Bug#770829: installation-report: Font too small on UltraHD screen
Package: installation-reports Version: 2.57 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer, I am installing debian on a laptop with 3840x2160 resolution. The first screen, allowing to choose Install, Graphical install etc. is fine. Afterwards, the following screens, in both text (newt) and graphical install, font is too small, almost unreadable on the screen. I put a video at http://eugen.dedu.free.fr/2014-11-24-130034.webm. It is not of so good quality, since I have not had a camera with me, and used the webcam, but allows to see the problem. I attach three files about the system. This is a somehow important problem, since nothing can be done to workaround it. The installer is also the first program a new user sees when installing linux. -- Package-specific info: Boot method: USB Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/iso-cd, 21/11/2014 Date: Date and time of the install Machine: Lenovo Y50 Xorg.0.log.gz Description: GNU Zip compressed data hardware-summary.gz Description: GNU Zip compressed data syslog.gz Description: GNU Zip compressed data
Bug#770546: installation-report: Mouse not working in graphical install
Package: installation-reports Version: 2.57 Severity: normal Dear Maintainer, I choose graphical install. On subsequent screens mouse is not working: it is just shown in the middle of the screen, but cannot be moved. I attach Xorg.0.log, hardware-summary and syslog files. (Also, be aware that the first line Package: as completed by reportbug contains reports with s, whereas the package name is without s.) Cheers, Eugen -- Package-specific info: Boot method: USB Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/iso-cd, 21/11/2014 Date: Date and time of the install Machine: Lenovo Y50 Partitions: df -Tl will do; the raw partition table is preferred Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot: [O] Detect network card:[O] Configure network: [O] Detect CD: [ ] Load installer modules: [O] Clock/timezone setup: [O] User/password setup:[O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [ ] Install base system:[ ] Install tasks: [ ] Install boot loader:[ ] Overall install:[ ] Comments/Problems: Xorg.0.log.gz Description: GNU Zip compressed data hardware-summary.gz Description: GNU Zip compressed data syslog.gz Description: GNU Zip compressed data
UltraHD installation: font too small
Hi, I am installing debian amd64 on a Lenovo Y50 with UltraHD 3840x2160 resolution. I use today's debian-testing...iso from http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/iso-cd. I am using the default newt. The text size is very small on such screen, from the very beginning (language selection). Would it be possible to detect the resolution and increase font size if needed? Cheers, -- Eugen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/546f4fdd.2030...@univ-fcomte.fr
UltraHD installation: partitioning step shows installation media too
Hi, I am installing debian amd64 on a Lenovo Y50 with UltraHD 3840x2160 resolution. I use today's debian-testing...iso from http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/iso-cd. I chose for partitioning: guided – use entire disk. It shows there choices: the disc, and the two partitions/discs of the USB stick. As I am installing debian from the USB stick itself, I think it should not show the USB stick as disc to install linux on (or at least show them in grey). Cheers, -- Eugen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/546f5548.2040...@univ-fcomte.fr
UltraHD installation: mouse not working in graphical install
Hi, I am installing debian amd64 on a Lenovo Y50 with UltraHD 3840x2160 resolution. I use today's debian-testing...iso from http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/iso-cd. I chose graphical install. I am at step entering root password, still the trackpad mouse has not been working: it is at the center of the screen, but cannot be moved. Cheers, -- Eugen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/546f5665.9070...@univ-fcomte.fr
Re: Re: UltraHD installation: mouse not working in graphical install
I don't think we can do much about the font size issues; except making the graphical install the default :) Ain't that the case? I tested also with graphical install. The very first screen, presenting Install, Graphical install etc. is shown graphically and at visually good size. After choosing graphical install, the screen goes indeed graphical, but the fonts are as small as the newt frontend, i.e. very hard to read!! This is a somehow important problem, since nothing can be done to workaround it. The installer is also the first program a new user sees when installing linux. Cheers, -- Eugen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: https://lists.debian.org/546fb3c9.8070...@univ-fcomte.fr
Graphics glitches during installation and partman
