Bug#684128: Bug 684128, GB vs GiB

2019-08-13 Thread Jeff Norden
Well, it's been 7 years since this bug was opened. Sure, it's not killing anyone. And I assume that the partitioner correctly handles alignment issues for current drives. But still, IMHO, any time software does something other than what you expect it to do, it's broken. A simple suggestion: jus

Bug#701099: debian-cd: installer fails with two CD/DVD drives

2014-01-15 Thread Jeff Norden
I've also been bitten by this bug. I'm installing Debian 7.3 on new hardware that includes an asus P9D-E/4L server motherboard that has a bios-based "virtual cdrom". I couldn't find a straightforward way to disable the extra drive in bios, but I found another workaround, which is detailed below.

Bug#701099: debian-cd: installer fails with two CD/DVD drives

2014-01-15 Thread Jeff Norden
from the board, but the workaround I came up with was easier. My guess is that its going to be hard to track down the cause of this bug, since it seems to be specific to very special circumstances. -Jeff > From: Andreas Stempfhuber > To: Jeff Norden > Subject: Re: Bug#701099: debian-cd