Package: installation-report Version: installation-reports Severity: important
Boot method: network Image version: 2006-03-31: downloaded off http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/\ dists/testing/main/installer-powerpc/beta2/images/ Date: 2006-03-31: 23:00 CEST Machine (from proc/cpuinfo): PowerBook3,5 (aka Apple PowerBook G4 Ti) Processor: PPC 7455 Memory: 768MB Partitions: Output of lspci and lspci -n: Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot worked: [O] Configure network HW: [O] Config network: [O] Detect CD: [ ] Load installer modules: [O] Detect hard drives: [O] Partition hard drives: [E] Create file systems: [E] Mount partitions: [E] Install base system: [ ] Install boot loader: [ ] Reboot: [ ] Comments/Problems: Partitioning the target disk and making filesystems outside the (obviously targeted to the luser) debian-installer straightjacket using commands I rather choose myself so that I only have to tell the installer which partitions to mount where hopelessly fails. In fact, it does not even get to that point. It was not even possible to continue with other tasks since the braindead installer insisted on me having to partition the disk although that had been done including making filesystems already. What was left to do was assigning mount points which, to my amazement, appears to be impossible without having partman write the partition table which it has NO business to play with whatsoever during that stage of system preparation. Partman (or whatever code it is that believes disk management is what it must control) should just be assigned to _that_ particular task and nothing else: partitioning a disk. Making filesystems and assigning mountpoints should be done elsewhere especially considering the fact that I actually booted into ``expert'' mode (where I expect to be given the freedom that this label may imply). So, in short, how do I tell the installer which block device to mount where WITHOUT it even touching the disk ? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
