Dear maintainer,
It seems that the bug appears only in installations of testing/sid, because:
After some more trials, what DOES work for NBD-root setup in
debian-installer, is:
AT: Debian GNU/Linux installer boot menu
-hit TAB; type "modules=partman-nbd"; hit ENTER
AT: [!!] Select a language
-hit TAB; "<Go Back>" is highlighted; hit ENTER
AT: [!] Debian installer main menu
-arrow key down to "Change debconf priority"; hit ENTER
AT: [!!] Change debconf priority
-arrow key down to "low"; hit ENTER
...carry on with installation as normal, until:
AT: [?] Choose a mirror of the debian archive (Debian version to install:)
-the selection should be "squeeze - stable"; hit ENTER
...carry on with installation as normal, until:
AT: [.] Debian installer main menu (Detect disks)
-skip "Detect disks"; arrow key down to "Partition disks"; hit ENTER
AT: [?] Debian installer main menu (Choose an installation step)
-hit TAB; "<Go Back>" is highlighted; hit ENTER;
AT: [!!] Partition disks (This is an overview of your currently selected...)
-the selection should be "Configure the Network Block Device"; hit ENTER
AT: [!!] Partition disks (NBD configuration action:)
-the selection should be "Connect a Network Block Device"; hit ENTER
AT: [!!] Partition disks (Network Block Device device node:)
-the selection should be "/dev/nbd0"; hit ENTER
AT: [!!] Partition disks (Network Block Device server:)
-type the IP address or hostname of your NBD server, e.g. 192.168.0.110
AT: [!!] Partition disks (Network Block Device port or name:)
-type the port number that your NBD server is listening on, e.g. 12345
AT: [!!] Partition disks (NBD configuration action:)
-arrow key down to "Finish and return to the partitioner"; hit ENTER
...carry on with installation as normal, until:
AT: [.] Debian installer main menu (Install the GRUB boot loader on a hard
disk)
-arrow key down to "Continue without the boot loader"; hit ENTER
-(make sure to note the kernel parameters it gives you)
...carry on with the installation as normal.
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