Bug#308937: (no subject)
Package: installation-reports
Debian-installer-version: RC3 netinst from
http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ 13th May 2005
uname -a:
Date: <Date and time of the install>
Method: I booted from netinst image and installed packages from
ftp.fi.debian.org
Machine: Custom machine
Processor: PIII
Memory: 128 Mb
Root Device: /dev/hda
Root Size/partition table:
Output of lspci and lspci -n:$ lspci
0000:00:00.0 Host bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C693A/694x [Apollo PRO133x]
(rev c4)
0000:00:01.0 PCI bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C598/694x [Apollo
MVP3/Pro133x AGP]
0000:00:07.0 ISA bridge: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super South]
(rev 40)
0000:00:07.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc.
VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 06)
0000:00:07.2 USB Controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82xxxxx UHCI USB 1.1
Controller (rev 16)
0000:00:07.4 SMBus: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 [Apollo Super ACPI] (rev 40)
0000:00:07.5 Multimedia audio controller: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C686 AC97
Audio Controller (rev 50)
0000:00:0f.0 Ethernet controller: 3Com Corporation 3c905C-TX/TX-M [Tornado] (rev
74)
0000:01:00.0 VGA compatible controller: ATI Technologies Inc Rage 128 Pro Ultra
TF
$ lspci -n
0000:00:00.0 0600: 1106:0691 (rev c4)
0000:00:01.0 0604: 1106:8598
0000:00:07.0 0601: 1106:0686 (rev 40)
0000:00:07.1 0101: 1106:0571 (rev 06)
0000:00:07.2 0c03: 1106:3038 (rev 16)
0000:00:07.4 0c05: 1106:3057 (rev 40)
0000:00:07.5 0401: 1106:3058 (rev 50)
0000:00:0f.0 0200: 10b7:9200 (rev 74)
0000:01:00.0 0300: 1002:5446
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
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]
Comments/Problems:
The initial installation and reboot went 100% smoothly. The goal of my install
is to have a working KDE desktop with OO.org, Firefox and Finnish i18n on
desktop.
I did not select any packages with tasksel, since I want a KDE only workstation
and tasksel has no choice for KDE desktop. This seems to be a faq and despite it
being a faq it's overlooked by tasksel developers.
(http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=238962&archive=yes)
Problems
1. Exim installation asks questions that are confusing to newbies. By default
any mail delivery out or in should disabled without questions. I chose only
local delivery without network connection. Exim asks for recipient of root and
postmaster mail - this is confusing for beginners. Why not send them to root by
default? Bug #51125
2. dictionaries-common/ispell issues a warning about default dictionary been set
to finnish and not changed to american. This is an unnecessary warning message.
3. installs gcc by default - this is unnecessary, and might be a security risk
4. starting MTA (Exim) takes a long time
5. restarts MTA after removing read-edid and mdetect - restarting takes a very
long time
6. installation ready, logged in OK
7. I checked the functionality of CDROM and Floppy drive since I've had problems
with them previously on Sarge. They mounted, listed files and umounted OK in
shell.
8. apt-get install xserver-xfree86 xfree86-common x-window-system-core kde
openoffice.org
openoffice.org-l10n-fi kdm kde-i18n-fi
9. cvs installation asks about location of repositories and invalid repositories
- irrelevant questions for a desktop system. The directories should be set to
default (/var/lib/cvs) and the directory created without questions. Bug #35152
should be reopened.
10. shows a complicated message about libpango1.0-common and pango.aliases. A
very confusing message. Asks about trusting font management to defoma - this
should be set to yes and not asked. I've filed a bug against this package.
11. Tested cdrom and floppy functionality in KDE - works fine except ejecting a
cdrom. CDROM can be ejected as root only in terminal. I've filed a bug report
against this package.
Thanks for your hard work making the best OS on earth!
Tapio Kautto
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