Bug#777474: Saving logs to first-user account just installed (wishlist)
Package: installation-reports
Boot method: USB image
Image version: CD Debian GNU/Linux testing "Jessie" - Official Snapshot i386 NETINST Binary-1 20150126-04:46
Date: 20150129-12:00
Machine: OptiPlex GX520 A11 (11/30/06)
Processor: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz
Memory: 2.0 GB 533 MHz Dual Interleaved DDR2 SDRAM
Partitions:
/dev/disk/by-label/ezra02 ext4 28798012 3792184 23519900 14% /
udev devtmpfs 10240 0 10240 0% /dev
tmpfs tmpfs 412500 6320 406180 2% /run
tmpfs tmpfs 1031244 80 1031164 1% /dev/shm
tmpfs tmpfs 5120 4 5116 1% /run/lock
tmpfs tmpfs 1031244 0 1031244 0% /sys/fs/cgroup
/dev/sdb1 fuseblk 102396 24712 77684 25% /media/olaf01
/dev/sdb2 fuseblk 78020548 22018424 56002124 29% /media/olaf02
/dev/sda1 ext4 28608412 11128372 16003752 42% /agogs
/dev/sda3 ext4 419068132 103884372 293873220 27% /home
tmpfs tmpfs 206252 12 206240 1% /run/user/118
tmpfs tmpfs 206252 0 206252 0% /run/user/1000
Output of lspci -nn:
00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ/P/PL Memory Controller Hub [8086:2770] (rev 02)
00:01.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ/P/PL PCI Express Root Port [8086:2771] (rev 02)
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2772] (rev 02)
00:02.1 Display controller [0380]: Intel Corporation 82945G/GZ Integrated Graphics Controller [8086:2776] (rev 02)
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 1 [8086:27d0] (rev 01)
00:1c.1 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family PCI Express Port 2 [8086:27d2] (rev 01)
00:1d.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #1 [8086:27c8] (rev 01)
00:1d.1 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #2 [8086:27c9] (rev 01)
00:1d.2 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #3 [8086:27ca] (rev 01)
00:1d.3 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB UHCI Controller #4 [8086:27cb] (rev 01)
00:1d.7 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family USB2 EHCI Controller [8086:27cc] (rev 01)
00:1e.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation 82801 PCI Bridge [8086:244e] (rev e1)
00:1e.2 Multimedia audio controller [0401]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) AC'97 Audio Controller [8086:27de] (rev 01)
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation 82801GB/GR (ICH7 Family) LPC Interface Bridge [8086:27b8] (rev 01)
00:1f.1 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation 82801G (ICH7 Family) IDE Controller [8086:27df] (rev 01)
00:1f.2 IDE interface [0101]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SATA Controller [IDE mode] [8086:27c0] (rev 01)
00:1f.3 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation NM10/ICH7 Family SMBus Controller [8086:27da] (rev 01)
02:00.0 Ethernet controller [0200]: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme BCM5751 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express [14e4:1677] (rev 01)
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: [*]
Install base system: [O]
Clock/timezone setup: [O]
User/password setup: [O]
Install tasks: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Overall install: [O]
Comments:
A successful non-graphical expert install. Thanks very much for all
the hard work.
* Only used partitioner to reformat sda2,
and avoided touching swap partition.
The ability of the installer's "partitioner" to avoid touching the
partition table (and reformatting any of their contents) could perhaps
be spelled out more emphatically nowadays because some people have
issues with precisely which partition program touches their disk(s).
Problems:
Wishlist: I would like to be able to copy the installation logs to
/target/home/<first-user>/ (using the option "Mounted Filesystem") so
that when first-user reboots the system, the logs are all there in
~/install/ ready for consultation and archival.
Unfortunately, all the while that "Save Logs" is available as an
optional step, /target/home/<first-user>/ does not yet exist because
the accounts are only created *after* "Finish Installation" is
executed.
There may be an ugly hack: let "Finish Installation" create the user
accounts and ask about the RTC. Use the opportunity on these screens
to "Go Back" and then "Save Logs". Now repeat "Finish Installation".
The user accounts are recreated, and I assume (unchecked) that extra
files in /target/home/<first-user>/ are not an issue (one can install
with a populated /home).
Cheers,
David.
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