Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: not recorded. floppy images downloaded March 29 2005
uname -a: linux 2.4.27-2-686 #1 Thu Jan 20 11:10:41 JST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux Date: week of April 4 2005 Method: floppies Machine: IBM Thinkpad 770x Processor: 300 MHz pentium II Memory: 128 Megabytes Root Device: IDE /dev/hda2 /dev/hd1 is windows 2000 fat32. Root Size/partition table: only one linux partion, 15G, plus swap Output of lspci : 0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 02) 0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 02) 0000:00:02.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1251A 0000:00:02.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1251A 0000:00:06.0 Multimedia audio controller: Cirrus Logic CS 4610/11 [CrystalClear SoundFusion Audio Accelerator] (rev 01) 0000:00:07.0 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02) 0000:00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01) 0000:00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01) 0000:00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 02) 0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: Trident Microsystems Cyber 9397DVD (rev f3) 0000:05:00.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c575 Megahertz 10/100 LAN CardBus [Boomerang] and lspci -n: 0000:00:00.0 0600: 8086:7190 (rev 02) 0000:00:01.0 0604: 8086:7191 (rev 02) 0000:00:02.0 0607: 104c:ac1d 0000:00:02.1 0607: 104c:ac1d 0000:00:06.0 0401: 1013:6001 (rev 01) 0000:00:07.0 0680: 8086:7110 (rev 02) 0000:00:07.1 0101: 8086:7111 (rev 01) 0000:00:07.2 0c03: 8086:7112 (rev 01) 0000:00:07.3 0680: 8086:7113 (rev 02) 0000:01:00.0 0300: 1023:939a (rev f3) 0000:05:00.0 0200: 10b7:5057 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: [ ] 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: [O ] Reboot: [O ] Comments/Problems: I installed using a 3Com pcmcia wired ethernet card. The first stage install went fine. The reboot went fine except the network connection failed. ('does not seem to be currently connected'). I was then offered ppp as an option, but not dhcp. That is the install floppies found the network but the installed system did not. I switched to tty2 and only had to run dhclient to make the connection succeed. I switched back to tty1 and, after backing out a few steps, the installation continued and completed OK. I then deleted the linux partitions and started the floppy install a second time. The same thing happened. I did it yet again with the same result. I think I remember being asked whether the computer would have a permanent internet connection or not, on the first time through, but was not asked that on either of the subsequent two installs. If I _was_ asked that, I don't remember how I answered. This would be very discouraging for someone of little experience: ('It found the network when I used the floppies. Why doesn't it find it now?'). Could there be a dhcp offer at the same place where there is a ppp offer? Or record the method that worked at the first stage and transmit that to the intalled system? Charles Kaufman [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]