• Bug#265942: Gateway 450 Laptop install

    From Greg Madden@1:229/2 to All on Sun Aug 15 23:30:12 2004
    XPost: linux.debian.maint.boot
    From: [email protected]

    Package: installation-reports

    Debian-installer-version: Aug 8 14:19 sarge-i386-netinst.iso, from Debian.org uname -a: Linux gomadtroll 2.6.7-1-686 #1 Thu Jul 8 05:36:53 EDT 2004 i686 GNU/Linux
    Date: August, 14, 2004
    Method: Network install using the netinstall iso, local mirror.

    Machine: Gateway notebook 450, Centrino
    Processor: Pentium M 1400gz
    Memory: 512 mb
    Root Device: IDE
    Root Size/partition table:
    hda1 primary w95 Fat 32 6292mb Windows
    hda2 primary Linux Swap 509mb swap
    hda4 primary ext3 4800mb /
    hda5 logical ext3 20000 mb /home
    hda6 logical w95 fat32 8000mb /shared
    hda7 logical ext3 394 /var

    Output of lspci:
    0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: Intel Corp. 82855PM Processor to I/O Controller (rev 03)
    0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82855PM Processor to AGP Controller (rev 03)
    0000:00:1d.0 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #1 (rev 03)
    0000:00:1d.1 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #2 (rev 03)
    0000:00:1d.2 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) USB UHCI Controller #3 (rev 03)
    0000:00:1d.7 USB Controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-M) USB 2.0 EHCI Controller (rev 03)
    0000:00:1e.0 PCI bridge: Intel Corp. 82801 PCI Bridge (rev 83)
    0000:00:1f.0 ISA bridge: Intel Corp. 82801DBM LPC Interface Controller (rev 03) 0000:00:1f.1 IDE interface: Intel Corp. 82801DBM (ICH4) Ultra ATA Storage Controller (rev 03)
    0000:00:1f.3 SMBus: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) SMBus Controller (rev 03)
    0000:00:1f.5 Multimedia audio controller: Intel Corp. 82801DB/DBL/DBM (ICH4/ICH4-L/ICH4-M) AC'97 Audio Controller (rev 03)
    0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Radeon Mobility M7 LW [Radeon Mobility 7500]
    0000:02:02.0 Ethernet controller: Intel Corp. 82540EM Gigabit Ethernet Controller (rev 02)
    0000:02:04.0 Network controller: Intel Corp. PRO/Wireless LAN 2100 3B Mini PCI Adapter (rev 04)
    0000:02:05.0 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev aa)
    0000:02:05.1 CardBus bridge: Ricoh Co Ltd RL5c476 II (rev aa)
    0000:02:05.2 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Ricoh Co Ltd R5C552 IEEE 1394 Controller (rev 02)


    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:
    A very smooth install. I originally had 10 partitions on this drive and I needed to preserve hda1,
    and my /home & /shared directories.The partitioner had no problem reconfiguring the drive.
    The only time I had to pause and think was trying to mount the existing /home & /shared partitions.
    The option to mount existing drives without formatting them isn't as clear as it was on the previous
    installer. I am not sure how critical it is but there is no kernel for Centrino, Pentium M, processors.
    The install was faster and everything 'just works' :)


    thaks

    --
    Greg Madden
    Precision Air Balance, Inc.
    Phone: 907-276-0461



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