* Martin Weinberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2007-05-20 11:42]: > > Yes, the installer needs DNS so it'll be able to find a mirror. > > Well, that makes sense eventually, but would the absense of the DNS > hang the boot early on?
Yes. I know that's not obvious but it's because of the way debian-installer currently works. We need to get the network up before we can start SSH, and getting the network up in d-i currently means configuring *everything*, i.e. also DNS. When something is not configured that's needed, d-i will prompt the user to add this information - but because this is done before SSH is up, the user doesn't see it and it appears as if the machine would simply hang. -- Martin Michlmayr http://www.cyrius.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
