Bug#249937: installation-reports: Failed to install on x86 with d-i beta4 -- Several problems

[Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com>]

clone 249937 -1
reassign -1 debian-cd
retitle -1 Please document kernel command like constraints
thanks

* Gilles Sadowski <gilles@harfang.homelinux.org> [2004-05-20 00:58]:
> * Problem 1
> In the first try, I used the following options (as exemplified in <F7> key menu):
>   expert26 bootkb=be hw-detect/start_pcmcia=false netcfg/use_dhcp=false
> Then I got:
>  Kernel panic: Too many boot env vars at 'netcfg/use_dhcp=false'

I think there is a constraint how long a string you can pass to the
kernel.  This should be documented.

> * Problem 2
> >From already installed system, I had prepared the partitions to be used for the new one.
>  LVM not available.  You should load the lvm-mod module.

This is a known problem when using 2.6 kernels.  This will be fixed in
beta5.  Maybe you can give an image from
http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/sarge_d-i/ a go and confirm
that it has indeed be fixed?

> * Problem 3a
> * Problem 3b
> * Problem 4
> The "Configure timezone" menu item doesn't work: when selcting it, the 
> menu flickers, but nothing more happens.

I don't know.

> * Problem 5
> [Consequence of problem 2]
> Somehow I was allowed to go on with the install after the LVM error 
> message, although I hadn't selected partitions other than those to be 
> mounted as /root and /boot.  So in the "package install" I got many
>   No space left on device

The partitioner should warn you if your root disk is too small.  This
has been filed already as #247044: Should complain if root is too
small.

-- 
Martin Michlmayr
tbm@cyrius.com