Re: Workaround for installing Debian onto PowerMacs (2020-02-02 image)
On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 2:41 AM John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
<glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de> wrote:
>
> > On Feb 9, 2021, at 8:37 AM, Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 2:21 AM John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
> > <glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de> wrote:
> >>
> >>>> On Feb 9, 2021, at 8:07 AM, Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> After install the machine reboots automatically. We are not given an
> >>> opportunity to stop the reboot.
> >>> In fact, we are not even told a reboot
> >>> is going to happen.
> >>
> >> That’s not true. The last screen does exactly that. It asks you whether you are ready to reboot.
> >>
> >>> Maybe the installer needs a step that confirms the
> >>> reboot with a Yes/No prompt?
> >>
> >> It already does that.
> >
> > I'm probably being too pendactice from the UX point of view.
> >
> > (1) The last screen says a reboot is needed. The prompt is <Continue>
> > or <Go Back>.
> >
> > (2) The last screen does not say a reboot will be performed, and does
> > not offer a choice to not reboot.
> >
> > When I was faced with (1), I selected <Continue> thinking I could drop
> > into a shell and perform the extra steps.
> >
> > (3) The last screen should say something like, "A reboot is required.
> > Reboot Now? <Yes> <No>".
> >
> > If the message and prompt is changed to (3), then the message will
> > more closely follow the existing behavior. It will improve the UX
> > experience.
>
> Well, I‘m not concerned with this part of debian-installer which is maintained by multiple people.
>
> If you would like to get that changed, the debian-boot mailing list is your friend.
>
> I‘m not in charge with all of debian-installer.
Thanks. The issue was raised at
https://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2021/02/msg00011.html.
It looks like the debian-installer folks are getting ready to provide
a new release of the installer
(https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/). Hopefully they will
take the feedback and address the issue before the next release of the
installer.
Jeff
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