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Bug#864715: USB netinst fails to identify /media/cdrom as a path for base system packages or /cdrom mounting

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On 14/06/17 03:38, Steve McIntyre wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 02:41:32AM +1200, Amos Jeffries wrote:
>> On 14/06/17 00:44, Steve McIntyre wrote:
>>> On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 11:39:46PM +1200, Amos Jeffries wrote:
>>>> Package: installation-reports
>>>>
>>>> On running the installer manually from inside the OEM Windows
>>>> installed, everything appeared to run smoothly up to the reboot
>>>> following partition and formatting of the machines drives. On that
>>>> boot the installer now running off the HDD began looping at the
>>>> "Install base system" step, no errors or other signs of trouble -
>>>> just display the progress bar for a few mins, then flick out to
>>>> the step-by-step listing as if that step was done - but
>>>> highlighting the same "Install base system" entry every time enter
>>>> was pressed to start the step.
>>> Ummm... Question: you say "up to the reboot following partition and
>>> formatting of the machines drives". debian-installer doesn't reboot
>>> there. How did you prepare your USB stick, please?
>> It was a vanilla download of the 64-bit netinst ISO burned to the USB stick.
> OK. How did you write it, please? dd? cp? Something like unetbootin?

I believe that one was done with the "rufus" tool for Windows.

>> Formatting was the latest step I'm sure worked fine. The default process was
>> followed from there until reboot needed, then more default process.
>> Everything up to the step "install base system" at least appeared to work -
>> until that one did not.
> There isn't a reboot step in the normal path of debian-installer. Oh,
> hang on, sorry - I've just seen what I missed earlier in your initial
> message: "On running the installer manually from inside the OEM
> Windows". Did you use the win32-installer option to start
> installation?
>

I think so, yes.


AYJ

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Bug#864715: USB netinst fails to identify /media/cdrom as a path for base system packages or /cdrom mounting Amos Jeffries <squid3@treenet.co.nz> - 2017-06-13 14:00 +0200
  Bug#864715: USB netinst fails to identify /media/cdrom as a path for base system packages or /cdrom mounting Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2017-06-13 14:50 +0200
    Bug#864715: USB netinst fails to identify /media/cdrom as a path for base system packages or /cdrom mounting Amos Jeffries <squid3@treenet.co.nz> - 2017-06-13 17:00 +0200
      Bug#864715: USB netinst fails to identify /media/cdrom as a path for base system packages or /cdrom mounting Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> - 2017-06-13 17:50 +0200
        Bug#864715: USB netinst fails to identify /media/cdrom as a path for base system packages or /cdrom mounting Amos Jeffries <squid3@treenet.co.nz> - 2017-06-13 18:20 +0200

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