https://qa.mandrakesoft.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2089
Product: Installation
Component: Installation
Summary: Several notes/problems on the installation
Version: 1.790
Platform: PC
OS/Version: All
Status: UNCONFIRMED
Severity: normal
Priority: P2
AssignedTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ReportedBy: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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
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