On Mon, Apr 12, 2004 at 02:35:20PM -0400, Rick Thomas wrote: > > > Sven Luther wrote: > > > > On Mon, Apr 12, 2004 at 12:28:11AM +0200, Frank Lichtenheld wrote: > > > tags 243166 moreinfo help > > > thanks > > > > > > On Sun, Apr 11, 2004 at 03:52:44PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > > > > A .udeb package would allow to eject the cdrom during the install. Would > > > > be particularly usefull for uncompleted pmac installs, since it is not > > > > evident to eject the cdrom by hand. > > > > > > I prepared a prelimary version, you can get it from > > > deb-src http://www.lichtenheld.de/debian ./ > > > > Ok, i will test it. > > > > > I'm unsure however what functionality is really needed: > > > - Should it be possible to manually enter a device name? > > > > When booting from floppy disk -- as is pretty much required if you are > using an oldworld PowerMac -- it is frequently necessary to eject the > floppy disk. Currently, one has to use a paperclip for this because the > Mac hardware designers did not provide a big fat "eject" button on their > floppy drives. > > So, yes, there needs to be a way to eject things other than the cdrom. > And (IMHO) it needs to be on the menu at priority=medium and lower.
But then again, d-i should be able to know that it needs to eject the floppy, and do it for you. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
