Bug#724931: loop-mounted ISO images

2013-09-30 Thread ian_bruce
On Mon, 30 Sep 2013 13:10:01 +0200 Andreas Cadhalpun wrote: > wrote: > >> iso-scan is part of the Debian installer. >> >> However, it is only included in the hd-media initrd. There is no >> reason to include it on the regular CD initrd, because isohybrid >> allows mounting the USB stick directly

Bug#724931: loop-mounted ISO images

2013-09-30 Thread Andreas Cadhalpun
[Now follows a somewhat lengthy text. If you are bored, jump directly to the conclusion.] On 30.09.2013 01:58, wrote ian_br...@fastmail.net: you wrote: Please include the kernel module loop.ko in all installation ISOs. It would be awesome, if you could also add iso-scan to the install ISOs, s

Re: loop-mounted ISO images

2013-09-09 Thread ian_bruce
On Thu, 5 Sep 2013 11:44:54 -0400 Joey Hess wrote: >> Is there some boot parameter that can be given to the Debian >> installer initrd to make it understand that it's running from a >> loop-mounted ISO image file rather than a plain block device? >> >> This is a well established feature in some

Re: loop-mounted ISO images

2013-09-05 Thread ian_bruce
On Thu, 5 Sep 2013 11:44:54 -0400 Joey Hess wrote: >> in Ubuntu, the relevant parameter is "iso-scan/filename=". > > iso-scan is part of the Debian installer. > I wrote it. Always nice to have my Debian work cited as another reason > Ubuntu is better than Debian! Well, it's better in the sense

Re: loop-mounted ISO images

2013-09-05 Thread Joey Hess
ian_br...@fastmail.net wrote: > Is there some boot parameter that can be given to the Debian installer > initrd to make it understand that it's running from a loop-mounted ISO > image file rather than a plain block device? > > This is a well established feature in some distributions; for example,

loop-mounted ISO images

2013-09-05 Thread ian_bruce
Is there some boot parameter that can be given to the Debian installer initrd to make it understand that it's running from a loop-mounted ISO image file rather than a plain block device? This is a well established feature in some distributions; for example, in Ubuntu, the relevant parameter is "is