http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2089
------- Additional Comments From [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2003-02-07 12:38 ------- The comments were valid as for 9.1 release version -- Configure bugmail: http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is. ------- Reminder: ------- assigned_to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] status: UNCONFIRMED creation_date: description: These are the notes I've written down, I feel they're more appropriate to write as a single report rather than a series of problems. 1. The monitor refresh rate used by the installation program is awful - it's probably 60 Hz. It's hurting my eyes! 2. When checking the partitions, it complains that the partition table is too inconsistent (seems to me it got messed up by the Beta). I chose the option to ignore the problem, but too many fake partitions appeared. 3. Before and after the partition problem message, there was a long (~10-20sec.) time of high disk activity without anything being written on the screen. Frightening. 4. First attempt at installation, after package "libsane1", it went kinda bluescreen. The X was frosen, the installation program could be seen by "top" to be running, but there was nothing to do. An error message was saying something about "disk out of space". Running df did not show anything. I killed the installation program, and it rebooted. Next time it succeeded through all the packages. 5. The "detailed list" box of the installation screen is too empty. It would be very nice to add there a scroller-enabled list of all the packages already installed (or even maybe show those that are to be installed). That's not necessary, but would provide a good entertainment and in the same time allow me to learn something new about the system during the install. 6. The "change CD" dialog box is too small, such that it appears with a scrollbar. This is just a sign of untydiness that better not appear during the install. Making it a few pixels better will help. 7. When "installing bootloader", it doesn't let me select anything! Probably it is because it was an upgrade, but if I remember correctly, a fresh install of the beta did not ask me any questions either. 8. the "installing bootloader" got stuck. It generated several lilo options with the "unsafe" line in them, and lilo gave an error. I fixed it by manually editing /etc/lilo.conf and running lilo. This did not help the GUI, but as it was the last relevant step of the installation, I just rebooted the machine and it started OK. There was no way to opt out of the bootloader installation, or, e.g. ask for the bootloader to be installed to a floppy. Finally, the system seems OK and running, but I feel that a non-expert would have no chances at all to get it going (I know it's an RC, I specifically report these problems so that the final product will be easier on a novice). Thanks, Alex
