Package: debian-installer
Version: all versions
Environment: - Dell Latitude 8100
- Dell Latitude C640
- Debian Wheezy (testing) / Debian Squeeze (stable) / Debian Lenny
(oldstable)
The Dell Latitude 8100 and C640 provide an optional floppy drive to be
installed in the drive bay or connected to the parallel port.
Nevertheless, if the floppy drive is not installed/connected, the
debian-installer will hang forever at the network detection, despite the fact
that the floppy drive is disabled in the BIOS.
"end_request: I/O error, dev fd0, sector 0" is reported in /var/log/syslog
This behavior shows in all tested versions of debian-installer, regardless if
the installation is started via the network or cd/dvd.
This leaves the user unable to install Debian if now floppy drive is available!
Rgds,
Klaus
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