Hi, Yesterday I installed a Dell Latitude E6500 computer with SSD and 1920x1200 resolution. I successfully installed gnome and it rebooted well. But there were some graphics artifacts during installation, I made photos of them, http://eugen.dedu.free.fr/di, see below. - The boot screen does not display correctly the background image, see first image (on the contrary, the blank line of the menu is ok, this is the fault of photo camera). - Choose Choose language, afterwards English, and come back: the menu item at the bottom contains weird characters, see second image. - the same after choosing English and Paris, see third image (bottom left and right) - the same for many other screens - I do not know what to choose on the next screen: Select a keyboard layout (PC-style or Do not configure keyboard). I have chosen expert, but I think a brief sentence about what means PC-style (AT or PS-2 connector) is useful here. I choose Do not configure keyb and it worked - During creating partition (partman), it went instantly to 50%, afterwards nothing was printed for about 1 minute, afterwards 100% and the next menu item. I thought it will not work, maybe it is better (if possible) to make several graduations instead of 0, 50 and 100% Regards, -- Eugen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4bd003c4.6060...@pu-pm.univ-fcomte.fr
Re: Graphics glitches during installation and partman
Cyril Brulebois wrote: (Keeping you Cc'd, I think if you were on this list, you would know about the logo bug.) Eugen Dedu eugen.d...@pu-pm.univ-fcomte.fr (22/04/2010): Hi, Hi, - The boot screen does not display correctly the background image, see first image (on the contrary, the blank line of the menu is ok, this is the fault of photo camera). syslinux's #571045 triggers this. Looks like the image has to be changed on -boot@'s side. - Choose Choose language, afterwards English, and come back: the menu item at the bottom contains weird characters, see second image. - the same after choosing English and Paris, see third image (bottom left and right) - the same for many other screens dialog/debconf/whiptail/whatever bug, already fixed. Next time, you may want to mention which image you're using to install your system. Yes, sorry, there is always something I forget :o), it was last daily built image, 22 March 2010, from http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/iso-cd/ (I know there are temporary problems to show there the current builds...) Ok, thank you for the answer. -- Eugen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4bd01995.3000...@pu-pm.univ-fcomte.fr
Re: [D-I] Localization status for Debian Installer
The situation for D-I translations is currently the following. It is not that brilliant, I have to say. And I limit details to level 1. In very short: 33 languages are in good shape. *26 languages are in danger of being deactivated* More details The safe side - 16 languages are complete: ar bg cs de es fr ga it ja lt nb pt ru sk th vi 14 languages were complete before changes to sublevel 5 and only have 5 fuzzy strings to very seldomly used packages: ast bn el eo et eu fi gu mr pl sl sq sv tr zh_TW 3 languages have a few strings to update in sublevels 1 to 3 but have active translators who will probably easy cope with them: be nl zh_CN The unsafe side --- 12 languages had random updates since lenny but not on a regular basis. These languages are at risk of being deactivated for Squeeze if they are not complete for sublevels 1 and 2: da gl ko pa ro he hi hu ka pt_BR ml tl If no one steps in for ro language, please contact me 1-2 weeks before the release, I will do it as much as I can. Cheers, -- Eugen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-boot-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/4bcc7fcf.7020...@pu-pm.univ-fcomte.fr
Bug#446994: Workaround
Hi, As a workaround: go Manual, afterwards Go back.. -- Eugen Dedu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
No kernel modules found on today amd64
Hi, I have a MacBookPro, last version (June 2007). During installation from CD debian-testing-amd64-businesscard.iso, vesion oct7-0905UTC (today last version), md5sum d054222ff8db483c9f273015dda3d7b0: 1. I receive the following error: Load installer components from CD: No kernel modules were found. This probably is due to a mismatch... However, if I press yes, I choose no other component, the installation continue. 2. I have had deselected floppy during modules to load step, and now, during network hardware detection, it prints that the floppy kernel module was detected as matching my hardware, but I have no floppy in my laptop! Maybe there is another module which needs it? 3. The installer afterwards prints Ethernet card not found on the system, but I have an Ethernet card in my laptop... And the installation stops by showing ... The failing step is: Detect network hardware. I can give more information very fast (today). I am very interested to install debian on this machine :o) Best regards, -- Eugen Dedu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: No kernel modules found on today amd64
