Bug#785512: regression: cannot find iso image on usb stick any more

[Christian Kastner <debian@kvr.at>]

Hi,

On Fri, 29 May 2015 12:32:13 +0900 Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at>
wrote:
> > It looks to me as though we're missing iso-scan and load-iso from the
> > cdrom target, and that as a result we neither include the loop module,
> > nor do we attempt to mount the usb stick, nor look for the ISO therein.
> 
> Indeed, checking the initrd you mentioned I see the iso-scan and load-iso
> packages available, while in the initrd from current image
> it is not.

I believe this issue (or a variant of it) was already reported as #618000.

A fix in the ISO would be great. I used as similar workaround as the one
you mentioned in your blog post, but that quickly became tedious
(assuming one updates the stick at every point release, too).

Regards,
Christian