Re: Installation screen proposal (was Please test this woody cd image)
I think you're a little late... boot floppies are frozen, are they not?
On Fri, 2002-04-19 at 03:08, Svante Signell wrote:
> Hello,
>
> When booting the Woody CD you are presented to the information screen
> giving general information and ways to get help, etc _before_ choosing
> which kernel to boot.
>
> After choosing kernel and booting, however, you immediately get to the
> 'Choose language', 'Choose Language Variant' and 'Release Notes'
> screens without any means to back out, correct mistakes etc. Finally
> after the first four screens you enter the 'Installation Main Menu'.
>
> I have the following proposal of an additional installation screen, as
> follows:
>
> =====================================================
> After the initial screen, and _before_ entering the language choice
> present another screen, telling the user what is happening next, eg:
>
> Welcome to Debian GNU/Linux 3.0/Woody. You have chosen to boot kernel xx, eg bf42.
>
> The steps to follow next in the installation procedure are:
> 1) Choose Language
> 2) Choose Language Variant
> 3) Read Release notes
> 4) Enter Installation Main Menu
>
> When you enter the Main menu, several choices will be presented, and a
> default path for install will also be given. From there you will have
> the choice to back out of the installation if needed.
>
> If you feel unsure, need to get more information, make adjustments etc
> before proceeding you now have the choice to back out by removing the
> installation CD and press <RESET> or <CONTROL-ALT-DEL> now. This is
> also the way to go if you want to restart the installation using
> another kernel.
>
> For those of who are interested in the boot log you can do so by ...
> (enter text here)
> ================================================
>
> In my opinion this would help especially new Debian users to feel more
> comfortable with what is going to happen during the install. (I know
> that a graphical installer is in the works, but not until woody+1)
>
> Best wishes,
> Svante Signell
>
> Below follows unanswered question in an earlier posting. srs writes:
> > Addtional boxes boot-tested with woody-isolinux:
> >
> > Box disks idepci bf24
> > Comapaq Presario 5640/5670 IDE OK OK
> > Dell Dimension XPS 733r IDE OK OK
> > Dual Celeron MSI6120 SCSI+IDE OK OK
> > Em2 QDI Brilliant SCSI OK OK (compact tested OK too)
> > Dell Inspiron 4100 laptop IDE OK OK
> >
> > A few comments about the installer program:
> >
> > 1. Is it possible to generate a boot log, and to be able to view it
> > while installing?
> >
> > 2. It would be nice to be able to back out, or doing a reboot _before_
> > having to go as long as to the keyboard setup phase. You maybe
> > changed your mind before coming that far: What am I doing?, I don't
> > have all info available!, whats happening next?, I want to quit the
> > install!, etc.
> >
> > 3. When coming to the part of the install where you have several
> > choices, the reboot, restart and prevoius step options should be
> > higher up in the menu. This enables you to see a way out of the
> > install procedure, if needed.
> >
> > Eagerly waiting for the woody release,
> > Svante Signell
> >
>
>
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