Bug 24407 - Swedish network install does not allow Swedish characters (like ö) in the setRootPassword_addUser step
Summary: Swedish network install does not allow Swedish characters (like ö) in the set...
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Alias: None
Product: Mageia
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Installer (show other bugs)
Version: Cauldron
Hardware: x86_64 Linux
Priority: Normal normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Mageia tools maintainers
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Whiteboard: MGA6TOO
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Reported: 2019-02-23 00:43 CET by Kristoffer Grundström
Modified: 2025-03-23 22:59 CET (History)
3 users (show)

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Source RPM: drakx-installer-stage2
CVE:
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Attachments
Report from the installation of Mageia 6 (445.33 KB, application/x-xz)
2019-02-24 00:25 CET, Kristoffer Grundström
Details

Description Kristoffer Grundström 2019-02-23 00:43:05 CET
Description of problem: I know I selected to use Swedish as a language for the installation as I've seen this in numerous previous installations with the net installation iso. Once getting to the stage where I type my full name which is Kristoffer Grundström, neither 3 letters in the alphabet works and there's no visible option in the installer to either correct it manually or have it automatically fixed.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 17.88.3

How reproducible: At least 4 installations.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Start the installation.
2. Choose Swedish as language.
3. Choose MATE, GNOME and Cinnamon as Desktops (in case it matters to recreate the issue).
4. At the field to create the user type a name that contains any of the three last letters in the Swedish alphabet. Ö becomes ;
Comment 1 Kristoffer Grundström 2019-02-23 00:44:29 CET
If it matters the language in Gnome when you start it for the first time after the installation shows that it's set to use en as keyboard layout and that's wrong if I choose Swedish in the installation.
Comment 2 Kristoffer Grundström 2019-02-23 00:45:10 CET
I have also seen this when installation Cauldron using the net installation iso.
Kristoffer Grundström 2019-02-23 00:45:23 CET

CC: (none) => hamnisdude

Kristoffer Grundström 2019-02-23 00:45:43 CET

Summary: Installer locale setting is set to a different layout then what's selected => Installer locale setting is set to a different layout than what's selected

Comment 3 Marja Van Waes 2019-02-23 09:58:53 CET
Please attach /root/drakx/report.bug.xz from your last cauldron net install.

I think you did not get a keyboard choice screen right after you saw the "Install or Upgrade" screen, is that correct?

Whiteboard: (none) => MGA6TOO
Version: 6 => Cauldron
Assignee: bugsquad => mageiatools
CC: (none) => marja11
Summary: Installer locale setting is set to a different layout than what's selected => Network install does not allow Swedish characters (like ö) in the setRootPassword_addUser step

Marja Van Waes 2019-02-23 09:59:10 CET

Summary: Network install does not allow Swedish characters (like ö) in the setRootPassword_addUser step => Swedish network install does not allow Swedish characters (like ö) in the setRootPassword_addUser step

Comment 4 Kristoffer Grundström 2019-02-24 00:23:02 CET
(In reply to Marja Van Waes from comment #3)
> Please attach /root/drakx/report.bug.xz from your last cauldron net install.
> 
> I think you did not get a keyboard choice screen right after you saw the
> "Install or Upgrade" screen, is that correct?

If both versions of Mageia with the same installation procedure produce the same problem, I suppose it doesn't matter which report.bug.xz I attach.
Comment 5 Kristoffer Grundström 2019-02-24 00:25:08 CET
Created attachment 10781 [details]
Report from the installation of Mageia 6
Comment 6 Martin Whitaker 2019-02-24 20:57:06 CET
This looks like bug 23877. When did you last try a cauldron install?

CC: (none) => mageia

Comment 7 Kristoffer Grundström 2019-02-24 21:14:12 CET
(In reply to Martin Whitaker from comment #6)
> This looks like bug 23877. When did you last try a cauldron install?

Not entirely sure, but I think it was about 1-2 weeks ago.
Comment 8 Martin Whitaker 2019-02-24 21:29:29 CET
I can reproduce this with a 6.1 netinstall, but not with a cauldron netinstall. The ';' key gives me Ö.
Comment 9 Kristoffer Grundström 2025-03-23 22:59:29 CET
This seems to be fixed as I don't get this issue anymore for Swedish language so therefor closing as RESOLVED FIXED.

Should someone here that also install Mageia in Swedish still get this issue please feel free to reopen with new info.

Resolution: (none) => FIXED
Status: NEW => RESOLVED


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