On Thu, 2013-03-07 at 12:37 +0000, Richard Betham wrote: > On Tuesday 05 March 2013 03:14:46 Ben Hutchings wrote: > > On Mon, 2013-03-04 at 15:49 +0000, Richard Betham wrote: > > > I have, to-day, re-installed debian-wheezy-DI-rc1-i386-DVD.iso > > > on the same computer. > > > This time I did not plug the printer into the USB socket > > > However, I did plug in the USB mobile broadband device made by > > > Huawei before I started. > > > > [...] > > > > > I pressed <Ctrl><Alt><F7> and logged in as the user. > > > The computer successfully detected the USB Mobile Broadband. > > > I used the GUI to configure it. > > > It worked. > > > > Good, so the installed system basically works. > > > > > So far so good. > > > However the file /etc/apt/sources.list did not contain the right > > > mirror data. > > > I can correct this on my computer, but if I were to recommend > > > Debian7 to some-one else, then they might never update the > > > packages unless I do it for them. > > > > [...] > > > > Right, this does need to be fixed. You should be asked whether > > you want to use that mirror in the installed system even though > > it's not accessible during installation. > > > > Ben. > > If the mirror information were to appear correctly in the > file /etc/apt/sources.list , that would solve this issue to my > satisfaction. > > What, if anything, should I do to cause the bug to be fixed? > Please will you file the bug report to ask for it to be done. > The fix might also close bug #429926 . No, you need to open the bug report. Start by running 'reportbug choose-mirror'. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Always try to do things in chronological order; it's less confusing that way.
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