CD integrity checking (Re: Colony 3, Test report)

Matt Zimmerman mdz at ubuntu.com
Sat Aug 20 12:10:43 CDT 2005


On Sat, Aug 20, 2005 at 10:04:55AM -0700, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> On Sat, Aug 20, 2005 at 10:57:28AM -0400, Alvin Thompson wrote:
> 
> > i don't think i expressed what i was thinking clearly enough. the
> > integrity check should be done while the user is selecting the necessary
> > things, and should be finished by the time the actual copying starts. in
> > other words, while the user is selecting stuff like language, user name,
> > and the rest. if the user finishes filling in the info before the check
> > is finished (unlikely for a first-time installer)
> 
> Some concrete data:
> 
> The integrity check, on my laptop (fairly modern with a fast DVD drive),
> with both the CPU and the drive dedicated to the integrity check, requires
> over 8 minutes to complete it.
> 
> The only questions which are asked before the base installation begins, in
> most cases, are:
> 
> - Language
> - Location
> - Keyboard
> - Partitioning

I neglected to mention that we don't even have access to the CD to test it
until after the first three questions are answered, because the necessary
hardware detection routines don't run until that time (so that they can
display their progress messages in the appropriate language).

-- 
 - mdz



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