Package: installation-reports Boot method: Minimal Netinst from CD-R Image version: http://laotzu.acc.umu.se/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/i386/iso-cd/debian-testing-i386-businesscard.iso Date: 2009.03.22
Machine: Dell Precision 670 Processor: 2x Xeon 3.6 w/hyperthreading enabled Memory: 2GB Partitions: Blank Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn): Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot: [O] Detect network card: [O] Configure network: [E] Detect CD: [O] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [E] Partition hard drives: [ ] Install base system: [ ] Clock/timezone setup: [ ] User/password setup: [ ] Install tasks: [ ] Install boot loader: [ ] Overall install: [ ] Comments/Problems: Loved the graphical installer, very slick. Anyway, to business. Ages ago I reported that DHCP didn't work from the netinst (http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=479473) I suspect that issue still exists as DHCP still fails. Moving on with static settings, I got to the point of setting up the disks. The mobo has an Adaptec U320 SCSI controller (aic79xx), and I have several drives connected (with various old partitions on each that are all going to be wiped). The installer reports no drives were detected. I fired up the console, and ls /dev/sd* shows all of the drives are there; /dev/sda-d (plus all the usual partition devices) fdisk lets me examine them, and all have their expected partition tables, showing the drives are accessible just fine. I have no idea why the installer does not detect them.
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