Bug#230346: marked as done (base-config problem during testing installation)
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Downloaded at 0924 GMT, 30-Jan-2004 from http://people.debian.org/cdimage/testing/netinst/i386/beta2/sarge-i386-netinst.iso.
uname -a:
Linux kenmore 2.4.22-1-386 #9 Sat Oct 4 14:30:39 EST 2003 i686 GNU/Linux
Date: 1100 GMT, 30-Jan-2004
Method: Booted from CD created using the above netinst image. Then proceeded with network install using www.mirror.ac.uk. No proxy.
Machine: Time Notebook PC model 8375
Processor: Mobile Athlon XP-M 2200+
Memory: 256MB
Root Device: IDE
Root Size/partition table:
Root partition is 995960 1k blocks
Output of lspci:
00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. P/KN266 Host Bridge
00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8633 [Apollo Pro266 AGP]
00:09.0 CardBus bridge: ENE Technology Inc CB1410 Cardbus Controller (rev 01)
00:0b.0 FireWire (IEEE 1394): VIA Technologies, Inc. IEEE 1394 Host Controller (rev 80)
00:10.0 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 80)
00:10.1 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB (rev 80)
00:10.3 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. USB 2.0 (rev 82)
00:11.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8235 ISA Bridge
00:11.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT8233/A/C/VT8235 PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
00:11.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT8233/A/8235 AC97 Audio Controller (rev 50)
00:11.6 Communication controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. Intel 537 [AC97 Modem] (rev 80)
00:12.0 Ethernet controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6102 [Rhine-II] (rev 74)
01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: S3 Inc. VT8375 [ProSavage8 KM266/KL266]
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: [O]
Create file systems: [O]
Mount partitions: [O]
Install base system: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Reboot: [O]
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Comments/Problems:
Everything OK until running base-config after the reboot. Here base-config seemed unable to track which steps had been completed. The first problem was in configuring APT sources - in my case http using www.mirror.ac.uk. I set these options, and the package lists were downloaded OK, but then the config script repeatedly asked me to re-enter the APT sources, but without downloading again. After a few repeats I hit "Cancel" and returned to the main menu, manually shifted to "Select packages to install" and everything seemed OK.
After selecting and installing packages using aptitude, the script then asked me for MTA configuration options. After entering these the script returned me to the main menu, but still at the point "Configure the MTA". Manual selection of the subsequent option worked OK.
This behaviour was seen when I re-ran base-config later from the command prompt.
Neither problem is fatal, but the first problem could be serious during installation by a newbie, as they may not feel confident about proceeding manually past the repeated steps. Such a user would never get past the APT configuration step.
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I'm processing old installation reports, and have, finally, gotten to
yours. Thanks for talking the time to file an installation report.
I'm closing your installation report, after determining that:
- Your report mentions some strange problems that seem unlikely to be
present in current versions of the installer.
If you can, please try installing again using a current version of the
debian installer. I recommend the tc1 release, which you can find on our
web page, <http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/>. If you can, try
to reproduce the problems you reported using it, so we can verify that
they're all fixed. We look forward to your new installation report.
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