Op 25-10-2007 om 15:52 schreef Frans Pop: > Attached patches to apt-setup and pkgsel make it possible to scan multiple > CD/DVDs from a set during apt-setup and use them during pkgsel. > > The patches have been tested and work. I've done several successful desktop > installations using CD1 plus CD2. > However, the patches are still a bit rough and there are some issues that > need discussion. > > The main issue with the current patches is the new dialogs. Comments on them > and suggestions for improvement are welcome. > > If those are fixed, the patches could be considered for inclusion even > though there are some remaining issues (see below). I'm unsure myself > whether any of these issues is serious enough to prevent inclusion. > > Changes by the patch > -------------------- > Scanning for extra CDs is only supported: > - if the installation CD is a full CD or DVD > - if the installation method is not hd-media > > The apt-setup generator 50cdrom has been moved to 40cdrom; a new generator > 41cdset was added to allow scanning of additional CDs. The generator for > mirror sources run after that. > > When base-config was integrated into D-I, we had find a way to make tasksel > install from CD images for hd-media installations. This was solved by bind > mounting the CD into target and telling apt-cdrom not to mount/unmount CDs. > In the patch for apt-setup this is reverted: apt-cdrom is allowed to mount > CDs again. Note that base-installation is not changed in any way. > > For CD changing by apt-cdrom in /target to be possible, the installation CD > has to be unmounted in the D-I environment. While it is unmounted, no udeb > installations are possible. > Both in apt-setup (after scanning additional CDs) and in pkgsel (after > tasksel) the installation CD is mounted again so other installation steps > do not break. > > Remaining issues > ---------------- > After the change to the 2nd CD in pkgsel, the progress bar starts at 0 again > instead of continuing from its old position. > > The prompt for CD changing works during pkgsel, but apparently not for a > normal apt-install. During initial tests, installation of grub failed > because CD2 was still mounted and I never got the prompt to change CDs. > This is worked around by making sure CD1 is installed again, but if any > packages from other CDs are needed for whatever reason _after_ pkgsel, the > installation will hang for the same reason. > I've not really looked yet at why this does not work. > > The mechanism to mount the CD again for the D-I environment is somewhat > fragile, for two reasons: > - installation of extra udebs is now not possible during pkgsel; this is > not a serious limitation as in practice this is probably not needed > - if a CD change is needed to install a package _after_ pkgsel, this will > fail because the CD is mounted in the D-I environment (the CD drive is > locked) > It would be much better if anna or udpkg could detect that the CD is not > mounted and ask for it to be mounted when needed and then automatically > unmount it again after use so not to interfere with CD changing in /target. > > During my tests, the first mount of a CD after changing it would > consistently fail. This is probably a bug in VirtualBox. > I've added a workaround for this to make working on this a bit easier, but > that should probably be removed. > > Cheers, > FJP
I miss the "why". Right now I have the unplesant feeling it is "apt-cdrom add" re-invented. Someone willing to enlighten me? Cheers Geert Stappers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
