I just tried to install Mandrake 8.2beta2 using the alternative bootfloppy
"cdrom.img-2.2.19-BADZ5"
because of a problem with the standard 2.4.17-15mdkBOOT.
And I found 2 problems:
First of all the really big problem I had while trying to install:
after the package-installtion finished I got back to the partition-choosing (and
could choose the packages again)
So did not get past the package-installation-routine. This makes it impossible to
install Mandrake 8.2 using
the alternative bootdisk "cdrom.img-2.2.19-BADZ5".
This is what I found on console 1:
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rpm database closed
closing install.log file
running: ldconfig with root /mnt
Install took: 0:25:53
Installed: 824MB(df), 626MB(rpm)
warning: already displayed at /usr/bin/perl-install/install_steps_gtk.pm line 682
starting step 'choose Packages'
getFile Mandrake /base/hdlists:
errorOpeningFile Mandrake/base/hdlists
warning: no hdlists found at /usr/bin/perl-install/pkgs.pm line 357
==========================================================
(This happend being in expert-mode)
I managed to get around the problem with 2.4.17-15mdkBOOT (because of a hint using
"ide=nodma") and this error did not happen - I could install Mandrake8.2 .
The secound one you can get an easy workaround:
You can choose ext3 while using kernel 2.2.19 without an ext3-module. This is kind
of confusing because the partitions are formated without any error so you think
everything
is fine - but of course trying to mount this partitions does not work. So the
Installer can not
go on.
What about showing only filesystem which the kernel does support by checking it before
the user chooses ext3.
I was using the expert mode, no idea what happens in user-mode(but I think ext3 is
standard).
If I can do any tests, go ahead and ask me.
Hope this bug-report helps fixing them
Bye
Jens Henrik
