Bug#718215: debian-installer: Installer ingores "suite" argument
Package: debian-installer
Version: 20130613
Severity: normal
Dear Maintainer,
the installer for Debian Wheezy 7.1 ignores the "suite" argument.
Steps to reproduce:
* Download 7.1 installer
* Run it in QEMU (or wherever)
* When isolinux appears, hit "Tab" and add "suite=testing" to the commands
* Run the installation
What happens:
* When it comes to setting up APT, the Wheezy package list is downloaded
(as observed with Wireshark) and the system ends up being a Wheezy installation
Expected behaviour:
* The Jessie list should be downloaded, and I should end up with a Jessie installation
Further information:
/proc/cmdline contains the new argument, so passing it to the kernel worked fine.
If I add "protocol=ftp", the mirror setup asks for an FTP server and directory,
so (other) options are passed to the kernel correctly.
I also tried "mirror/suite=jessie" and various other combinations, to no avail.
Kind regards,
Ralf
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