Package: installation-reports Boot method: <netinst cd lenny beta1> Image version: <http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/lenny_di_beta1/i386/ iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-netinst.iso>
Date: <24.03.2008 12:00> Machine: <Laptop Toshiba Satellite 320 CDS> Processor: Pentium1 233 MHz Memory: 32 MB Partitions: 1,4GB Ext2 / 95MB swap 2,5GB Ext2 /home Output of lspci -nn and lspci -vnn: < > Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot: [O] Detect network card: [ ] Has none Configure network: [O] Detect CD: [E] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [O] Install base system: [O] Clock/timezone setup: [O] User/password setup: [O] Install tasks: [O] Install boot loader: [O] Overall install: [O] Read further! Comments/Problems: 1. when trying to start graphical installer on a low memory system, fallback to text-based installer does not work, system hangs for ever. 2. cdrom drive (and harddisk) were not detected in step "detecting cd-rom drive". There were no ide related modules loaded automatically in this step, only usb-storage was loaded. When I loaded ide_generic by hand on the second console, it worked, cdrom drive and hard disk were detected. In the past (etch) there were many modules loaded in this step... Now only the one (usb-storage). 3. when it comes to partitioning the disk, I thought I could try the guided partitioner. So I went back to "Load installer components from CD", chose "partman-auto", again to partitioning disk, chose "guided partitioning" -> use whole disk -> separate home-partition. partman then presented me a partition table with two ext3 partitions and one swap! Creating ext3 partitions on a low memory system is not recommended, so automatic partitioner should not choose ext3 as default in low memory installs. 4. the rest of the installation worked. 5. booting the new system didn't work: ALERT! /dev/hda1 does not exist. Dropping to a shell! cat /proc/modules shows: floppy ohci_hcd usbcore thermal processor fan So IMHO there are the ide modules missing in the initrd, too. Kind regards Holger -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]