On Sat, Dec 26, 2020 at 03:18:40PM -0700, Charles Curley wrote: > On Mon, 21 Dec 2020 15:45:37 +0000 > "Andrew M.A. Cater" <amaca...@einval.com> wrote: > > > > > > Well, that's a good start :) The test suite we used to test for > > stable release CDs is here: > > https://wiki.debian.org/Teams/DebianCD/ReleaseTesting/Buster_r7?highlight=%28testing%29%7C%28cd%29%7C%2810.7%29 > > First test subject. IBM ThinkPad R51, product name 1836Q4U. Installed > via debian-bullseye-DI-alpha3-i386-netinst.iso. Expert install via text > using a RW-CD. Language and keyboard are US English. > > File systems are all ext4, on top of LVM. > > Desktop: XFCE > > Running expert install. > > Usability note: It would be nice if the option to show a password in > clear was above the widget for entering the password. That way one > could select it or not with less tabbing. > > Bug??: DI incorrectly detected this machine as having EFI. >
At the beginning? Did you get presented with the UEFI install and did it try to install grub-efi at the end (or did it just ask whether you wanted to install grub in the efi fallback path - which is normal > Bug!!: I tried loading the firmware for the wifi if. DI asked all the > right questions, and I gave it all the right answers. But it never > connected. The dhcp server never got a request, and on the target > hardware, ethtool-lite reported "carrier down". > How did you try to load the firmware - via USB stick / untarring a tar ball? What did it report in logs. Yes, I know, it's a nuisance installing firmware this way but it ought to work. > Graphics are slow but serviceable. Mozilla and LibreOffice are > pathetically slow but usable in a pinch. > > -- Thanks for the report. All best, Andy > Does anybody read signatures any more? > > https://charlescurley.com > https://charlescurley.com/blog/ >
