Re: Bug#243166: eject should provide a .udeb, so that an eject menu item can be found in debian-installer.
On Mon, Apr 12, 2004 at 02:35:20PM -0400, Rick Thomas wrote:
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> Sven Luther wrote:
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> > On Mon, Apr 12, 2004 at 12:28:11AM +0200, Frank Lichtenheld wrote:
> > > tags 243166 moreinfo help
> > > thanks
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> > > On Sun, Apr 11, 2004 at 03:52:44PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
> > > > A .udeb package would allow to eject the cdrom during the install. Would
> > > > be particularly usefull for uncompleted pmac installs, since it is not
> > > > evident to eject the cdrom by hand.
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> > > I prepared a prelimary version, you can get it from
> > > deb-src http://www.lichtenheld.de/debian ./
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> > Ok, i will test it.
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> > > I'm unsure however what functionality is really needed:
> > > - Should it be possible to manually enter a device name?
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> When booting from floppy disk -- as is pretty much required if you are
> using an oldworld PowerMac -- it is frequently necessary to eject the
> floppy disk. Currently, one has to use a paperclip for this because the
> Mac hardware designers did not provide a big fat "eject" button on their
> floppy drives.
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> So, yes, there needs to be a way to eject things other than the cdrom.
> And (IMHO) it needs to be on the menu at priority=medium and lower.
But then again, d-i should be able to know that it needs to eject the
floppy, and do it for you.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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