Bug#744865: Add check and warning for unetbootin
Gah, I never followed up on this. Patch v2 with minor wording changes
as suggested by Holger...
It would be nice to get this in before release...
diff --git a/debian/cdrom-detect.postinst b/debian/cdrom-detect.postinst
index 3446a06..6bf2454 100755
--- a/debian/cdrom-detect.postinst
+++ b/debian/cdrom-detect.postinst
@@ -223,6 +223,22 @@ while true; do
fi
done
+# Check for unetbootin files
+UNETBOOTIN_FILES="ubnfilel.txt ubninit ubnkern ubnpathl.txt"
+UNETBOOTIN_DETECTED=0
+for file in ${UNETBOOTIN_FILES}; do
+ if [ -f /cdrom/$file ] ; then
+ UNETBOOTIN_DETECTED=1
+ break
+ fi
+done
+
+# If we found any, warn the user
+if [ $UNETBOOTIN_DETECTED = 1 ]; then
+ db_input critical cdrom-detect/unetbootin_detected || [ $? -eq 30 ]
+ db_go
+fi
+
# Get all the pool directories into the dentry cache, to cut down on seek
# times.
poolcount="$(set -- /cdrom/pool/*/*; echo $#)"
diff --git a/debian/cdrom-detect.templates b/debian/cdrom-detect.templates
index 3db18bc..d597ff8 100644
--- a/debian/cdrom-detect.templates
+++ b/debian/cdrom-detect.templates
@@ -94,6 +94,19 @@ _Description: CD-ROM detected
The CD-ROM autodetection was successful. A CD-ROM drive has been found and it
currently contains the CD ${cdname}. The installation will now continue.
+Template: cdrom-detect/unetbootin_detected
+Type: note
+# :sl2:
+_Description: UNetbootin media detected
+ It appears that your installation medium 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 medium, please try your
+ installation again without using UNetbootin before reporting issues.
+ .
+ The installation guide contains more information on how to create a
+ USB installation medium directly without UNetbootin.
+
Template: cdrom-detect/wrong-cd
Type: error
# :sl2:
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