Bug#236320: installation-reports
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: <22/02/2004 16:19 sarge-i386-netinst-1.iso>
Date: <22/02/2004 16:30>
Method: <I installed from the cd >
Processor: AMD ATHLON 2200+ on ASUS MB
Memory: 512 DDR
Root Device: <IDE? SCSI? Name of device?>
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: [ E ]
Mount partitions: [ ]
Install base system: [ ]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
I'm belgian, speaking french and using a belgian keyboard.
I launched the installer from the cd, the normal way (without specifying any option).
It launched perfectly ;-), seemed to detect the hardware very well.
I've choosen my language and keyboard , but when I had to format my partition, with cfdisk, this one had problems with special characters, such as accents , "ç" and so on.
An english version of cfdisk showhs those options :
#########################################################
[Bootable] [ Delete ] [ Help ] [Maximize]
[ Print ] [ Quit ] [ Type ] [ Units ]
#########################################################
But in french, Bootable is translated amorçable , and this word needs a special character
so the output was [amor ], and sometinmes the option was empty, like [] .
I think there is (was ) a problem with the encoding of the characters (UTF-8 or anything like that).
Of course this is not a critical bug, but for thos who will "discover" Debian , in french , this may be annoying.
I hope that fixing this bug will not take too much time, and that the stable version of the sarge will be released soon.
QTN
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