Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/i386/current/sarge-i386-netinst.iso (circa 1 pm today, which, looking at your timestamps, might actually be the Feb. 22nd cut)
uname -a: Linux ortelius 2.4.27-2-386 #1 Thu Jan 20 10:55:08 JST 2005 i686 unknown Date: 2 pm this afternoon Method: burned sarge-i386-netinst.iso to CD Machine: Dell Inspiron 5000 Processor: intel Memory: enough Root Device: IDE/hda 20 GB Root Size/partition table: hda1 is the linux swap for the other distro hda2 is root for the other distro (ext2, ~18 GB) hda3 is root for the debian install (ext3, ~2 GB) hda5 is swap for the debian install ~130 MB Output of lspci and lspci -n: the installer has crashed; let me see if I can get it by booting to the other distro... (I was able to do uname -a before the crash) wow... this is a LOT of spew to type in (net doesn't work on that distro - hence debian. If this will actually help, let me know and I will do it) 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: [O] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [O] Create file systems: [O] Mount partitions: [O] Install base system: [O] Install boot loader: [E] Reboot: [ ] Comments/Problems: I posted on debian-boot; I guess this is the Better Way to do it. Here is content of my post: I had this problem with sarge's RC2, so I grabbed the daily build for today, and the problem is still there. It is as follows: My friend has a Dell Inspiron 5000 laptop that he was(is) running slackware(?) on. I used GNU parted to shrink his slackware partition to make some free space. All that appears to have worked fine. However, when the installer tries to install GRUB it hangs on the screen that says: Installing GRUB boot loader 33% Determining GRUB boot device He was booting with LILO before, and I can only presume that it is sitting in the MBR. His other distro still boots fine, so the hardware is A-OK. cheers, - martin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]