Report from the first tests of d-i beta 1 candidate images

Hi -boot/-cd, Steve prepared candidate images for d-i beta 1, which I've started testing in virtual machines. Unfortunately the default desktop install (gnome) seems badly broken. So far, I didn't even manage to get a gdm3 prompt: #681830, #681837, #681855. http://bugs.debian.org/681830

Re: Report from the first tests of d-i beta 1 candidate images

Cyril Brulebois, le Tue 17 Jul 2012 11:37:50 +0200, a écrit : I think I'd rather avoid uploading a new d-i at this point, and just get new images built once the gnome bugs are fixed. Christian, maybe you could call for fixing the translations of the installation manual, so we can upload it to

Re: Report from the first tests of d-i beta 1 candidate images

Cyril Brulebois k...@debian.org (17/07/2012): some time to try kde/xfce/lxde/server installations, and possibly report some more bugs. Given the images are going to be re-built at some point, I think the pointer to the (known broken) images will be kept somewhere in #debian-boot's topic, to

Bug#678066: debian-cd: Boot prompt for powerpc does not make install64 sufficiently prominent

unarchive 614583 reopen 614583 severity 678066 normal forcemerge 678066 614583 thanks I've tested the proposed patch on a wide range of powerpc machines, it works without issues. It will certainly remove confusion users face when booting on 64-bit powerpc machines (see #614583). Thus reopening

Processed: debian-cd: Boot prompt for powerpc does not make install64 sufficiently prominent

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Re: Report from the first tests of d-i beta 1 candidate images

On Tue, 2012-07-17 at 14:45 +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote: Cyril Brulebois k...@debian.org (17/07/2012): some time to try kde/xfce/lxde/server installations, and possibly report some more bugs. Given the images are going to be re-built at some point, I think the pointer to the (known broken)

Re: Report from the first tests of d-i beta 1 candidate images

(Adding the bug, dropping -release.) Ian Campbell i...@hellion.org.uk (17/07/2012): Installing from debian-wheezy-DI-b1-amd64-i386-netinst.iso in a Xen guest I get: ┌─┌┤ [!!] Configure the package manager ├┐┐ │ │

Re: Report from the first tests of d-i beta 1 candidate images

Quoting Samuel Thibault (sthiba...@debian.org): Cyril Brulebois, le Tue 17 Jul 2012 11:37:50 +0200, a écrit : I think I'd rather avoid uploading a new d-i at this point, and just get new images built once the gnome bugs are fixed. Christian, maybe you could call for fixing the translations