Bug#698528: debian-installer: BusyBox's wget doesn't preseed from HTTPS

[Chris Lamb]

Hi all,

> debian-installer: BusyBox's wget doesn't preseed from HTTPS

Whilst this was originally reported in 2013, in late 2017 finding
*any* internet location that doesn't redirect to HTTPS is extremely
difficult and will only get more so.

(Indeed, it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to justify removing
*non*-HTTP support!)

> Marga's been looking into this lately, see #802591 & #802596.

These have now been closed :)


Regards,

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Re: where can I find the team?

[Cyril Brulebois]

Hi Nicholas,

Nicholas D Steeves  (2017-08-08):
> Where can I find the team this evening?  I have two questions relating
> to a bug I'd like to close that probably have short answers...but
> might not be so short :-)

You can find me in the cafeteria for a few dozens of minutes still,
right side when you enter. Otherwise I'll likely be in the interior
garden until midnight or so.


KiBi.


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where can I find the team?

[Nicholas D Steeves]

Dear Kibi and Debian Boot team,

Where can I find the team this evening?  I have two questions relating
to a bug I'd like to close that probably have short answers...but
might not be so short :-)

Sincerely,
Nicholas


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Re: Request to Join Project debian-installer from Christoph Biedl (cbiedl)

[Cyril Brulebois]

nore...@alioth.debian.org  (2017-08-08):
> Christoph Biedl (cbiedl) has requested to join your project. 
> You can approve this request here: 
> https://alioth.debian.org/project/admin/users.php?group_id=30260 
> 
> Comments by the user:
> Seems like everybody is around here, so I might join the party as well.
> 
> Or something like that.

Welcome!


KiBi.


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Black screen / X issue fixed

[Cyril Brulebois]

Hi,

So I've been meaning to debug the black screen in graphical installer
for quite a while, but I've been busy with preparing for my talk, then
discussing busybox with new recruits.

I've finally managed to bisect that down to the following dinstalls:
  2017-06-20 22:37:45 (last OK)
  2017-06-21 03:38:47 (first KO)

and out of the 6 packages, I've isolated the culprit:
  libexpat1-udeb_2.2.1-1_amd64.udeb

Right afterwards I've discovered that an installer built against
unstable… just works again. I'm suspecting the new expat upstream
version might have been the fix we needed:
  https://tracker.debian.org/news/860347

But I doubt it makes much sense to also isolate what/when the exact
fix happened. I thought I would just share the “when did it break?”
part.


KiBi.


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