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Bug#251794: Installation report: partman problems (regression)



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This report never made it to the list (probably because of the size of the 
attachment containing the installation logs).

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Package: installation-reports
Version: 20040530
Severity: important

Install performed to confirm/refute the problems with os-prober recognition
 of Windows partitions reported by Andree Leidenfrost.

INSTALL REPORT

Debian-installer-version: netinst CD i386 sarge_d-i 20040530
Method: Boot from CD (in hdc); DEBCONF_PRIORITY=medium; en_US/Netherlands

Machine: NEC Direction
Processor: Pentium III (Coppermine)
Memory: 256 MB
Root Device: Spare IDE disk installed as hdb and used that for install

Root Size/partition table:
hda: QUANTUM FIREBALLlct10 20 (unused for this install)
hdb: Maxtor 90430D3
hdc: Hewlett-Packard CD-Writer Plus 8100
hdd: PIONEER DVD-ROM DVD-114

Disk /dev/hdb: 4311 MB, 4311982080 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 524 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytes

   Device Boot  Start  End   Blocks   Id  System      Mounted as
/dev/hda1           1    2    16033+  83  Linux
/dev/hda2         513 2482 15824025    f  Win95 Ext'd (LBA)
/dev/hda3   *       3  512  4096575    b  Win95 FAT32 /windows (ro)
/dev/hda5         513 1022  4096543+  83  Linux
/dev/hda6        1704 1716   104391   82  Linux swap
/dev/hda7        1717 1971  2048256    b  Win95 FAT32
/dev/hda8        1972 2354  3076416    b  Win95 FAT32
/dev/hda9        2355 2482  1028128+   b  Win95 FAT32
/dev/hda10       1023 1703  5470101   83  Linux

   Device Boot  Start  End   Blocks   Id  System      Mounted as
/dev/hdb1           1  135  1084356    b  W95 FAT32   /dos (ro)
/dev/hdb2         136  524  3124642+   5  Extended
/dev/hdb5         136  176   329301    6  FAT16
/dev/hdb6         481  500   160618+  83  Linux       /home
/dev/hdb7         501  524   192748+  82  Linux swap  swap
/dev/hdb8         177  358  1461883+  83  Linux
/dev/hdb9         359  480   979933+  83  Linux       /

Base System Installation Checklist:

Initial boot worked:    [O]
Configure network HW:   [O]
Config network:         [E]
Detect CD:              [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives:     [O]
Partition hard drives:  [E]
Create file systems:    [O]
Mount partitions:       [O]
Install base system:    [O]
Install boot loader:    [E]
Reboot:                 [O]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Comments/Problems:

Network configuration
=====================
Note: installation with DEBCONF_PRIORITY=medium
My system does not have PCMCIA support, but I accepted default at question to
start PCMCIA services.
I was next asked to enter resource ranges and entered again.
The question about resource ranges was asked again 2 times during the next
hw-config phases. This should be suppressed.

Partman
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I selected /dev/hda3 (vfat, W2K) with keep existing data and was offered
/dos and /windows as mountpoints; selected /windows.
I next selected /dev/hdb1 (vfat, W98) with keep existing data, and was again
offered _both_ /dos and /windows.
Partman should not offer mountpoints that have already been taken.

After confirming all my selections, there was a very long blue screen without
progress bars; I think that was while the vfat partitions were mounted.

GRUB installer
==============
I did two installs:
- - first default priority with nl_NL and _no_ windows partitions selected
  for mountpoints
- - second medium priority with en_US and _both_ windows partitions selected
  for mountpoints (as shown above)

Regression (both installs):
- - screen where summary of probed OS's are shown is not shown anymore
- - question 'do you want to install GRUB on MBR' is not shown anymore
(I think these were actually on one dialog that's gone missing.)

After first install, there were entries for both my W2K and W98 partitions in
/boot/grub/menu.lst.
After second install, there were _no_ entries for both these partitions.

Logs for second install are attached.

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