Bug#590993: installation-reports: netboot install report broken mirror if installation CD is used as mirror
reassign 590993 debian-cd
severity 590993 normal
thanks
Since you are trying something that's not really supported, this is
certainly *not* a "grave" issue. After all, a CD image is not a mirror
even if both contain a repository.
It is correct that the error occurs because CD images have symlinks for all
suites to the release (codename) included on the CD. This is mostly for
historic reasons and no longer has any purpose (since current versions of
the installer select by codename instead of suite).
In a bit more detail. The latest versions of choose-mirror (including the
current Etch and Lenny versions) perform validity checks on the Release
files and will reject a "mirror" as broken if the Release file under a
suite symlink lists a different suite inside the Release file.
It would be better if debian-cd was modified to only include the symlink
for the suite actually specified in the Release file. Reassigning
accordingly.
> Looks like my whole attempt to use the ISO image as netboot installation
> source is futile, as the files are not signed on the CD,
> so netinst gives up in the next step.
This can be worked around by telling the installer to ignore the
signatures. See the installation guide for details.
Cheers,
FJP
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