Bug#495810: installation-reports: fails to mount installer CD-rom

[Paul Sundvall <slask@paulsundvall.net>]

Hi!
Thanks for the help, sorry if shouting to loud. My justification for
setting it to critical is that the system did not install at all - that
is critical in my opinion.
paul

Jérémy Bobbio skrev:
> severity 495810 normal
> thanks
> 
> This is not a critical bug, it did not break anyone's system.
> 
> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 05:35:39PM +0200, Paul Sundvall wrote:
>> Image version:
>> http://cdimage.debian.org/debian-cd/4.0_r4a/amd64/iso-cd/debian-40r4a-amd64-CD-1.iso
> 
> This image is using the Etch debian-installer and thus uses kernel
> 2.6.18.
> 
>> Everything (boot, language etc) went fine until the cd rom was to be
>> detected. It would not be recognized, and impossible to continue.
> 
> The controller on which your CD-ROM reader is connected is not supported
> in Linux 2.6.18, that why this installation step fails.
> 
> You should be able to use the Etch-n-half installer to do an Etch
> installation.
> 
> Cheers,