Package: base-config Version: 2.40 Severity: normal Hello,
as a Joe user, I tried to install Sarge having a small netinst CD in the first drive and a few weeks old Sarge DVD in the second. In the second phase with apt-setup, I was asked to specify the device where apt should locate the media. Since the netinst CD was ejected (for reboot), I specified /dev/hdb. But this setting is not stored anwhere! When the sources are choosed, I see the prompt requesting me to insert the DVD called "Sarge..." to the drive "/cdrom". But it is not very understandable (it should say: "The drive that belongs to /path") AND it does not know which CD has been choose. APT stupidly accepts /dev/cdrom (hda) as /cdrom, though I have explicitely choosen to use /dev/sdb few seconds ago. This is uncomfortable and may be confusing. Especially since it is not clear at all how to EXIT from this prompt. There is no word about Ctrl-C or any other solution, this interaction mode looks just stupid and not userfriendly. Regards, Eduard. -- System Information: Debian Release: 3.1 APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (500, 'testing'), (1, 'experimental') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.7 Locale: LANG=de_DE.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=de_DE.UTF-8 Versions of packages base-config depends on: ii adduser 3.59 Add and remove users and groups ii apt 0.5.27 Advanced front-end for dpkg ii bsdutils 1:2.12-7 Basic utilities from 4.4BSD-Lite ii console-data 2002.12.04dbs-44 Keymaps, fonts, charset maps, fall ii console-tools 1:0.2.3dbs-55 Linux console and font utilities ii debconf 1.4.30 Debian configuration management sy ii debianutils 2.8.4 Miscellaneous utilities specific t ii gettext-base 0.14.1-5 GNU Internationalization utilities ii passwd 1:4.0.3-30 Change and administer password and -- debconf information: tzconfig/choose_country_zone_single: true tzconfig/select_zone: tzconfig/verify_choices: * apt-setup/another: false base-config/start-display-manager: true apt-setup/directory: /debian/ base-config/menu/hostname: * apt-setup/cd/another: false apt-setup/badedit: mirror/suite: testing apt-setup/baddir: base-config/menu/pkgsel: base-config/menu/apt-get: base-config/menu/timezone: apt-setup/hostname: ftp2.de.debian.org base-config/menu/pon: * tzconfig/gmt: false apt-setup/title: mirror/http/proxy: * apt-setup/contrib: true apt-setup/non-us-failed: * tzconfig/geographic_area: Europe apt-setup/cd/dev: /dev/cdrom * apt-setup/country: Germany apt-setup/uri_type: http apt-setup/not-mirror: base-config/retry-ppp: true apt-setup/security-updates-failed: * apt-setup/cd/bad: base-config/menu/mta: tzconfig/choose_country_zone/BR: East * base-config/intro: * tzconfig/select_zone/Europe: Berlin * apt-setup/security-updates: true * base-config/run-tasksel: true mirror/distribution: base-config/title: base-config/menu/finish: base-config/stop-ppp: true debian-installer/language: * apt-setup/mirror: ftp2.de.debian.org base-config/menu/apt-setup: base-config/menu/keyboard: tzconfig/title: debian-installer/country: base-config/install-problem: true tzconfig/change_timezone: false * base-config/pkgsel: dselect - old package selector (experts only) * apt-setup/non-free: true * apt-setup/non-us: true base-config/menu/intro: base-config/menu/passwd: base-config/login: base-config/main-menu: * base-config/run-dselect: false debian-installer/keymap: base-config/remove-pcmcia: true apt-setup/badsource: * base-config/use-ppp: false tzconfig/choose_country_zone/US: Eastern base-config/get-hostname: tzconfig/choose_country_zone_multiple: tzconfig/choose_country_zone/CA: Eastern * base-config/login-with-tty: base-config/menu/shell: base-config/invalid-hostname: -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
