It appears to be an issue specific to the alternate CD. First guess says this is something done differently in netcfg, but I haven't looked at all yet.
As another option, we could start using the ifblacklist script in NM to change /etc/network/interfaces when NM is installed (and revert when it's removed). ** Package changed: network-manager (Ubuntu) => debian-installer (Ubuntu) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/790604 Title: after installation, nm reports eth0 as a not managed network device -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs