Bug 635172 - Installation doesn't detect FormFactor correctly, Laptop pattern is not installed, networking configured with "ifup" (no KNetworkManager)
Summary: Installation doesn't detect FormFactor correctly, Laptop pattern is not insta...
Status: RESOLVED NORESPONSE
Alias: None
Product: openSUSE 11.3
Classification: openSUSE
Component: Installation (show other bugs)
Version: Final
Hardware: x86-64 openSUSE 11.3
: P3 - Medium : Critical with 2 votes (vote)
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Assignee: Steffen Winterfeldt
QA Contact: Jiri Srain
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Reported: 2010-08-27 16:45 UTC by Vadim Plessky
Modified: 2011-02-16 13:04 UTC (History)
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hwinfo output (435.22 KB, text/plain)
2010-08-27 16:45 UTC, Vadim Plessky 		Details
MSI S271 hwinfo --sys (284.87 KB, text/plain)
2010-11-21 19:55 UTC, Vadim Plessky 		Details
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Description Vadim Plessky 2010-08-27 16:45:08 UTC 
Created attachment 385966 [details]
hwinfo output

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.0; en-US; rv:1.9.2.8) Gecko/20100722 Firefox/3.6.8 ( .NET CLR 3.5.30729)


I did fresh OpenSUSE 11.3 (Release) installation on MSI U90 netbook.
Formfactor is obviously laptop.

Formfactor used by installer is Desktop, and Laptop pattern has not been installed.

# hwinfo --sys
02: None 00.0: 10107 System                                    
  [Created at sys.63]
  Unique ID: rdCR.n_7QNeEnh23
  Hardware Class: system
  Model: "System"
  Formfactor: "desktop"
  Driver Info #0:
    Driver Status: thermal,fan are active
    Driver Activation Cmd: "modprobe thermal; modprobe fan"
  Config Status: cfg=no, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install OpenSUSE 11.3 (used KDE version)
2. run hwinfo --sys in terminal

Actual Results:  
a) Output of hwinfo --sys:
 Formfactor: "desktop"

b) KNetworkManager is not presented in KDE panel,
 if you open YAST - "traditional ifup" network manged is used by default.



Expected Results:  
FormFactor should be Laptop
KNteowrkManager should be available in panel, and used to manage network connections.

NOTE: Unexperienced Lunix user would be very confused when he(she) doesn't see Network Manager and can't connect to Wi-Fi network, or start/stop networking connections for wired network.
This may cause wrong-footed bug reports (no networking available, etc.)
Comment 1 Will Stephenson 2010-11-15 19:45:54 UTC 
Not my bug
Comment 3 Bin Li 2010-11-18 09:44:58 UTC 
Vadim,

 So what's the affect when the Formfactor is "desktop"? And is it related to NetworkManager? Is it two bugs?
Comment 4 Steffen Winterfeldt 2010-11-18 10:24:19 UTC 
This is just about hardware detection.

Vadim, please run 'hwinfo --sys --log=foo' and attach the log file.
Comment 5 Vadim Plessky 2010-11-18 10:46:54 UTC 
Effect is that due to FormFactor: Desktop, YAST selects "Traditional network manager with ifup", NetworkMnaage ris not installed.

And - due to this - you can't connect to Wireless network.
Comment 6 Steffen Winterfeldt 2010-11-18 12:20:40 UTC 
You don't need NM for wireless access.

Anyway, please provide the log.
Comment 7 Vadim Plessky 2010-11-21 19:55:07 UTC 
Created attachment 401446 [details]
MSI S271 hwinfo --sys 


collected hwinfo (from OpenSUSE 11.4 factory system - which I have installed on this notebook now)

ls also note that battery is reproted as 0% (empty), while Windows correctly reports that battery is charged.

This is present both in OpenSUSE 11.3 and 11.4/Factory
Comment 8 Steffen Winterfeldt 2010-11-22 16:59:58 UTC 
The log says formfactor 'laptop'. So it's ok.

Does this mean the problem does not exist in oS 11.4?
Comment 9 Vadim Plessky 2010-11-22 17:45:19 UTC 
As far as I know, "laptop" pattern has not been installed in 11.4
I added it manually recently.
Should "laptop" pattern be installed for "laptop" formfactor?

P.S. I would reboot with OpenSUSE 11.3 and send you hwinfo --sys
from that system.
Comment 10 Steffen Winterfeldt 2010-11-23 09:57:31 UTC 
If you could boot the os 11.4 install cd (or whatever you used for install), wait
until yast has come up, switch to console 2 (Ctrl-Alt-F2), and there run
'hwinfo --sys' to check what form factor it detects.

If it's _not_ 'laptop', please run 'hwinfo --sys --log=foo' and attach the log.
Comment 11 Steffen Winterfeldt 2010-12-01 14:26:15 UTC 
Any update?
Comment 12 Steffen Winterfeldt 2011-02-16 13:04:35 UTC 
feel fee to reopen if there are any news