Bug#248918: Package: installation-reports
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: Beta 4 (sarge i386 netinst)
Date: 13 may 2004
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: [E]
Create file systems: [E]
Mount partitions: [E]
Install base system: [E]
Install boot loader: [ ]
Reboot: [ ]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
Abstract: add the badblocks utility and a badblocks-checking option in the
partitioner
The harddisk i tried to install to is corrupt, or at least corrupt to the Linux
kernel (2.4 and 2.6 tried). That is why the four steps marked with an E went
wrong (and occasionally not).
Now, the real problem i like to point out is a binary missing: badblocks. In
situations where you're not sure about the quality of the harddisk (as this),
the less newbie (more advanced) user will need this utility.
I also think that there should be an option in the partitioning program to turn
on badblocks-checking in the formatting proces (mkfs -c). One way of
implementing this would be by adding an option/line to the partition-specific
screen: 'Check for bad blocks' with options 'yes' and 'no'. Documentation in the
help feature will also be trivial, i think.
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