Christian Perrier wrote: Quoting Eugen Dedu ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): Hi, I have a MacBookPro, last version (June 2007). During installation from CD debian-testing-amd64-businesscard.iso, vesion oct7-0905UTC (today last version), md5sum d054222ff8db483c9f273015dda3d7b0: 1. I receive the following error: Load installer components from CD: No kernel modules were found. This probably is due to a mismatch... Can you try with today's *netboot* image (not *netinst*)? http://people.debian.org/~aba/d-i/images/daily/netboot/mini.iso With the ISO from the link above, the network detection is ok. However, it asks me about floppy module, but I have no floppy... I unselect the floppy module, I say no to PCMCIA services, and the DCCP (with Ethernet) works. I am doing the installation and keep you informed. Sorry, what's the difference between netboot and netinst? Is there a Web page explaining that? At http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/ netboot is absent... I think it would be useful to explain at http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ in one sentence each of the types of boot. Thank you, -- Eugen Dedu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: No kernel modules found on today amd64
Christian Perrier wrote: Quoting Eugen Dedu ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): With the ISO from the link above, the network detection is ok. However, it asks me about floppy module, but I have no floppy... I unselect the floppy module, I say no to PCMCIA services, and the DCCP (with Ethernet) works. I am doing the installation and keep you informed. Sorry, what's the difference between netboot and netinst? Is there a Web page explaining that? At http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/ netboot is absent... I think it would be useful to explain at http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ in one sentence each of the types of boot. netboot is a very minimal image which leads you up to the network settings, then downloads all remaining components from a network mirror. netinst is a CD image that allows installing a Debian *base* system *without* the network. We all agree this is a kinda confusing name..:-) And businesscard? Can this info be put on http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer? It takes only 2-3 lines, but avoid all confusion (I imagine that many people put this question)... I can write myself these sentences if you wish. Now, pursuing the installation: - In modules to load, live-installer (Install the base system) seems bizarre. In fact, I AM installing the base system, so why proposing this as module? I imagine live-installer means another thing, I propose to explain better what is it. - In modules to load, I have selected: eject-udeb, irda, cdrom-checker. After configure the clock, it goes back to Detect and mount CD-ROM instead of choosing the next item in the menu. Upon ENTER, it says that The CD-ROM drive contains a CD which cannot be used for installation... So I go myself after Configure the clock, i.e. to Detect disks. After that, it goes back again to Detect and mount CD-ROM and I manually change again to the item after Detect disks. - The laptop has 2GB of memory, so it creates 4GB swap. This is a kernel question, but is it really necessary to have 4GB of swap? 2GB of memory is already sufficient to execute 2 linux systems in parallel :o) My previous laptop had 512MB of RAM, and 512MB RAM + 1GB swap it is still less than 2GB of memory of current laptop. Greetings, -- Eugen Dedu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#417749: installation-report: A few glitches when installing on Samsung M40 plus
Christian Perrier wrote: - TimeZone: I have chosen English/GB as language (at beginning of the installation) because I prefer to have English as language. So at TimeZone the installer proposed me UK/London, but I cannot change it to France/Paris. I propose to add a button such as Change proposed TZ. If you carefully read the language/country selection, you did not choose English/GB as language. You did choose English as language and United Kingdom as location. So you basically told the installer that you are located in UK. As a consequence, the installer chooses the UK timezone which seems pretty logical to me. TO achieve what you want, you should have chosen Other on the country selection screen, then proceed down the list to France, choose it and then you would end up with the French timezone while the locale would still be an English locale. I'm afraid there's no bo bug or even glitch here. The country selection screen clearly explains what are the consequences of choosing a country. You're right, sorry for this point. -- Eugen Dedu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#417749: installation-report: A few glitches when installing on Samsung M40 plus
