Bug#247949: main-menu: eject command not available in installer shell
Package: main-menu
Version: debian-installer 4/28/2004
Severity: important
On powerpc, the eject command is critical to be able to remove
CDs from the computer. Many Macs are slot-based, there is no
button on the front which will eject the CD.
In the system I tested, where an installation had already been
completed using Sarge CD #1 built on 4/28/2004, I was unable
to eject the CD which had been booted in order to try another
CD. The eject command was not available in /bin, /sbin,
/usr/bin, or /usr/sbin in the ramdisk system.
eject had been installed on the target hard disk, but was not
usable. I tried /target/usr/bin/eject from console #2, and
it said it couldn't unmount it. I tried unmounting it first,
and it gave an ioctl error. I tried chrooting to /target,
but then the cdrom mount point (ramdisk /cdrom) was
inaccessible. I couldn't eject the disk from the console.
This bug is written on main-menu, because boot-floppies
had a main menu item which called eject, and I believe
that would be an appropriate solution to this issue.
By the way, the CD should be ejected by the installer
before it reboots into the new system.
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (990, 'testing')
Architecture: powerpc (ppc)
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Chris Tillman (a people instance)
toff one at cox dot net
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