Package: installation-reports Debian-installer-version: Beta 3 uname -a: Linux shoshone 2.4.25-1-386 #1 Tue Feb 24 08:11:13 EST 2004 i686 GNU/Linux Date: End of March Method: 30 MB CD
Machine: Compaq Armada m700 Processor: PIII Memory: 256 I think Root Device: IDE Root Size/partition table: ?? Output of lspci: 00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX Host bridge (rev 03) 00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 440BX/ZX/DX - 82443BX/ZX/DX AGP bridge (rev 03) 00:04.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1450 (rev 03) 00:04.1 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1450 (rev 03) 00:07.0 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ISA (rev 02) 00:07.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 IDE (rev 01) 00:07.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 USB (rev 01) 00:07.3 Bridge: Intel Corp. 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI (rev 03) 00:08.0 Multimedia audio controller: ESS Technology ES1978 Maestro 2E (rev 10) 00:09.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82557/8/9 [Ethernet Pro 100] (rev 09) 00:09.1 Serial controller: Lucent Microelectronics LT WinModem 01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage Mobility P/M AGP 2x (rev 64) Base System Installation Checklist: 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: [O ] Reboot: [O ] [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Comments/Problems: Very impressed. This was significantly easier than my last Debian install. This was my first exposure to GRUB and I didn't get it quite right as I don't seem to have an option to boot into Windows. I know how to fix that with LILO but with GRUB it is not clear to me yet. I pretty much installed the base system and then have been doing apt-get installs since then. Yesterday I added x-window-system and it too went jaw droppingly smoothly. Except that it killed my ability to play sound, which I had to fix by chmodding /dev/dsp. I love that my USB mouse and keyboard work right away even after plugging and unplugging them. However I could not get my printer working, but I have zero experience with printing under Linux. It is USB, I plugged it in after the install, it knew it was a printer, but after installing cups and lpr and other stuff I couldn't get anything to print so I gave up. Oh and make it easier for people to review the installer. How about a simple html form - it has taken me three, make that four attempts to get this in the right format for the system! It is people like me (never done a Debian bug report) whose input you need the most! Keep up the great work! Mike McKay -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]