[Date Prev][Date Next] [Thread Prev][Thread Next] [Date Index] [Thread Index]

Re: debian-installer



On Monday 29 January 2007 20:13, Joey Hess wrote:
> Otavio Salvador wrote:
> > AFAIK, Robert "installation method" just grabs a kernel and initrd
> > imagen and puts the specific configurations on boot.ini to load grub
> > and then it chainload the installer itself. So if it's not asking it
> > looks to be d-i related. Am I wrong Robert?
>
> [...] From the report it sounds like Brian may be expecting d-i to ask a
> second time for mirror info before running apt, after it's already asked
> a first time before downloading d-i components.

I interpreted his report as that the loader should ask which mirror to use 
to retrieve the netboot image and that the loader should offer to use a 
proxy with that. I.e, before the installer itself is started.

Attachment: pgpeaNm4lh1iN.pgp
Description: PGP signature


Reply to: