Package: installation-reports
Boot method: usb-stick
Image version: etch Beta 3: debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso
downloaded 17. Aug. 06 from the debian HP
Date: 17. Aug. 06 , end of day
Machine: desktop, selfmade
Processor: AMD64 Sempron 2800+, VIA chipset K8T800Pro
Memory: 1GB, 2x512MB
Partitions: 6 hds, 4 ATA, 2 SATA, 14 partitions in total
/boot = hda1, /=hdc3, swap=hdc5
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
lspci
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T800Pro Host Bridge
00:00.1 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T800Pro Host Bridge
00:00.2 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T800Pro Host Bridge
00:00.3 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T800Pro Host Bridge
00:00.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T800Pro Host Bridge
00:00.7 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. K8T800Pro Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 PCI bridge [K8T800/K8T890
South]
00:0a.0 Network controller: Techsan Electronics Co Ltd B2C2 FlexCopII DVB chip
/ Technisat SkyStar2 DVB card (rev 02)
00:0e.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6120/VT6121/VT6122
Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (rev 11)
00:0f.0 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VIA VT6420 SATA RAID Controller
(rev 80)
00:0f.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc.
VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1
Controller (rev 81)
00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1
Controller (rev 81)
00:10.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1
Controller (rev 81)
00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1
Controller (rev 81)
00:10.4 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 86)
00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8237 ISA bridge
[KT600/K8T800/K8T890 South]
00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235/8237
AC97 Audio Controller (rev 60)
00:18.0 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
HyperTransport Technology Configuration
00:18.1 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] Address
Map
00:18.2 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron] DRAM
Controller
00:18.3 Host bridge: Advanced Micro Devices [AMD] K8 [Athlon64/Opteron]
Miscellaneous Control
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: nVidia Corporation NV15 [GeForce2 GTS/Pro]
(rev a4)
lspci -n
00:00.0 0600: 1106:0282
00:00.1 0600: 1106:1282
00:00.2 0600: 1106:2282
00:00.3 0600: 1106:3282
00:00.4 0600: 1106:4282
00:00.7 0600: 1106:7282
00:01.0 0604: 1106:b188
00:0a.0 0280: 13d0:2103 (rev 02)
00:0e.0 0200: 1106:3119 (rev 11)
00:0f.0 0101: 1106:3149 (rev 80)
00:0f.1 0101: 1106:0571 (rev 06)
00:10.0 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
00:10.1 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
00:10.2 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
00:10.3 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 81)
00:10.4 0c03: 1106:3104 (rev 86)
00:11.0 0601: 1106:3227
00:11.5 0401: 1106:3059 (rev 60)
00:18.0 0600: 1022:1100
00:18.1 0600: 1022:1101
00:18.2 0600: 1022:1102
00:18.3 0600: 1022:1103
01:00.0 0300: 10de:0150 (rev a4)
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] see 1) below
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [O] manual
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O] see 3)
Install boot loader: [ ] changed already installed grub menu.lst manually
Reboot: [O]
Comments/Problems:
Using expert non graphical mode, being a bit cautious with partitioning as the
machine is a 4x boot. (win, suse10.1, kubuntu, debian sid (now) )
1) initial install failed, tried netinst and businescard. Had used the stick 3
days before to install sarge on a 32bit PC and only changed the iso to 64bit
etch b3. Installer came up fine and after some configuration found the isos
on the stick /dev/discs/disc6/part1 but was then unable to read from it.
Close to give up I reinstalled the boot.image.gz to the stick and changed
partition from sdc1 to sdc . That did it, either the later or the new
boot.image.gz .
Proposal, if it is the boot.image: It might be implied, but may be better
point out in the manuals to always update the boot.image.gz with the latest
iso. (Still not know, is the installer in the boot.image? I though it would
just generate a bootable stick with a Fat partition, so I did not update it
first.)
2) While asking for a mirror, the text mentioned that 'ftp.your
country.debian.org' is a save bet. Well, it was not in the list of mirrors
(germany, de). :-)
Not a big issue, found a nice mirror close by and know how to change entries
in the sources.list if required, but a glitch to recommend something which is
not even selectable in the list.
3) For the first time I selected 'Desktop' when asked what kind of
installation I want, to avoid dealing with apt-get on the console.
Well, (half expected) it installed Gnome. I'm a KDE user. OK, so I got KDE and
kicked Gnome, but time was lost to fetch the, unwanted, Gnome desktop.
Proposal: At least mention that Gnome will be installed on the selection
screen. Better offer more selections for KDE and XF(XC?).
If this is too much, there are other desktops/window manager out, what about
an entry with xorg only (guess synaptic would already require a
desktop/window manager).
That would be a head start into whatever desktop one want to install, bringing
the time with apt-get to a minimum until synaptic can take over.
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