Bug#135594: CD install is a tangled mess
tags 135594 + pending
thanks
Dale, I agree with everything you are saying. Hopefully this is all
fixed in the latest version (not yet in woody).
We have reworked the cdrom auto-detection code is boot-floppies 3.0.21
and it should not prompt anymore -- it just asks if you want to use
the official CD-ROM that it senses if that's inserted.
We might still have the /instmnt issue but that is filed already.
As for corruption of releases.gz or packages.gz, that would be either
a busybox bug or a debootstrap bug. None of that is handled by the
boot-floppies. Please try that with the latest and if you still see
that from the CD-ROM then file a bug accordingly on one fo those
packages. You might find good debugging info on tty4.
The whole "Select a Distribution" dialog is gone now too.
If I could please ask you nicely to retry with official cds built from
3.0.21 when those are available, and either reopen this bug or file a
new one. I know you've been frustrated by how crappy this stuff has
been but we've really made an effort for the process to be smooth with
official CDs.
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...Adam Di Carlo..<adam@onshore-devel.com>...<URL:http://www.onshored.com/>
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