FS#7434 - Installer hangs at GRUB installation if root password step is skipped and returned to.

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Jules (Misfit138) - Tuesday, 12 June 2007, 17:29 GMT
Last edited by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Sunday, 24 June 2007, 17:42 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Installation
Status Closed
Assigned To No-one
Architecture i686
Severity Medium
Priority Normal
Reported Version 2007.05 Duke
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 0
Private No

Details

Description: During installation, if "Set root password" step is skipped, and then returned to from the main menu, installation will hang during GRUB installation.


Additional info: 2007.05 iso
* package version(s)
* config and/or log files etc.


Steps to reproduce: Install Arch, skipping over root password setting. Return to root password setting from main menu, set root password and continue with installation.
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 FS#7410 - Post Duke Installation ISO bugs and feature requests 
Closed by  Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Sunday, 24 June 2007, 17:42 GMT
Reason for closing:  Fixed
Comment by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Wednesday, 13 June 2007, 06:06 GMT
what is the exact error message?
setup is not really designed to hop around the menus.
Comment by Jules (Misfit138) - Wednesday, 13 June 2007, 13:28 GMT
No error message, machine hangs.
Comment by Jules (Misfit138) - Wednesday, 13 June 2007, 13:32 GMT
i guess if setup is not designed to hop around, then this is more of a limitation of the installer and not a bug(?)
Comment by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Sunday, 17 June 2007, 07:54 GMT
atm i don't see any reason in the code why it should fail, i'll try later myself
Comment by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Sunday, 24 June 2007, 17:41 GMT
i cannot reporduce this with latest setup closing this one now

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