Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: May 2, 2004, beta 4 from cdimage.debian.org uname -a: Linux elea 2.6.3-1-386 #2 Tue Feb 24 20:20:23 EST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux Date: May 2, 2004, early afternoon (Pacific time). Method: Boot from 110MB CD image. Net install.
Machine: emachines T2615 Processor: Athlon XP 2600+ Memory: 512 MB Root Device: IDE, /dev/hdb Root Size/partition table: For Sarge, I am using /dev/hdb5 as root and /dev/hda2 as swap. Disk /dev/hda: 120.0 GB, 120034123776 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 14593 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hda1 * 1 8982 72147883+ 7 HPFS/NTFS /dev/hda2 8983 9075 747022+ 82 Linux swap /dev/hda3 9076 11625 20482875 c W95 FAT32 (LBA) /dev/hda4 11626 14593 23840460 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hda5 11626 11663 305203+ b W95 FAT32 Disk /dev/hdb: 40.0 GB, 40020664320 bytes 255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 4865 cylinders Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System /dev/hdb1 * 1 6 48163+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb2 7 1536 12289725 83 Linux /dev/hdb3 * 1537 2995 11719417+ 83 Linux /dev/hdb4 2996 4865 15020775 f W95 Ext'd (LBA) /dev/hdb5 * 2996 4865 15020743+ 83 Linux Output of lspci: 0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50) 0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. VT8375 [ProSavage8 KM266/KL266]elea:~# lspci 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8375 [KM266/KL266] Host Bridge 0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8633 [Apollo Pro266 AGP] 0000:00:0a.0 Communication controller: Conexant HSF 56k HSFi Modem (rev 01) 0000:00:0e.0 Ethernet controller: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd. RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ (rev 10) 0000:00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6202 [USB 2.0 controller] (rev 80) 0000:00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6202 [USB 2.0 controller] (rev 80) 0000:00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6202 [USB 2.0 controller] (rev 80) 0000:00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 82) 0000:00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ISA Bridge 0000:00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C/VT8235 PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06) 0000:00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50) 0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. VT8375 [ProSavage8 KM266/KL266] Base System Installation Checklist: Initial boot worked: [O] Configure network HW: [O] Config network: [O] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [ ] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [E] Create file systems: [O] Mount partitions: [O] Install base system: [O] Install boot loader: [E] Reboot: [O] [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Comments/Problems: The drive I installed Sarge on already had two bootable partitions. When I made the Sarge partition (hdb5) bootable, the other bootable partitions were marked bootable. I tried making them bootable again, but the partition manager wouldn't allow more than one partition on the drive to be marked bootable. (Running cfdisk as soon as installation was done solved the problem.) The grub installer detected my other Linux installations successfully, but it did not detect Windows XP on /dev/hda1. (Editing /boot/menu.lst solved the problem.) I find the button "Go Back" confusing. In the dialog box asking whether to write the partition table, for instance, it's not obvious that "Go Back" means "Go back to the main menu," rather than "Go back to editing the partition table." You might consider replacing "Go Back" with "Main Menu." Or you could add explanations in appropriate places of what "Go Back" will do. Note: I used the linux26 option. Thanks, Rob -- http://www.fastmail.fm - Access all of your messages and folders wherever you are -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
