Ah, ha! I get it . . . thanks. Using your excellent notes, I successfully upgraded my SlugOS to Debian/NSLU2 so I'm all set, I think.
On Mon, May 21, 2007 at 09:53:42AM +0200, Martin Michlmayr wrote: > * 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]
