Bug#268491: mapdevfs disk names before showing to user
On Monday 30 August 2004 12:57, Joey Hess wrote:
> Jim Lieb wrote:
> > On Friday 27 August 2004 19:03, Joey Hess wrote:
> > > Package: elilo-installer
> > > Severity: wishlist
> > > Tags: d-i
> > >
> > > It would be nicer if elilo-installer could run mapdevfs on the
> > > partition name(s) before displaying them in
> > > elilo-installer/bootpart. Since bootpart is mapdevfsed right
> > > after it's taken from the answer to that question, no necessary
> > > info will be lost, and users find devfs names offputting.
> >
> > I agree. But given that devfs is being deprecated in 2.6, sysfs is
> > a more reliable method of discovering devices, and devfs is so
> > deeply embedded in partman and friends, I suggest a decision on how
> > to go forward without devfs should be decided prior to making
> > changes to elilo-installer because it is not the only package that
> > needs work in this area.
>
> I don't understand your reasoning. Every other bit of d-i that
> presents a device name to the user runs it through mapdevfs. It seems
> strange to block making a change in elilo-installer on such a
> decision, epecially when such a decision is very much post-sarge.
I'll look at the script and see if this can be done. What is there came
with the original script. I was just pointing out that the various
translations have added complexity and this would be one more
given that the future of devfs is by no means assured.
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