Bug#472824: Some Lenny install issues supposedly linked to win32-loader
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: qemu virtual machine, both with and without the new "Windows
install" feature (win32-loader)
Image version: debian-testing-i386-kde-CD-1.iso
.disk/info:
Debian GNU/Linux testing "Lenny" - Official Snapshot i386 kde-CD Binary-1
20080314-21:55
Installation Date: 2008-03-16
Machine: qemu-0.8.2-4etch1, with kqemu acceleration
Processor: AMD Sempron
Memory: About 200MB for the virtual machines
Partitions: No partition problems
Output of lspci -nn and lspci -vnn:
No hardware problems
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [ O]
Detect network card: [O ]
Configure network: [ O]
Detect CD: [ O]
Load installer modules: [O ]
Detect hard drives: [ O]
Partition hard drives: [ O]
Install base system: [ O]
Clock/timezone setup: [ E]
User/password setup: [ O]
Install tasks: [ E]
Install boot loader: [E]
Overall install: [ E]
Comments/Problems:
In fact I was surprised, how well this install ran, excellent work, folks!
Install tasks:
The "desktop" task installs, if the installation is started the classic way
via BIOS from CD. But it does not install, if the CD is started with the new
win32-loader mechanism from Windows ("XP SP2 spanish" in my case).
An "aptitude install kde kdm" solved it.
Clock/timezone setup:
I chose spanish localization, but the options for Carribean or even other
countries others than European did not show up in the install with
win32-loader.
Install boot loader:
The dialogue asked me, if grub should be installed in the (hd0) disk, I said
no, "please install grub in (hd0,1)", but the MBR of the disk has been
overwritten.
I thought the initial bootloader would be left untouched, but no.
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