[Bug 331669] New: Installation failed due to bad online performance
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=331669 Summary: Installation failed due to bad online performance Product: openSUSE 10.3 Version: Final Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Normal Priority: P5 - None Component: Installation AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: richard.bos@xs4all.nl QAContact: jsrain@novell.com Found By: Beta-Customer Just after openSUSE-10.3 was released I tried to install it (this was on Friday 5 October). I started the installation somewhere during the evening, which is normally now problem as regular openSUSE install is done in about an hour. This time it was different. Actually it was not an install, but a upgrade and I have some packages from the buildserver. As the installer proposed to use online repositories, I accepted that so I could have more packages upgraded instead of having them deleted by the installer. So far so good. The upgrade started fine, by selecting packages from the disk, but after some packages (20, 30?) the installer started to download packages.... Unfortenately does took ages: a 50kB package took I guess about 4 minutes.... And the time need to install creep from 1h30 to 4h00.... I did not have this time, as the computer had to be switched off as it is located in a guest room. After this I had a system in a bad state, the old version did not work anymore and it could not be upgraded.... A new install had to be performed. This worked out fine, but with a bad taste! The installation with a online update, should always work in an acceptable time. If this is not possible the user should be warned that a update that involves downloading packages might take a long time. Perhaps a test download should be done, before starting the real upgrade. This test might be able to judge the download quality. If it is bad the usage of the online repositories can than still be cancelled at this save stop point. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=331669 Richard Bos <richard.bos@xs4all.nl> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Priority|P5 - None |P2 - High -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=331669#c1 --- Comment #1 from Richard Bos <richard.bos@xs4all.nl> 2007-10-09 13:46:34 MST --- I was not the only one with this problem, see also this openSUSE-10.3 review: http://abhay-techzone.blogspot.com/2007/10/why-suse-why.html "Next the installer asked me if I wanted to configure my networking, Cool ! why not. The installer got the settings from DHCP and went ahead with configuring online repositories. All well, or was it really well ? Installer gave me an option to confirm the install and I did. On the install screen I saw some download going on, why download when I have the install media on hard disk ? However, the download rate was too fast and I realized that even getting files from hard disk is termed as download. Still OK, suddenly the download rate dropped to snail pace. I then switched to virtual terminals from 1 to 6 but did not see any indication that any files are actually being downloaded from Internet. Back to the GUI installer, I saw that SUSE will install around 2GB from the hard disk and around 600MB from the online OSS and non-OSS repositories. Now SUSE 10.3 was released just days back, so there is no chance of 600MB updates, hence why install from Internet and make things slow. Unfortunately it was too late by now, the install had started and it was going to take its time. I had also formated my Mint root partition and with it went the grub, so I cannot even restart the install. The download took a sweet 6 hours and I was watching TV to while away my time. This 6 hours also highlighted the need for a Live CD, at least I would have used the desktop. Maybe taken some screenshots or even written this blog from the Live CD itself, no such luck for me." -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=331669#c2 Martin Mrazik <mmrazik@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|bnc-team-screening@forge.provo.novell.com |yast2-maintainers@suse.de Severity|Normal |Enhancement Priority|P2 - High |P3 - Medium --- Comment #2 from Martin Mrazik <mmrazik@novell.com> 2007-10-23 03:47:13 MST --- This (a test download to check the connection speed) is something the YaST team could consider. However, I think this doesn't have a solution in general. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=331669#c4 Ladislav Slezak <lslezak@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |ASSIGNED Summary|Installation failed due to bad online |test the network connection speed before |performance |starting installation/upgrade --- Comment #4 from Ladislav Slezak <lslezak@novell.com> 2007-11-12 09:22:46 MST --- This is related to bug #331538 - the installation/upgrade proposal should inform the user how much data will be downloaded. -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=331669 Ladislav Slezak <lslezak@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Priority|P3 - Medium |P4 - Low -- 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.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=331669 User lslezak@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=331669#c5 Ladislav Slezak <lslezak@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|ASSIGNED |RESOLVED Resolution| |WONTFIX --- Comment #5 from Ladislav Slezak <lslezak@novell.com> 2009-01-13 07:45:42 MST --- I'm resolving the request as WONTFIX - we have no resources to implement it. Moreover I think implementing a reliable network test would not be easy. -- 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.
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