Package: installation-report Severity: normal Hi, I have installed debian (businesscard etch RC2) on a Samsung M40 plus laptop. A few glitches I detected: - detect network interfaces: I have a wired (with the cable plugged into computer) and wi-fi with WEP network. The computer has noth a wired and wireless interface. During detection, the installer shows eth0 as Ethernet ... and eth1 as Broadcom (4407 I think) ... (wi-fi). When I do DHCP on eth0 (wired), it receives no answer. When I do DHCP on eth1 (wi-fi), the DHCP server responds. However, because of the WEP is impossible that it has used wi-fi connection. Conclusion: the two interfaces are interchanged (the Ethernet is in fact the wi-fi and viceversa). - For any of the two interfaces it does not ask me about a WEP key. - TimeZone: I have chosen English/GB as language (at beginning of the installation) because I prefer to have English as language. So at TimeZone the installer proposed me UK/London, but I cannot change it to France/Paris. I propose to add a button such as Change proposed TZ. - Upon installation of base system: at swsusp package I was asked The swap is not active and suspend to ... is impossible. Continue without it? What does yes and no buttons mean here? I choosed No but the installation has continued! - I chose to use sudo, and not to log in as root. Now, many applications in GNOME-Administrator menu (changing Date/Hour too) ask for root password. How can I start them from the menu if I do not know root password? - There is no menu in GNOME to suspend to RAM. How can I suspend to RAM (without executing echo mem /sys/power/state)? It is very useful for laptops! Sorry to not be more precise, but I provide more information if needed. Thank you for your work! Cheers, Eugen Dedu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Re: Draft release notes and errata for RC1 - please comment
- http://people.debian.org/~fjp/d-i/RC1_errata_DRAFT.html - You say : Airport Extreme driver is reported to be broken in 2.6.16 (#358833) This strikes me at odd, we have no had 2.6.16 kernels since age, and the airport extreme (bcm43xx or something such) driver has been rumored to be fixed in 2.6.18-3 or something such, and now working well. I have no such hardware to confirm, but the return of the bug reporters seemed to indicate such. In fact, the bug report quoted says (on june 2006) : bcm43xx and softmac-snapshot got removed now. Please use 2.6.17 which has a far newer and bugfixes version of both merged in anyway. So please drop this one. You're right, AirportExtreme works with 2.6.17 and .18. Friendly, -- Eugen Dedu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#253986: installation-reports: Kernel panic during 2.6 powerpc booting with latest daily build
Package: installation-reports Severity: important Tags: sid Debian-installer-version: 20040611, http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/powerpc/current/sarge-powerpc-netinst.iso uname -a: Linux snoopy 2.6.6 #4 Fri May 28 20:29:03 CEST 2004 ppc GNU/Linux Date: 20040612, 11h UTC Method: Boot from CD. Machine: PowerPC Alu PowerBook 15 newworld Processor: G4 1GHz Memory: 256MB Root Device: IDE? SCSI? Name of device? its own HD Root Size/partition table: /dev/hda #type name length base ( size ) system /dev/hda1 Apple_partition_map Apple 63 @ 1 ( 31.5k) Partition map /dev/hda2 Apple_Bootstrap bootstrap 1600 @ 64 (800.0k) NewWorld bootblock /dev/hda3 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 swap 524288 @ 1664 (256.0M) Linux swap /dev/hda4 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 secondary 10485760 @ 525952 ( 5.0G) Linux native /dev/hda5 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 untitled 106198528 @ 11011712 ( 50.6G) Linux native Block size=512, Number of Blocks=117210240 DeviceType=0x0, DeviceId=0x0 Output of lspci: :00:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth 2 AGP :00:10.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV350 [Mobility Radeon 9600 M10] 0001:01:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 0035 0001:01:13.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1510 PC card Cardbus Controller 0001:01:17.0 Class ff00: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003e 0001:01:18.0 USB Controller: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003f 0001:01:19.0 USB Controller: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003f 0001:01:1a.0 USB Controller: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003f 0001:01:1b.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43) 0001:01:1b.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43) 0001:01:1b.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 04) 0002:06:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 0036 0002:06:0d.0 Class ff00: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003b 0002:06:0e.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth 2 FireWire (rev 81) 0002:06:0f.0 Ethernet controller: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth 2 GMAC (Sun GEM) (rev 80) Base System Installation Checklist: Initial boot worked:[E] Configure network HW: [ ] Config network: [ ] Detect CD: [ ] Load installer modules: [ ] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [ ] Create file systems:[ ] Mount partitions: [ ] Install base system:[ ] Install boot loader:[ ] Reboot: [ ] [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Comments/Problems: (I have already installed debian with d-i beta3 on this machine.) I booted on the CD with 20040611 image. I tried the following boot options: install-2.6, install-powerpc-2.6, expert-powerpc-2.6. All of them stops at the same point during booting with the following message: [...] Freeing unused kernel memory: [...] Setting up filesystem, please wait... umount: /initrd: Invalid argument cp: unable to link `/mnt/usr/share/discover/usb.lst': Operation not permitted cp: unable to link `/mnt/var/log/messages': Operation not permitted Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init'. 0 Rebooting in 180 seconds.. I see on http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/svn/debian-installer/installer/doc/TODO that 2.6 support... sid_d-i works on powerpc, at least newworld. Thank you, Eugen -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable') Architecture: powerpc (ppc) Kernel: Linux 2.6.6 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#253987: installation-reports: Kernel panic during 2.6 powerpc booting with latest daily build
