Bug#228134: installation-reports: consistently try network config even if not

[Eugen Dedu <Eugen.Dedu@pu-pm.univ-fcomte.fr>]

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