http://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=502930 Summary: NO Recovery Mode if a NON- Automated Installation Fails Classification: openSUSE Product: openSUSE 11.1 Version: Final Platform: x86-64 OS/Version: openSUSE 11.1 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:1.9.0.10) Gecko/2009042700 SUSE/3.0.10-1.1.1 Firefox/3.0.10 Since the new type Installation of OpenSuse was revelled at V 11.0 huge issues have emerged. If a user permits the default NON-Automated Installation AND for what ever reason it fails, the Installation is not salvageable. If a user selects a NON-Automated Installation and it fails at some point in time, the PC can be re-booted and the user asked if they want to complete the current Installation. This often requires re-entering of data from a previous step after Installation Failed. I understand the default installation images that are deployed during Installation are not easily accessible on a PC re-boot after failure; however I feel we have the power and MUST re-assess the automated Installation Failure Condition. If a default Automated Installation fails we should be able to re-boot and let the user recommence the Installation in the same way we do this if a non-automated Installation does right now. I think we can do far better in simply salvaging the default Installation so that IF it fails, for what ever reason, we permit a re-boot and continue the Installation, having the user input all the variable the same way we do with a Non-Automated Installation Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1.If a non-automated Installation fails at any point the user is helpless to recover it without expert guidance. ( I do not consider re-booting a PC after Installation has failed as "expert guidance") 2. 3. Actual Results: Most all default-automated installation that do fail can ever or easily be recovered. Just about all users I know who perform a default installation of either 11.0 or 11.1 and it fails; throw out the OpenSuse software and run for the hills far away never to return to Suse Linux or Linux itself. - "This condition is almost criminal in a users eyes as the rational goes, If I cannot Install it - I dont ever want it. Expected Results: If default Install fails, user re-boots PC and proceeds step by step with manual intervention of variables. -- Configure bugmail: http://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.