Package: installation-reports Severity: important Tags: sid Debian-installer-version: 20040611, http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/powerpc/current/sarge-powerpc-netinst.iso uname -a: Linux snoopy 2.6.6 #4 Fri May 28 20:29:03 CEST 2004 ppc GNU/Linux Date: 20040612, 11h UTC Method: Boot from CD. Machine: PowerPC Alu PowerBook 15 newworld Processor: G4 1GHz Memory: 256MB Root Device: IDE? SCSI? Name of device? its own HD Root Size/partition table: /dev/hda #type name length base ( size ) system /dev/hda1 Apple_partition_map Apple 63 @ 1 ( 31.5k) Partition map /dev/hda2 Apple_Bootstrap bootstrap 1600 @ 64 (800.0k) NewWorld bootblock /dev/hda3 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 swap 524288 @ 1664 (256.0M) Linux swap /dev/hda4 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 secondary 10485760 @ 525952 ( 5.0G) Linux native /dev/hda5 Apple_UNIX_SVR2 untitled 106198528 @ 11011712 ( 50.6G) Linux native Block size=512, Number of Blocks=117210240 DeviceType=0x0, DeviceId=0x0 Output of lspci: :00:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth 2 AGP :00:10.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc RV350 [Mobility Radeon 9600 M10] 0001:01:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 0035 0001:01:13.0 CardBus bridge: Texas Instruments PCI1510 PC card Cardbus Controller 0001:01:17.0 Class ff00: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003e 0001:01:18.0 USB Controller: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003f 0001:01:19.0 USB Controller: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003f 0001:01:1a.0 USB Controller: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003f 0001:01:1b.0 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43) 0001:01:1b.1 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB (rev 43) 0001:01:1b.2 USB Controller: NEC Corporation USB 2.0 (rev 04) 0002:06:0b.0 Host bridge: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 0036 0002:06:0d.0 Class ff00: Apple Computer Inc.: Unknown device 003b 0002:06:0e.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth 2 FireWire (rev 81) 0002:06:0f.0 Ethernet controller: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth 2 GMAC (Sun GEM) (rev 80) Base System Installation Checklist: Initial boot worked:[E] Configure network HW: [ ] Config network: [ ] Detect CD: [ ] Load installer modules: [ ] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [ ] Create file systems:[ ] Mount partitions: [ ] Install base system:[ ] Install boot loader:[ ] Reboot: [ ] [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Comments/Problems: (I have already installed debian linux 2.4 with d-i beta3 on this machine.) I booted on the CD with 20040611 image. I tried the following boot options: install-2.6, install-powerpc-2.6, expert-powerpc-2.6. All of them stops at the same point during booting with the following message: [...] Freeing unused kernel memory: [...] Setting up filesystem, please wait... umount: /initrd: Invalid argument cp: unable to link `/mnt/usr/share/discover/usb.lst': Operation not permitted cp: unable to link `/mnt/var/log/messages': Operation not permitted Kernel panic: Attempted to kill init'. 0 Rebooting in 180 seconds.. I see on http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/svn/debian-installer/installer/doc/TODO that 2.6 support... sid_d-i works on powerpc, at least newworld. Thank you, Eugen -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (990, 'testing'), (500, 'unstable') Architecture: powerpc (ppc) Kernel: Linux 2.6.6 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#228134: installation-reports: consistently try network config even if not
