Bug#559559: can't select "no localization"
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: netinst iso booted via virt-install
Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/iso-cd/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso
Date: 20091205
Machine: kvm
Processor: Qemu Virtual CPU version 0.11.0
Memory: 1024 MByte
Partitions: none
Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn):
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 440FX - 82441FX PMC [Natoma] [8086:1237] (rev 02)
Subsystem: Qumranet, Inc. Qemu virtual machine [1af4:1100]
00:01.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82371SB PIIX3 ISA [Natoma/Triton II] [8086:7000]
Subsystem: Qumranet, Inc. Qemu virtual machine [1af4:1100]
00:01.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82371SB PIIX3 IDE [Natoma/Triton II] [8086:7010]
Subsystem: Qumranet, Inc. Qemu virtual machine [1af4:1100]
Kernel driver in use: PIIX_IDE
00:01.2 USB Controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation 82371SB PIIX3 USB [Natoma/Triton II] [8086:7020] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Qumranet, Inc. Qemu virtual machine [1af4:1100]
Kernel driver in use: uhci_hcd
00:01.3 Bridge [0680]: Intel Corporation 82371AB/EB/MB PIIX4 ACPI [8086:7113] (rev 03)
Subsystem: Qumranet, Inc. Qemu virtual machine [1af4:1100]
Kernel driver in use: piix4_smbus
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Cirrus Logic GD 5446 [1013:00b8]
Subsystem: Qumranet, Inc. Device [1af4:1100]
00:03.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Qumranet, Inc. Virtio network device [1af4:1000]
Subsystem: Qumranet, Inc. Device [1af4:0001]
Kernel driver in use: virtio-pci
00:04.0 SCSI storage controller [0100]: Qumranet, Inc. Virtio block device [1af4:1001]
Subsystem: Qumranet, Inc. Device [1af4:0002]
Kernel driver in use: virtio-pci
00:05.0 RAM memory [0500]: Qumranet, Inc. Virtio memory balloon [1af4:1002]
Subsystem: Qumranet, Inc. Device [1af4:0005]
Kernel driver in use: virtio-pci
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [O] (text, expert mode)
Detect network card: [O] (virtio network device)
Configure network: [O] (dhcp)
Detect CD: [O] (virtual ide block device)
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O] (virtio block device)
Partition hard drives: [O] (using parted, gpt)
Install base system: [X] (1)
Clock/timezone setup: [X] (2)
User/password setup: [O]
Install tasks: [X] (3)
Install boot loader: [O] (4)
Overall install: [X]
Comments/Problems:
1)
If I try to select "no localization", continent-->Europe, country-->Germany,
then I end up in an endless menu loop. If I use "America, USA" instaed, then
I can select between en_US and C in the following menu (as expected).
Would it be possible to keep localization optional for _all_ countries? Its
apita, anyway.
2)
Due to wrong localization settings I am not allowed to select "CET" (or
"Europe/Berlin") in tzdata setup, either. I just get a restricted list of
time zones to choose from (valid only in the US, as it seems). I would prefer
to simply enter "CET" on the keyboard, at least for expert mode.
3)
Aptitude shows that most packages were explicitly selected for install.
d-i should make use of package dependencies instead, esp. for the lib*
packages.
libunwind7-dev was installed by default. I would guess this is obsolete
for a base system.
4)
I would prefer if grub doesn't include os-prober by default.
Regards
Harri
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