Bug#293151: "testing" installation: reboot does more than reboot
Package: installation-reports
(sorry, I currently have no access to the machine I'm installing)
Debian-installer-version: sarge (2005-01-27)
uname -a: <The result of running uname -a on a shell prompt>
Date: 2005-01-31 22:00 EST (-0500EDT)
Method: from sarge cd-iso
Machine: Desktop (generic)
Processor: P4 2.8GHz
Memory: 1GB
Root Device: IDE (6 disks)
Root Size/partition table:
Output of lspci and lspci -n:
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
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]
Start Base-Config: [E]
Comments/Problems:
After doing a full install, it ejected the CD and asked me to remove the
media for reboot. I took this opportunity to switch to another window
and make a "dd" backup of /dev/md/0 partition (for future reference, as
I'm trying to track down an md0 install problem). In doing so, I unmounted
the filesystems. When all was completed, I went back to the main window
and hit "OK" to go ahead and reboot. I thought it odd that it appeared to
do a few things, and then when it rebooted, my keyboard was not configured
(I use Dvorak) and base-config did not run.
It looks to me like more happens at that point than just a reboot and if
someone has played around and unmounted the /target then some things don't
get set and the configuration does not happen correctly.
Brian
( bcwhite@precidia.com )
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