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On Thu, Mar 30 2023 at 02:36:48 AM -04:00:00, Andres Salomon <dilinger@queued.net> wrote:

Package: installation-reports

Boot method: usb stick
Image version: March 26 2023 image (https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/amd64/iso-cd/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso)
Date: March 30th 2023 02:30am

Machine: Dell Latitude E7470
Processor: Intel i5-6300U
Memory: 16GB
Partitions:

Disk /dev/nvme0n1: 238.47 GiB, 256060514304 bytes, 500118192 sectors
Disk model: Micron 2200S NVMe 256GB
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: gpt
Disk identifier: EB75FC3A-C6E7-444E-BAB5-1255ABE5BF4D

Device Start End Sectors Size Type
/dev/nvme0n1p1 2048 1050623 1048576 512M EFI System
/dev/nvme0n1p2 1050624 2050047 999424 488M Linux filesystem /dev/nvme0n1p3 2050048 500117503 498067456 237.5G Linux filesystem

Output of lspci -knn (or lspci -nn):

00:00.0 Host bridge [0600]: Intel Corporation Xeon E3-1200 v5/E3-1500
v5/6th Gen Core Processor Host Bridge/DRAM Registers [8086:1904] (rev
08)
Subsystem: Dell Latitude E7470 [1028:06dc]
Kernel driver in use: skl_uncore
00:02.0 VGA compatible controller [0300]: Intel Corporation Skylake
GT2 [HD Graphics 520] [8086:1916] (rev 07)
DeviceName: Onboard IGD
Subsystem: Dell Latitude E7470 [1028:06dc]
Kernel driver in use: i915
Kernel modules: i915
00:04.0 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation Xeon
E3-1200 v5/E3-1500 v5/6th Gen Core Processor Thermal Subsystem
[8086:1903] (rev 08)
Subsystem: Dell Latitude E7470 [1028:06dc]
Kernel driver in use: proc_thermal
Kernel modules: processor_thermal_device_pci_legacy
00:14.0 USB controller [0c03]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP USB
3.0 xHCI Controller [8086:9d2f] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Dell Latitude E7470 [1028:06dc]
Kernel driver in use: xhci_hcd
Kernel modules: xhci_pci
00:14.2 Signal processing controller [1180]: Intel Corporation
Sunrise Point-LP Thermal subsystem [8086:9d31] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Dell Latitude E7470 [1028:06dc]
Kernel driver in use: intel_pch_thermal
Kernel modules: intel_pch_thermal
00:16.0 Communication controller [0780]: Intel Corporation Sunrise
Point-LP CSME HECI #1 [8086:9d3a] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Dell Latitude E7470 [1028:06dc]
Kernel driver in use: mei_me
Kernel modules: mei_me
00:16.3 Serial controller [0700]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP
Active Management Technology - SOL [8086:9d3d] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Dell Sunrise Point-LP Active Management Technology - SOL [1028:06dc]
Kernel driver in use: serial
00:17.0 SATA controller [0106]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP
SATA Controller [AHCI mode] [8086:9d03] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Dell Latitude E7470 [1028:06dc]
Kernel driver in use: ahci
Kernel modules: ahci
00:1c.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI
Express Root Port #5 [8086:9d14] (rev f1)
Subsystem: Dell Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port [1028:06dc]
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1d.0 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI
Express Root Port #9 [8086:9d18] (rev f1)
Subsystem: Dell Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port [1028:06dc]
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1d.2 PCI bridge [0604]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP PCI
Express Root Port #11 [8086:9d1a] (rev f1)
Subsystem: Dell Sunrise Point-LP PCI Express Root Port [1028:06dc]
Kernel driver in use: pcieport
00:1f.0 ISA bridge [0601]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP LPC
Controller [8086:9d48] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Dell Latitude E7470 [1028:06dc]
00:1f.2 Memory controller [0580]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP
PMC [8086:9d21] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Dell Latitude E7470 [1028:06dc]
00:1f.3 Audio device [0403]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP HD
Audio [8086:9d70] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Dell Latitude E7470 [1028:06dc]
Kernel driver in use: snd_hda_intel
Kernel modules: snd_hda_intel, snd_soc_skl, snd_sof_pci_intel_skl 00:1f.4 SMBus [0c05]: Intel Corporation Sunrise Point-LP SMBus
[8086:9d23] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Dell Latitude E7470 [1028:06dc]
Kernel driver in use: i801_smbus
Kernel modules: i2c_i801
00:1f.6 Ethernet controller [0200]: Intel Corporation Ethernet
Connection I219-LM [8086:156f] (rev 21)
Subsystem: Dell Latitude E7470 [1028:06dc]
Kernel driver in use: e1000e
Kernel modules: e1000e
01:00.0 Network controller [0280]: Intel Corporation Wireless 7265 [8086:095a] (rev 59)
Subsystem: Intel Corporation Dual Band Wireless-AC 7265 [8086:5410]
Kernel driver in use: iwlwifi
Kernel modules: iwlwifi
02:00.0 Non-Volatile memory controller [0108]: Micron Technology Inc
Device [1344:5410] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Micron Technology Inc Device [1344:0100]
Kernel driver in use: nvme
Kernel modules: nvme
03:00.0 Unassigned class [ff00]: Realtek Semiconductor Co., Ltd.
RTS525A PCI Express Card Reader [10ec:525a] (rev 01)
Subsystem: Dell Latitude E7470 [1028:06dc]
Kernel driver in use: rtsx_pci
Kernel modules: rtsx_pci

Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it

Initial boot: [O]
Detect network card: [O]
Configure network: [O]
Detect media: [O]
Load installer modules: [O]
Detect hard drives: [O]
Partition hard drives: [E]
Install base system: [O]
Clock/timezone setup: [O]
User/password setup: [O]
Install tasks: [O]
Install boot loader: [O]
Overall install: [O]

Comments/Problems:

With my first install on this machine (submitted separately with a
cleaned up process as #1033686), I was planning to use full-disk
encryption. However, erasing the root partition took way too long;
after 10 mins I gave up, canceled it, hit the back button, and
installed the machine with unencrypted partitions.

Specifically, the wiping process to prevent meta-information leaks is
so painfully slow that it changed my decision around system security
of a new install. An attempt to make a new install more secure
(guarding against meta-info leaks) resulted in an overall *less
secure* installation (giving up on even using full disk encryption).
I don't know if it's pulling random info from /dev/random when it
might be better off using /dev/urandom, or there should be a message
telling the user to wiggle the mouse/hit keys to speed up the wiping
process, or my NVMe drive is just really slow and there should be an
option to skip the step or what, but it seems like an important issue
to address.

In addition to the long wait, the (english) message for this wiping
step is messed up; I've attached a picture. It says it is running "to
prevent meta-information leaks from" and then what looks like a red upside-down exclamation mark.

For this install, I ran a stopwatch while partman did its wiping of
the partition. It took 23 minutes and 13 seconds to wipe a roughly
255gb partition. That's for that step alone; the total rest of the
install (which included installing the base system and gnome) took
less than 10 mins including pauses for user prompts.

/var/log/installer is attached in installer.tar.gz.

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