---------- Forwarded Message ---------- Subject: Re: Bug#377752: installation report Date: Sunday 23 July 2006 08:38 From: Brian Morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Thank you for your reply. I will review your comments closely ASAP. I hope it becomes clear that the daily netiso was broken on July 18th, at least for my model of machine. there was a bug in the Xorg install where it was looping. most literally, i would exit the menu and it would return to the same menu. i had to go into shell to kill it. then of course i had no x driver configured. however installer acknowledged that later, then later went ahead and set up gdm (aka xdm) - which is obviously a failure. i could not log in because there was only a scrambled screen which perhaps was rather tough on my display besides ! i think a better expert than i could boot into a lower run level, but i could not deal with it at that point. then with the third try, that lspci command missing, which i did not notice until i was making up the install report, looked like a serious problem. (never mind i could not get the xorg going in general there, i was perhaps preferring the old installer at the time, i just wanted to get my system back. the changes were something of a surprise for me. i did not really want the entire desktop environment any but i was concerned that i would be missing something with the simple install. it was interesting in the new installer to see the laptop task group there, although i am not sure the packages that were automatically installed there were actually the appropriate ones for my machine. please note that in my first report my criticisms were actually directed at the sarge installer. i am glad you are developing the installer more, but my concerns now is a bad situation getting worse, as far as a person of middling experience like myself getting sufficient verbosity and choices/options in the expert mode, during these package selection and installation steps. i noticed also yesterday there is a new/ revised installation guide. i am going to look at that when i have a chance. if i can get my backup situation straight, i would be willing to try the etch installer again in a few months. (would also try it on an old world machine) meanwhile i am pretty happy that the "3 stage" method worked and i have a system again that i can practice working with. and actually a fairly clean start with this system ... thanks again for your attention, and apologies for confusing. poor typing continues, i won't try to explain, but i will try and develop better habits. brian -------------------------------------------------------
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