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Bug#721360: debian-installer: warn that blockdev-wipe can be very slow



On Sun, Sep 01, 2013 at 02:03:09PM +0200, Holger Levsen wrote:
> On Sonntag, 1. September 2013, Julian Gilbey wrote:
> > I don't want to play bug-severity games, but I'd rate this higher than
> > wishlist, as 36 hours to even begin the installation is unreasonable.
> 
> you can just cancel it and continue.

I've figured that now, thanks!  But this should be made explicit for
future users (ideally twice: once before beginning the wipe, and once
on the wipe page, saying that Cancel will only cancel the wipe, not
the entire installation).

   Julian


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