Bug#385016: installation-report: french keyboard badly supported in graphical installer on laptop
Package: installation-report
Severity: normal
Boot method: CD (with libata workaround)
Image version: d-i etch beta 3
Date: 2006/08/28
Machine: Dell Latitute D510 laptop
Processor: Celeron
Memory: 1G
Partitions: -
Output of lspci and lspci -n: -
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: [E]
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:
I've had a problem with the SATA disks : no CD detected, but the
workaround described in the errata worked 100% (libata.atapi_enabled=1)
Then I've been able to install the laptop (with a french keybeard
layout) using the Etch d-i beta 3 in graphical mode.
But there are 2 problems :
* The shift keys won't work : only Shift-Lock enables upper-case
characters input : very bad if silently happens during passwords
type-in
* Same problem for the "upper row" symbols of the "numbers" keys :
unable to type-in numbers, for instance in partition sizes input :
I've used the Fn key combination of the Dell laptop keyboard to input
the numbers on the "virtual keypad"...
Appart from that, installs beautifully !
Note that bluetooth stack tools were not installed although there's a
bluetooth chip, and integrated mini-pci ipw2200 wireless card wouldn't
work because of no firmware, and without a potential hint for newbie...
but I knew how to work around these two issues.
Good job with the graphical installer !
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing'), (500, 'stable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
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