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. -- see shy jo
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