Worked on yesterday's daily on amd so I guess it's a false alarm. wxl On Apr 19, 2013 1:18 PM, "∅" <carsrcoffin...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> thanks for checking that. i need to re-check to see if this is the > problem with the latest daily. i'll also check ppc myself. someone > want to toss it on an x86? > > wxl > > On Fri, Apr 19, 2013 at 10:09 AM, Str8bs <str8bsli...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Wxl, > > > > I was unable to replicate on a G3 iMac using 20130418 alternate. Maybe > it has something to do with b43? I don't have any PPC hardware with Wi-Fi > to test. > > I tested two ways while Ethernet unplugged and booted from usb. > > 1. Not configure network at this time. > > 2. Configure network manually and just plug in information. (Even though > the machine was not plugged in to Ethernet.) > > Neither prompted me for a mirror and went on to complete the > installation. I'll try AMD64 later to see if that differs. > > > > Regards, > > Str8 > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Lubuntu-qa [mailto:lubuntu-qa-bounces+str8bslinux= > gmail....@lists.launchpad.net] On Behalf Of Ø > > Sent: Friday, April 19, 2013 11:13 AM > > To: lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net; Ubuntu Mailing list > > Subject: Re: [Lubuntu-qa] alternate w/o network incorrectly configuring > mirrors > > > > ok i guess i was crazy [1]. debian-installer is tracked on launchpad. > > so here's the bug report: > > http://launchpad.net/bugs/1170597 > > > > wxl > > > > [1] rather, here's where the confusion came from: > > https://launchpad.net/debian-installer (first hit for debian-installer > in the search engine) vs. > > https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/debian-installer > > > > On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 8:29 AM, ∅ <carsrcoffin...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >> I could have sworn this wasn't the case but if bugs on the Debian > >> tracker are updated, then maybe you never could install without a > >> network connection. Debian-installer cannot be reported with > >> ubuntu-bug, it appears, because its bugs are not tracked there but > >> with the Debian tracker. There is a bug there describing this problem > from 2007, though: > >> http://bugs.debian.org/429926 > >> > >> wxl > >> > >> On Apr 16, 2013 10:55 PM, "∅" <carsrcoffin...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> a week or so ago i did an alternate install with no network. it > >>> carried on like normal and i had no problems. > >>> > >>> today, using 20130416, selecting the option to not configure the > >>> network at this time leads to the installer asking to select a > >>> mirror. if a mirror is selected, it then attempts to connect to it, > which fails. game over. > >>> > >>> did something change? i can't imagine so because i can install > >>> desktop without a network. > >>> > >>> it sure would be ideal to not have it be this way. not everyone has > >>> access to ethernet and those that don't can't always access wifi > readily (read: > >>> b43). busybox (alternate's shell) doesn't have the capacity a > >>> standard shell would and so it's difficult to get around this latter > issue, for example. > >>> > >>> any thoughts? > >>> > >>> wxl > > > > -- > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > > Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > > -- > > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > > Post to : lubuntu-qa@lists.launchpad.net > > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~lubuntu-qa > > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp >
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