Bug#614766: installation-reports: Installer an older netboot image (5.0.3) hangs because of untrusted packages
retitle 614766 netinst: display a meaningful failure message on outdated net* images
severity 614766 wishlist
thanks
On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 11:07:06AM +0100, Peter Rohrer wrote:
> Am 09.03.2011 00:06, schrieb Philipp Kern:
> >please note that due to the way netinst images are constructed they might not
> >be usable to install newer point releases. You should try to fetch the
> >most current netinst image available. Full images like CD1 will keep
> >working because they ship the base package set with the image and do not
> >rely on the mirror network for their packages.
> >I hope that helps.
> Thanks for your answer, I was able to install lenny with the latest
> netinst image.
> It still think the installer should at least catch this and inform
> the user about the problem.
I agree, but I'm not sure how easy this is. To my knowledge this bug should
still affect the squeeze and trunk versions of the installer. Retitling.
Kind regards
Philipp Kern
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