Martin Michlmayr wrote: > I saw this as well (the wait upon 75%), several times. I switched to > F3 or F4 and it seemed that the kernel package was waiting for someone > to press enter. Obviously this times after after a while, but it > waits there for several seconds (hence the 75% wait). I wonder if > it's possible to tell the kernel package not to wait for enter.
apt-install installs packages with stdin coming from /dev/null, and stdout going to a log file. In this situation the kernel packages do the right thing -- they use their defaults when the prompting fails. I have seen what you described, and I have also seen the system continue on past it. If there is a problem is it not something simple like you hypothesize. -- see shy jo
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