reassign 684946 debian-cd retitle 684946 Please include ndiswrapper on first CD thanks Quoting Michael Gilbert (mgilbert@debian.org): > On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 6:06 PM, zac newton wrote: > > Package: debian-installer > > Version: debian-6.0.5-i386-cd1.iso > > Severity: important > > > > The cd iso installer does not install ndiswrapper correctly. One problem (there > > may be more) is that the ndiswrapper.ko file is not installed. The problem is > > only with the full cd installer. Using a netinstall version e.g. > > debian-6.0.5-i386-netinst.iso where ndiswrapper is downloaded over a wired > > internet connection installs ndiswrapper successfully. The problem seems to > > extend to other distributions which rely heavily on debian e.g. Linux Mint > > Debian Edition (linuxmint-201204-mate-cinnamon-dvd-32bit.iso) which also fails > > to install ndiswrapper.ko. The problem seems to have existed for a long time. I > > first encountered it several months ago and, then, I found several references > > to the problem on the internet. I gave up on debian in frustration because I > > could not get ndiswrapper to work and I needed a network connection to download > > ndiswrapper - which is what I needed ndiswrapper for!!!!!! > > It looks to be not included in squeeze's cd1: > http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/release/6.0.5/i386/list-cd/debian-6.0.5-i386-CD-1.list.gz > > Unfortunately its also not on wheezy's beta1 cd1 either: > http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/wheezy_di_beta1/i386/list-cd/debian-wheezy-DI-b1-i386-CD-1.list.gz > > But it does look like that will change once the new tasks are implemented: > http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/tmp/new-tasks/2012-07-08 So that becomes a debian-cd "bug". But it's also probably more and more a bug to expect a fully featured Debian system when installing with the first CD only.
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