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Re: Automated install entry menu of Debian installer does not ask pressed file path / url

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Hi

just not running anything.
Just discovering that a behavior of previous Debian installer is either
broken or has been removed, and asking if others see the same behavior.

Will report a bug.

J.G

On Fri, Oct 14, 2016 at 4:07 PM, Stephan Beck <sbeck@secure.mailbox.org>
wrote:

> Hi John,
>
> John Gathm:
> > hello,
> >
> > As strange as it may sound, the "automated install" entry of the Debian
> > installer CD seems to be broken on Jessie.
> > When I select "automated install" in the boot menu I am not prompted
> (after
> > the usual network setup ) with the dialog to enter pressed file path/url.
> > This happens in VirtualBox or on real hardware, either in BIOS or UEFI
> mode.
> > This works fine with wheezy installer.
> > Anyone met the same issue ?
>
> Instead of guessing what might be the issue here:
> Have you read section 3.2 of the jessie release notes (1)?
> Have you read the Appendix B (especially B.1.1.)of the install doc
> available for Jessie (2)?
> Maybe you can find the solution to your specific problem there.
>
> Guesses:
> you are running automated install with debconf priority critical and, as
> a consequence, this question is being (deliberately) omitted.
> you are already using preseed via initrd which is loaded directly at the
> beginning of the install process and thus are waiting in vain for the
> prompt to appear.
> But I don't like guessing without more info so I refer you to the docs.
>
> Cheers
>
> Stephan
>
>
> (1)https://www.debian.org/releases/jessie/releasenotes
> (2)https://www.debian.org/releases/jessie/installmanual
>
>

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Automated install entry menu of Debian installer does not ask pressed  file path / url John Gathm <john.gathm@gmail.com> - 2016-10-14 10:30 +0200
  Re: Automated install entry menu of Debian installer does not ask  pressed file path / url Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2016-10-14 15:00 +0200
  Re: Automated install entry menu of Debian installer does not ask  pressed file path / url Stephan Beck <sbeck@secure.mailbox.org> - 2016-10-14 16:10 +0200
    Re: Automated install entry menu of Debian installer does not ask  pressed file path / url John Gathm <john.gathm@gmail.com> - 2016-10-14 23:50 +0200
      Re: Automated install entry menu of Debian installer does not ask  pressed file path / url Stephan Beck <sbeck@secure.mailbox.org> - 2016-10-15 16:40 +0200
        Re: Automated install entry menu of Debian installer does not ask  pressed file path / url John Gathm <john.gathm@gmail.com> - 2016-10-15 19:00 +0200

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