Bug#372196: installation-reports: Installing debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso (Etch) dies at "Installing Base System" step

[Nahuel Greco <nahu@softhome.net>]

Package: installation-reports
Severity: grave
Justification: renders package unusable


When trying to install Debian AMD64 testing (Etch) using the official netinst iso,
the installation process always dies at the "Installing Base System" step saying:

   Failed getting Release file file:///cdrom/dists/sarge/Release

So is impossible to install the system.

-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
  APT prefers oldstable
  APT policy: (500, 'oldstable'), (500, 'unstable')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Shell:  /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash
Kernel: Linux 2.6.11-1-386
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)