https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=470421 Summary: Automated Installation will Fail if NO DHCP Services are Offered on the LAN Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.0 Version: Final Platform: PC OS/Version: openSUSE 11.0 Status: NEW Severity: Critical Priority: P5 - None Component: Installation AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: alpha096@virginbroadband.com.au QAContact: jsrain@novell.com Found By: --- User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux x86_64; en-GB; rv:1.9.0.5) Gecko/2008121300 SUSE/3.0.5-0.1 Firefox/3.0.5 GUI Automated Installation will fail if NO DHCP Services are Offered on the LAN. The assumption is that every installation has not only DHCP Services but also that the Internet is accessible during installation. We cannot assume any condition and make our Installation program totally dependent on it. We assume a great deal of conditions are present on every PC before Installation but what is so very poor is that autoconfig Installation falls over if either DHCP Services are not available AND/OR Internet services are available at time of Installation and any new or interested user who picks up openSuse and has the Installation fail will throw the CD out and may not return for years if ever and not to our Distro. This is 100% reproducible in every instance! Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.Remove DHCP services from LAN AND/OR remove TCP/IP comms or AND/OR Internet availability. 2.Initiate either KDE/Gnome installation using defaults. 3.At some point in time the user will be given either a text or graphic with a number of error responses. Actual Results: Default installation will not complete - user dumped with a variety of text or graphical single error statements Expected Results: Installation can detect PC environment and offer either questions to the user on unknown states or different states other that the 3 simple situations above. The Installation program should never ever abort or end on very simple environment situations. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.