Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: etch, mirror, 14 July 05
uname -a:
Linux paris 2.6.8-2-386 #1 Thu May 19 17:40:50 JST 2005 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: July 05
Method: Network install
Machine: i386
Processor:
Memory:
Root Device: <IDE? SCSI? Name of device?>
Root Size/partition table:
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C693A/694x [Apollo
PRO133x] (rev 02)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C598/694x [Apollo
MVP3/Pro133x AGP]
0000:00:04.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super
South] (rev 22)
0000:00:04.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc.
VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 10)
0000:00:04.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1
Controller (rev 10)
0000:00:04.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1
Controller (rev 10)
0000:00:04.4 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super
ACPI] (rev 30)
0000:00:04.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686
AC97 Audio Controller (rev 20)
0000:00:0a.0 Communication controller: TOPIC SEMICONDUCTOR Corp TP560
Data/Fax/Voice 56k modem
0000:00:0c.0 VGA compatible controller: Cirrus Logic GD 5436 [Alpine]
0000:00:0d.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c590 10BaseT [Vortex]
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: 3DLabs Permedia II 2D+3D (rev 01)
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: [E]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
Comments/Problems:
There seems to be a problem with a number of DSL routers which causes
slightly difficult to diagnose problems during a network install. The
problem is clearly the fault of the router, but some advice in the install
docs or perhaps more verbose error reporting in the installer would be
beneficial.
In this case, a DSL-G604T, uses "relay DNS". Essentially, these DSL
routers with their default settings inform the network (DHCP) that the
router/gateway is a DNS server, they then relay DNS requests to a real DNS
server. However, it appears that during an install of debian they fail to
provide good DNS services; perhaps the relay is overloaded, it can occur
occasionally during normal use as well.
The symptoms during the base install are messages such as being unable to
locate a suitable kernel, (or some other package). A careful examination
of the process shows that a transfer is attemped from ftp://1.0.0.0/
The quick-solution is to configure /etc/resolv.conf to use a proper
DNSserver, but of course this is overwritten on the next DHCP. The better
solution is to configure the router to provide the IP address of a proper
DNS server in the DHCP reply, rather than indicating that it is a DNS
relay.
I hope this helps, I am extremely impressed with Debian!
Ian
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Ian Broster
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