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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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