Re: Workaround for installing Debian onto PowerMacs (2020-02-02 image)
On Tue, Feb 9, 2021 at 4:51 AM Jeffrey Walton <noloader@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> 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.
My bad, here's the URL:
https://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2021/02/msg00109.html.
Jeff
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