Bug#744865: Add check and warning for unetbootin
On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 09:18:49PM +0100, Holger Wansing wrote:
>Hi Steve,
>
>Regarding your unetbootin patch:
>> +Template: cdrom-detect/unetbootin_detected
>> +Type: note
>> +# :sl2:
>> +_Description: UNetbootin media detected
>> + It appears that your installation disk was generated using
> ^^^^
>> + UNetbootin. UNetbootin is regularly linked with difficult or
>> + unreproducible problem reports from Debian Installer users; if you
>> + have problems using this installation disk, please try your
> ^^^^
>> + installation again without using UNetbootin before reporting issues.
>> + .
>> + The installation guide contains more information on how to create a
>> + USB installation disk directly without UNetbootin.
> ^^^^
>
>Maybe I'm wrong, but since unetbootin is a tool to create a bootable
>usb-stick, better mention "installation stick" oder "installation medium"
>instead of "installation disk"?
Yeah, good point. :-)
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Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK. steve@einval.com
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