package: installer

This applies to the current installer image
debian-live-10.7.0-i386-cinnamon+nonfree.iso


running the current installer I got to "installation failed"
and went back to the main installer menu. There were three options
listed under "save debug logs"

1) floppy
2) web
3) mounted file system

#1 - gimmie a break. they're extinct.

#2 - it says a web server was started, but no host is apparent at the
quoted ip address - which is the one I assigned it earlier in the installation.
One of the contributing causes to my installation failing was *probably* that the
native wifi wasn't recognised, and the networking in the installer was nonfunctional.

#3 - fails with a red screen background using the offered default /mnt
-at this point, the file system has been trashed and I have no idea
what might be a valid file name other than /mnt.  From the shell, /mnt
is reported as 100% full, so that could account for the failure.
Later, I discovered that the info was *already* written to /var/logs/.
That might have been nice to mention.  Or even offer to view them directly.

Control: reassign -1 debian-installer

Reassigning to correct package.

Kind regards,
Andrei

Dave Dyer <ddyer@real-me.net> wrote (15 Jan 2021 21:27:01 UTC):

If network is down, it's expected that you cannot communicate.

The goal is, to save the installer logs somewhere remote from the system you
want to install.
For most people the easiest way will be, to plug in a USB stick (FAT formatted
would be the best) and write to it.

I have attached a patch against installation-report package, to make that clearer
in the "save debug logs" menu.


Holger