Bug#590993: installation-reports: netboot install report broken mirror if installation CD is used as mirror
Frans Pop wrote:
> reassign 590993 debian-cd
> severity 590993 normal
> thanks
>
> Since you are trying something that's not really supported, this is
> certainly *not* a "grave" issue. After all, a CD image is not a mirror
> even if both contain a repository.
>
> It is correct that the error occurs because CD images have symlinks for all
> suites to the release (codename) included on the CD. This is mostly for
> historic reasons and no longer has any purpose (since current versions of
> the installer select by codename instead of suite).
>
> In a bit more detail. The latest versions of choose-mirror (including the
> current Etch and Lenny versions) perform validity checks on the Release
> files and will reject a "mirror" as broken if the Release file under a
> suite symlink lists a different suite inside the Release file.
>
> It would be better if debian-cd was modified to only include the symlink
> for the suite actually specified in the Release file. Reassigning
> accordingly.
>
>> Looks like my whole attempt to use the ISO image as netboot installation
>> source is futile, as the files are not signed on the CD,
>> so netinst gives up in the next step.
>
> This can be worked around by telling the installer to ignore the
> signatures. See the installation guide for details.
>
> Cheers,
> FJP
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