Helmut Wollmersdorfer wrote: > http://cdimage.debian.org/pub/cdimage-testing/daily/i386/20040923/sarge-i386-netinst.iso > > Comments/Problems: > > 1) Image does not fit on installation media > ------------------------------------------- > Problem: BUG > Severity: NORMAL > Description: > zcat boot.img.gz > /dev/sda1 > produces a 128 MB area, regardless of the size of USB-Stick. Some of the > space is used by files of the installer. After this, netinst.iso does > not fit into the remaining space. Maybe my system caused this. > Possible Solution(s): > - provide larger areas by boot.img.gz > - provide a little bit smaller .iso > - improve the documentation I think you're wrong about the version of the iso you downloaded. Before 20040923 the iso was approximatly 17 mb in size, too bug for the usb device. But the 20040923 build dropped that down to 108 MB, which fits handily. > 3) Essential Hardware not dedected > ---------------------------------- > Problem: BUG > Severity: GRAVE (IMPORTANT?) > Description: > After boot from USB-Stick and loading the .iso from hda3, essential > hardware is not dedected, e.g. network-interface, floppy, southbridge. > After playing around, trying the confusing paths of d-i, and some > reboots I could step forwards. > Sorry, no d-i.log of this, because devices not dedected. > Possible solution(s): > - redesign d-i Redesign d-i. Yeesh. Please identify the design flaw.. No, the solutuion is for you to provide complete details about your hardware and installation logs. > 4) Partitioner does not use existing swap > ----------------------------------------- > Problem: BUG > Severity: IMPORTANT > Description: > In the variant "all in one" the target partion (10 GB in this case) is > splitted into / and swap. Very unusual and unexpected behaviour. > Possible solution(s): > Provide the usual variants, as other distries do: > - entire disk > - / into one target, ask if to reuse existing swap > - expert mode Already filed as bug #254727 > 5) LVM not possible > ------------------- > Problem: BUG > Severity: NORMAL (IMPORTANT?) > Possible solution(s): > - implement it LVM works. I don't know what you did, since you provide asolutely no information. > 6) needs reboot before format > ----------------------------- > Problem: BUG > Severity: IMPORTANT No idea what you're talking about. > 7) Partition table damaged > -------------------------- > Problem: BUG > Severity: CRITICAL > Description: > See output of > > # cfdisk /dev/hda > FATAL ERROR: Bad logical partition 6: enlarged logical partitions overlap > Press any key to exit cfdisk We probably need full installation logs to begin to debug this. (Skipping of items that make no sense, ar inadequatly explained or seem unimportant to me.) > 12) Important packages not (un)selectable/choosable/included in tasksel > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Problem: BUG (it's really more than an important whish) > Severity: IMPORTANT > Problem: > Some packages, which nearly everybody wants to install, are not > installed - like ssh, less. This indicates again that whatever image you used, it was not a current image. > - provide a usable (=Usability) package selector Such as aptitude? > 13) X misconfigured > ------------------- > Problem: BUG > Severity: IMPORTANT > Description: > See relevant part of log: > (II) APM: driver for the Alliance chipsets: AP6422, AT24, AT3D > (II) Primary Device is: PCI 01:00:0 > (EE) No devices detected. > > Fatal server error: > no screens found > > Ok, looked into my old conf and did the same, what Knoppix does: fall > back to vesa, and Buttons "5". > Possible solution(s): > - learn something from Knoppix or Suse Please learn to include sufficient logs and hardware information to let us understand and debug your problems. > 14) GRUB did not install all previous OS > ---------------------------------------- > Problem: BUG > Severity: IMPORTANT > Description: > There were 2 bootable OS installed, but only one of them is recognized. As I'm not a mind reader and you provided neither the partition table nor the names of the OSes in question, I hope you can understand why I'm unlikely to lose any sleep over this. -- see shy jo
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