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Bug#36875: resc1440tecra.bin does not install tecra kernel



Package: boot-floppies
Version: 2.1.9-1999-03-03

Using disks-i386/2.1.9-1999-03-03/resc1440tecra.bin, the "Install
Operating System and Modules" / "mounted" section seems to have broken
since the 1999-02-22 disks.  It used to say:

  Select Archive path

  Please select the directory containing a file resc1440tecra.bin
  that you will use to install the Kernel and the Modules.

  - list
  - manually

But it now asks for the directory containing a file "resc1440.bin" --
not the tecra rescue disk image.  It then installs the non-tecra
kernel, and the resulting boot floppy fails to boot, even though the
rescue disk did boot.  (I worked around this by temporarily hiding
resc1440.bin in my local mirror and making it a link to
resc1440tecra.bin.)

I assume that whenever you use a special rescue disk, the
corresponding kernel is supposed to be used.  You may want to check
and see if this problem affects the resc1440-safe.bin and
resc1440tecra-safe.bin rescue disks as well.

Kirk Hilliard


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