Re: Debian installer improvement suggestion
On Wed, Oct 05, 2022 at 05:01:53PM +0200, ben.gruselle@free.fr wrote:
> From: "Geert Stappers" <stappers@stappers.nl>
> To: debian-boot@lists.debian.org
> > On Wed, Oct 05, 2022 at 12:48:54PM +0200, ben.gruselle@free.fr wrote:
> > >
> > > Please have a look at this thread on the BunsenLabs forum regarding
> > > the bullseyes installer not detecting the cdrom while installing a
> > > new debian distro (BunsenLabs obviously) from and SD card:
> > >
> > > https://forums.bunsenlabs.org/viewtopic.php?pid=123929#p123929
> >
> > As I understood it:
> >
> > ISO image
> > booting from non-CD-ROM-device ( e.g. thumb-drive SD-card)
> > boot is succesfull, debian-installer being started
> > d-i finds "I'm a ISO image"
> > d-i goes looking for CD-ROM-device
> > the CD-ROM-device is NOT found
> >
> > The issue has "solutions" as
> >
> > mount the_actual_device /cdrom
> >
> >
> > I think the real solution is using "HDD imsage".
> > (Or doing a netboot install)
> >
> > So not using an image that is expecting a CD-ROM-device.
> >
> thanks for your answer - obviously still learning here; i like you detailed explanation
thanks for the thanks
> > > Thanks for your hard hard, rest assured it is really appreciated.
> >
> > In my best French: Logiciel libre c'est ne pas logiciel gratuit.
> >
> >
> > My actual point: Do more as just suggesting
Such reporting how good are the non-CD-ROM-images.
> best regards
> ben
Groeten
Geert Stappers
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