Bug#357293: select mirror

[Geert Stappers <stappers@debian.org>]

On Thu, Mar 16, 2006 at 11:02:07AM -0500, Sullivan,Deric [CMC] wrote:
    <snip/> 
> I'm trying to install Debian "testing" (etch) from a set of CDs that I
> created from the jigdo ISO image files found at
> "http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/i386/jigdo-cd/";
> <http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/i386/jigdo-cd/_%22> .
> The
> install process starts fine, but I run into a problem when the installer
> program asks for an archive mirror.  I don't want to install from the
> network, since this is a stand alone PC.  Is there a way to tell the
> installer program to use the CDs and not a network mirror?  It seems to
> me that the installer which is booted from the first CD should assume
> you're using CDs and not the network, otherwise you wouldn't have
> bothered to download all those CDs.
> I would consider this a bug and that's why I've submitted it for your
> evaluation. 

You are right, it is a bug.
And has reported before and is even be fixed.

The file /etc/release in the installed computer has a build date.
Could you tell which date it is?
If I recall correct, the date should be march 15th 2006.


Cheers
Geert Stappers