Bug#240959: additional information
I did attempt to mount the CDROM using an extra console (mount
/dev/cdroms/cd0 /cdrom; or similar.. i forget the exact paths) but it
wouldn't mount the disc. the symlink was pointing to what looked like a
SCSI emulation of my IDE CDROM device.
post-install the symlink is pointing to /dev/hdc as it should.
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