Bug#231949: Debian Installation Report
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: 02/09/2004 100MB CD image from debian.org
uname -a: Linux (none) "2.4.22-1-386 #9 Mon Feb 9 15:40:39 EST 2004 i686
unknown"
Date: 02/09/2004 3:30PM
Method: 100MB CD image, boot from CD-ROM drive.
Machine: Dell OptiPlex GX240
Processor: Pentium 4 1.7GHz
Memory: 640MB PC133
Root Device: 40GB WDC 7200RPM IDE
Root Size/partition table: Didn't get that far / Not relevant to report.
Output of lspci: Didn't get that far / Not relevant to report.
Base System Installation Checklist:
Initial boot worked: [O]
Configure network HW: [O]
Config network: [E]
Detect CD: [ ]
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:
I am on a network with a DHCP server configured such that:
A) The hostname is important.
B) The hostname must begin with a particular capital letter.
The Debian installer prompts me to enter a hostname, and I do so.
However, when dhclient attempts to autoconfigure the interface, it is
not properly passing the specified hostname to the DHCP server, and thus
receives no reply. Further, the installation image seems to lack any
kind of text editor for modifying the dhclient script, and dhclient
(unlike pump and dhcpcd) does not allow you to specify such things on
the command line. Therefore, there is no way to get network
connectivity during the install, and I cannot proceed. Additionally,
the "Detect CD" phase seems to spuriously depend on
Recommended Action: Modify the installer so that it does not 'mangle'
the specified hostname in any way, at least for the purposes of DHCP.
Alternately, let the user choose a specific DHCP_HOSTNAME to pass.
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