Gaudenz Steinlin wrote: Am Fre, den 16.01.2004 schrieb Eugen Dedu um 19:23: Package: installation-reports Severity: normal INSTALL REPORT Debian-installer-version: the beta 2 from http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ uname -a: Linux snoopy 2.4.22-powerpc #1 lun dec 15 15:03:39 CET 2003 ppc unknown Date: 16 Jan 2004, 18:00 Method: Installed from powerpc netinst CD image. Booted from it. Machine: PowerBook G4 Processor: PowerPC 1GHz Memory: 256MB Root Device: IDE Root Size/partition table: Output of lspci: ... 24:0f.0 Ethernet controller: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth 2 GMAC (Sun GEM) (rev 80) Base System Installation Checklist: Initial boot worked:[O] Configure network HW: [E] Config network: [E] Detect CD: [E] Load installer modules: [ ] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [ ] Create file systems:[ ] Mount partitions: [ ] Install base system:[ ] Install boot loader:[ ] Reboot: [ ] [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Comments/Problems: Choice : francais, keyb fr The computer is not connected to a network. It tried network card config, and failed. Now, the problems: 1. I have chosen Detecter et monter le cederom, but instead it entered in network card config and tried DHCP, asked IP etc. After that, I have chosen the next option. You did not tell us exactly which image you tried. There are businesscard and netinstall images for beta2 on cdrom. Both of these images will not install a usable debian system without a network connection. So it makes perfect sense to insist on network configuration. If you only want the first part of the installation you can configure a static network and the installation will continue without further asking about network configuration. As specified in the Method: line above, I tried the powerpc netinstall CD image. I tried again the installation without network, I put valid numbers (ip: 2.2.2.2, mask: 255.255.255.0, p 2.2.1, dns nothing, name debian, domain toto.com) and it worked. Before, when the installation failed, I think that I typed invalid entries for network (if I remember well) and passed manually to the next menu choice (about CDROM detection). I did not know that I *must* enter valid entries for network information, even if I am not connected to a network. I did not know that I need a network connection to install a usable debian system, sorry. 4. I have chosen Partitionnement. I have tape ctrl-c, and it exited and printed the boot screen. Now the computer is blocked. Where did you type ctrl-c? In the screen to select the disk to partition or in mac-fdisk? You can leave mac-fdisk by typing q In mac-fdisk. Unfortunately, I do not remember *why* I typed ctrl-c, since I might use q... However, I tried again the installation and, instead of choosing the normal exit with q, I typed ctrl-c. It shown again the boot screen (Freeing unused kernel memory... Setting up filesystem..., and several errors about modprobe after that) and it blocked. Shouldn't the signal ctrl-c be caught? Thank you, Eugen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Package: installation-reports Severity: normal INSTALL REPORT Debian-installer-version: the beta 2 from http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ uname -a: Linux snoopy 2.4.22-powerpc #1 lun dec 15 15:03:39 CET 2003 ppc unknown Date: 16 Jan 2004, 18:00 Method: Installed from powerpc netinst CD image. Booted from it. Machine: PowerBook G4 Processor: PowerPC 1GHz Memory: 256MB Root Device: IDE Root Size/partition table: Output of lspci: ... 24:0f.0 Ethernet controller: Apple Computer Inc. UniNorth 2 GMAC (Sun GEM) (rev 80) Base System Installation Checklist: Initial boot worked:[O] Configure network HW: [E] Config network: [E] Detect CD: [E] Load installer modules: [ ] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [ ] Create file systems:[ ] Mount partitions: [ ] Install base system:[ ] Install boot loader:[ ] Reboot: [ ] [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Comments/Problems: Choice : francais, keyb fr The computer is not connected to a network. It tried network card config, and failed. Now, the problems: 1. I have chosen Detecter et monter le cederom, but instead it entered in network card config and tried DHCP, asked IP etc. After that, I have chosen the next option. 2. Additionnal packets installed ok, but after that it entered again in network card config. Same as before, hence I have chosen the next option. 3. HW detection ok, but after that again it entered in network... 4. I have chosen Partitionnement. I have tape ctrl-c, and it exited and printed the boot screen. Now the computer is blocked. I can provide further details if needed. I have also tried an installation with network, more info in another report. HTH -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#228135: installation-reports: Successful installation on PowerBook G4
Package: installation-reports Severity: normal Debian-installer-version: the beta 2 from http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ uname -a: Linux snoopy 2.4.22-powerpc #1 lun dACc 15 15:03:39 CET 2003 ppc unknown Date: 16 Jan 2004, 19:00 Method: Installed from powerpc netinst CD image. Booted from it. Machine: PowerBook G4 Processor: PowerPC 1GHz Memory: 256MB Root Device: IDE Root Size/partition table: Output of lspci: 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: 1. hostname is asked twice: once before DHCP, and once after typing IP, DNS... 2. Allows only ext2 and ext3. reiserfs cannot be chosen? 3. The output of uname -a has a glitch: Linux snoopy 2.4.22-powerpc #1 lun dACc 15 15:03:39 CET 2003 ppc unknown There is an error with dACc... I have chosen french language for installation, and french default keyboard (the last one I do not remember well). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
