http://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=5818
Product: Installation
Component: Installation
Summary: 9.2rc2 installer is a mess
Product: Installation
Version: 1.842
Platform: PC
OS/Version: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P2
Component: Installation
AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Using the CDs this time, I did manage to install a workable 9.2rc2; BUT... the
INSTALLATION process is far from being reasonable if Mdk wishes to
attract new users...
Recursive install...(?)
Chose package groupings, clicked Next -- realized I forgot to select
"individual package selection".... clicked Cancel, got groupings and
made the selection. When the installer continued, it gave me a 2nd
progress window, slightly smaller than the first one, and the package
selection window is postage stamp sized -- well, actually barely
wide enough to show the name and checkbox, and only 3 lines worth.
Proceeded with installation.... until...
When it got to the create a boot floppy stage, I answered yes... it
asked for a floppy -- I complied; but the system got stuck -- could
only switch between "Details" & "No details" and access VCs.
Even though I chose to install lilo on MBR, I was not presented with
the opportunity to add the 9.1 info -- due to above recursion?
Only way out was the 3-finger salute, which of course forced a full
fsck of all partitions.
Installation of unwanted s/w...
I was very careful to deselect Samba,
lisa, LinNeighborhood and YP; yet, these were all installed.
When making selections of which s/w to install, why aren't there lock
icons on all those packages which appear selectable, yet give a
package can't be selected/deselected dialog??
Under 9.1, I could use both a USB wheel-mouse _and_ the "stick" on my
IBM ThinkPad -- under 9.2, only the USB mouse is enabled. Sure would
be nice if a future installer would allow multi-mouse selections.
Battery monitor was not installed on laptop -- probably one of those
options for which there is no Help listed. Maybe it's not obvious; but until it
becomes possible to install on a live system, there is no online help available
i the installer....
Networking...
OK... LinModems are not directly supported; that's OK... but once it
and kppp installed... why should 9.2 not set a corect default route as 9.1 did?
# route -n
Kernel IP routing table
Destination Gateway Genmask Flags Metric Ref Use Iface
209.165.110.88 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.255 UH 0 0 0 ppp0
192.168.1.0 0.0.0.0 255.255.255.0 U 0 0 0 eth0
127.0.0.0 0.0.0.0 255.0.0.0 U 0 0 0 lo
0.0.0.0 192.168.1.1 0.0.0.0 UG 0 0 0 eth0
Especially since eth0 is not even up...
# mii-tool
eth0: no link
System time....
No... this machine has NEVER had WinHosed on it... the time was set
correctly in 9.1 -- 9.2rc2 should read 17:50 as I write this; instead,
it reads 9:50 -- EIGHT hours off!
To repeat my main issue every new release of Mdk: it's the INSTALLER
that needs work!!!
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