0 VGA compatible controller: Cirrus Logic GD 5446 00:0c.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c875 (rev 04) 00:0d.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905 100BaseTX [Boomerang] 00:10.0 Network controller: Compaq Computer Corporation Integrated NetFlex-3/P (rev 10) 00:14.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82371SB PIIX3 ISA [Natoma/Triton II] (rev 01) 00:14.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371SB PIIX3 IDE [Natoma/Triton II]
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O] Configure network HW: [O] Config network: [O] Detect CD: [ ] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [E] Partition hard drives: [O] Create file systems: [O] Mount partitions: [O] Install base system: [O] Install boot loader: [O] Reboot: [O] [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
---- can't find hard drive:
When I choose "unstable", the installer never finds the hard drive.
It looks like it is confused by the fact that I have no IDE hard drives (only a single SCSI hard drive).
The following menus "Choose how to partition:" "Partition table overview" "Automatically partition a drive" don't do anything no matter what I select.
The installer probably *should* stop and say "sorry, I can't see any hard drives"
when it can't find a hard drive to install on,
rather than continuing to try to "partition" a non-existent drive.
Work-around: When I choose "testing", the installer seems to find the hard drive just fine, installing all of the base system without significant problems.
---- little documentation nit-picks:
The manual http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch07s04.html is a little out of order -- "7.4.4. Configuring Your Mail Transport Agent" should come *after* "7.4.7. Prompts During Software Installation" to properly reflect the true installation sequence.
The "Finish the installation and reboot" screen (and http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch07s02.html ) mentions a "custom boot floppy", but I don't remember ever being given the option to create one during installation.
---- Possibly unrelated problems:
During installation, one of the other machines on my network (running another popular OS) popped up the message "IP address conflict" -- somehow the Debian machine got assigned exactly the same IP number. (I suspect that the problem is really inside my non-Debian DHCP server.)
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Dear Debian volunteer,
Someone at http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ asked me to send this to you.
Hope that helps. Have a nice day.
-- David Cary
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David Cary
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