Installation report

[Deborah]

Package: installation-reports

Boot method: CD
Image version: http://ubuntu.cs.utah.edu/releases/intrepid/ 
ubuntu-8.10-desktop-i386.iso
Date: Several times around Feb 11 '09 to Feb 17 '09

Machine: A beige-colored tower.  A logo on the front says 'Sunpower  
Computing'
Processor: Pentium3 1Ghz
Memory: 512 MB
Partitions: A single, empty, UNIX-format partition.  If I remember  
correctly, we named it 'Linux.'  Either that or 'Ubuntu.'

Output of lspci -nn and lspci -vnn: (No idea what that is.)

Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot:           [O]
Detect network card:    [ ]
Configure network:      [ ]
Detect CD:              [O]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives:     [E]
Partition hard drives:  [ ]
Install base system:    [ ]
Clock/timezone setup:   [ ]
User/password setup:    [ ]
Install tasks:          [ ]
Install boot loader:    [ ]
Overall install:        [E]

Comments/Problems: When it gets to step 4 of 7, the partitioner, it  
brings up a list of devices, which is blank.

We bought a used computer, with the hard drive completely wiped.  We  
tried giving it a blank partition, in case the installer needed one,  
even making it UNIX format because it sounded like it had the best  
chance of working, and working well, with a *nix system.  The hard  
drive is set as the master, and is detected by the BIOS and something  
called Ultimate Boot CD.  It is a 20 gig IBM 'DeskStar' Hard Drive.   
The computer boots from the CD without a problem.  CD test found no  
problems.  I've been looking through the installation guide for  
answers with no luck yet.
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