Frans Pop wrote: > reassign 590993 debian-cd > severity 590993 normal > thanks > > Since you are trying something that's not really supported, this is > certainly *not* a "grave" issue. After all, a CD image is not a mirror > even if both contain a repository. > > It is correct that the error occurs because CD images have symlinks for all > suites to the release (codename) included on the CD. This is mostly for > historic reasons and no longer has any purpose (since current versions of > the installer select by codename instead of suite). > > In a bit more detail. The latest versions of choose-mirror (including the > current Etch and Lenny versions) perform validity checks on the Release > files and will reject a "mirror" as broken if the Release file under a > suite symlink lists a different suite inside the Release file. > > It would be better if debian-cd was modified to only include the symlink > for the suite actually specified in the Release file. Reassigning > accordingly. > >> Looks like my whole attempt to use the ISO image as netboot installation >> source is futile, as the files are not signed on the CD, >> so netinst gives up in the next step. > > This can be worked around by telling the installer to ignore the > signatures. See the installation guide for details. > > Cheers, > FJP
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