On Tue, Dec 04, 2012 at 07:49:07AM +0100, Michael Neuffer wrote: > >Well, it's only triggered for known point-to-point devices: > > > > if (strncmp(iface->name, "plip", 4) == 0 > > || strncmp(iface->name, "slip", 4) == 0 > > || strncmp(iface->name, "ctc", 3) == 0 > > || strncmp(iface->name, "escon", 5) == 0 > > || strncmp(iface->name, "iucv", 4) == 0) > > state = GET_POINTOPOINT; > Then || strncmp(iface->name, "eth", 3) == 0 > is missing.
No it's not. We don't want everybody to get asked. > >I don't think it makes sense to ask it at any default priority value. > >We might ask it at "low" but in any case the real use of that option > >should be through preseeding for devices other than the ones listed > >above. > Not true. This case will become more and more common with the > current state of IPv4. > > And besides, how do you set the priority if you are not in expert mode? > Or how is a normal user supposed to use preseeding? "low" would need expert mode. A normal user can use preseeding by editing the boot parameters or by using virt-install etc.; there are various ways that are documented. Kind regards Philipp Kern
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