retitle 614766 netinst: display a meaningful failure message on outdated net* images severity 614766 wishlist thanks
On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 11:07:06AM +0100, Peter Rohrer wrote: > Am 09.03.2011 00:06, schrieb Philipp Kern: > >please note that due to the way netinst images are constructed they might not > >be usable to install newer point releases. You should try to fetch the > >most current netinst image available. Full images like CD1 will keep > >working because they ship the base package set with the image and do not > >rely on the mirror network for their packages. > >I hope that helps. > Thanks for your answer, I was able to install lenny with the latest > netinst image. > It still think the installer should at least catch this and inform > the user about the problem. I agree, but I'm not sure how easy this is. To my knowledge this bug should still affect the squeeze and trunk versions of the installer. Retitling. Kind regards Philipp Kern -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
