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Bug#385016: marked as done (installation-report: french keyboard badly supported in graphical installer on laptop)

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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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> 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"...


This is #339352 which has been closed on Aug 12th after switching g-i
with the new libraries.

However, I'm afraid that some stuff is still broken...:-(


The current daily build just DO NOT use the french mapping when
selected in the graphical installer. The keyboard is just mapped like
a US keyboard...:-(

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