Bug#851539: Stretch RC1 netinst installer prompts for additional CDs
On Mon, Jan 16, 2017 at 01:13:13AM +0000, Steve McIntyre wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 15, 2017 at 04:53:26PM -0800, Josh Triplett wrote:
> >Package: installation-reports
> >Severity: normal
> >
> >I tried doing an install with a Stretch RC1 netinst CD. Worked fine,
> >except that later in the install, right before asking about an apt
> >mirror, the installer asked about scaning additional CDs. Previous
> >versions of the netinst installer haven't asked that question; normally
> >only the full-CD installers ask that.
>
> This is a deliberate change, yes. It makes the firmware netinsts more
> useful now, for example...
I thought that firmware had a separate prompting mechanism, triggered by
the detection of missing firmware? If the installer notices missing
firmware, it prompts for separate firmware media.
- Josh Triplett
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