---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Phill Whiteside <[email protected]> Date: 20 April 2013 16:57 Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-qa] alternate w/o network incorrectly configuring mirrors To: ∅ <[email protected]> Cc: Str8bs <[email protected]>, [email protected], Ubuntu list <[email protected]>
Hi Walter, possibly just a disturbance in the matrix. Good to see that it is no longer an issue. Regards, Phill. On 20 April 2013 16:55, ∅ <[email protected]> wrote: > Worked on yesterday's daily on amd so I guess it's a false alarm. > > wxl > On Apr 19, 2013 1:18 PM, "∅" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> thanks for checking that. i need to re-check to see if this is the >> problem with the latest daily. i'll also check ppc myself. someone >> want to toss it on an x86? >> >> wxl >> >> On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Str8bs <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Wxl, >> > >> > I was unable to replicate on a G3 iMac using 20130418 alternate. Maybe >> it has something to do with b43? I don't have any PPC hardware with Wi-Fi >> to test. >> > I tested two ways while Ethernet unplugged and booted from usb. >> > 1. Not configure network at this time. >> > 2. Configure network manually and just plug in information. (Even >> though the machine was not plugged in to Ethernet.) >> > Neither prompted me for a mirror and went on to complete the >> installation. I'll try AMD64 later to see if that differs. >> > >> > Regards, >> > Str8 >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: Lubuntu-qa [mailto:lubuntu-qa-bounces+str8bslinux= >> [email protected]] On Behalf Of Ø >> > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 11:13 AM >> > To: [email protected]; Ubuntu Mailing list >> > Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-qa] alternate w/o network incorrectly configuring >> mirrors >> > >> > ok i guess i was crazy [1]. debian-installer is tracked on launchpad. >> > so here's the bug report: >> > http://launchpad.net/bugs/1170597 >> > >> > wxl >> > >> > [1] rather, here's where the confusion came from: >> > https://launchpad.net/debian-installer (first hit for debian-installer >> in the search engine) vs. >> > https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-installer >> > >> > On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 8:29 AM, ∅ <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> I could have sworn this wasn't the case but if bugs on the Debian >> >> tracker are updated, then maybe you never could install without a >> >> network connection. Debian-installer cannot be reported with >> >> ubuntu-bug, it appears, because its bugs are not tracked there but >> >> with the Debian tracker. There is a bug there describing this problem >> from 2007, though: >> >> http://bugs.debian.org/429926 >> >> >> >> wxl >> >> >> >> On Apr 16, 2013 10:55 PM, "∅" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >> >>> a week or so ago i did an alternate install with no network. it >> >>> carried on like normal and i had no problems. >> >>> >> >>> today, using 20130416, selecting the option to not configure the >> >>> network at this time leads to the installer asking to select a >> >>> mirror. if a mirror is selected, it then attempts to connect to it, >> which fails. game over. >> >>> >> >>> did something change? i can't imagine so because i can install >> >>> desktop without a network. >> >>> >> >>> it sure would be ideal to not have it be this way. not everyone has >> >>> access to ethernet and those that don't can't always access wifi >> readily (read: >> >>> b43). busybox (alternate's shell) doesn't have the capacity a >> >>> standard shell would and so it's difficult to get around this latter >> issue, for example. >> >>> >> >>> any thoughts? >> >>> >> >>> wxl >> > >> > -- >> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa >> > Post to : [email protected] >> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa >> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > >> > >> > -- >> > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa >> > Post to : [email protected] >> > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa >> > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >> > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > Post to : [email protected] > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw -- https://wiki.ubuntu.com/phillw
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