John wrote:
Package: debian-installer Severity: normal
I'm doing a network install via modem.
I've discovered d-i downloading, amongst others, jfs and lvm udebs.
I won't be using either, so this is simply wasted time.
I suggest that downloading and installing optional udebs be deferred
until it's clear they are wanted.
atm I'm downloading bits of the 2.4 kernel; the above was with 2.6. I note its downloading lots of kernel modules. I booted off a LAN, why not justput those modules in the initial ram disk?
AFAIK boot image size is only a problem if booting off floppies.
Or, have a second image that cab be downloaded by tftp. Then when the kernel and initrd are loaded by tftp, the installer's bootstrap can get a second image. The DHCP server can tell which server to use.
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