[Bug 122402] Re: [7.10] [xubuntu] Install fails "Failed to determine codename for the release"

2007-06-30 Thread ljp37
I think I've found a workaround for this.  After you mount another
partition or an ISO to /cdrom, get to the installer menu and choose
"load installer components from cd".  Install the machinery for
detecting and loading ISOs.  Then unmount your /cdrom (and whatever
other partition you may have mounted) and let the installer detect and
mount the ISO.  The release codename will be correctly determined and
you will be able to install the base system.

See also http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?p=2942322#post2942322

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[Bug 122402] Re: [7.10] [xubuntu] Install fails "Failed to determine codename for the release"

2007-06-30 Thread ljp37
This happens with the 7.04 (feisty) xubuntu alternate install cd also.

It happens when the user is trying to perform an installation without a
working cdrom.

In my case, I mounted another partition containing the xubuntu iso, and then 
used the loop device to mount that iso as /cdrom
Mounting /cdrom one's self appears to omit some critical step; apparently the 
release codename is decided when the cdrom is mounted by the installer.

Installation hits a brick wall at the "Install Base System" step because
of the fatal "Failed to determine codename for the release" error.

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