Re: Bug#988180: installation-reports: Bullseye RC 1 Installer Success
Hi,
Jaycee Santos <jlsantos@protonmail.com> wrote (Thu, 06 May 2021 22:42:46 -0700):
> Initial boot: [O]
> Detect network card: [O]
> Configure network: [O]
> Detect media: [O]
> Load installer modules: [O]
> Clock/timezone setup: [O]
> User/password setup: [O]
> Detect hard drives: [O]
> Partition hard drives: [O]
> Install base system: [O]
> Install tasks: [O]
> Install boot loader: [O]
> Overall install: [O]
>
> Comments/Problems:
>
> I went with an encrypted LVM installation as that's what I usually use.
>
> I already have an existing Debian Buster install on a separate SSD so I
> configured
> the installer to not use the EFI partition on that drive. (I prefer to have it
> on
> the same drive as the OS).
>
> I stuck with the default tasksel options (GNOME desktop), and the installation
> went very smoothly.
>
> I do get the usual firmware missing warnings when booting (see below), but
> there
> was no trouble starting GNOME or gdm. I do experience some degraded
> performance,
> but it is usable for most tasks that don't require GPU acceleration.
> It isn't optimal, but I have a working environment to install the proprietary
> driver
> from here.
Since installation was successful, I'm closing this bug.
(Firmware detection and installation was massively improved for Bullseye,
so using an stable installation image now should do much better!
See https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/News/2021/20210802)
Thanks for reporting anyway!
Holger
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