Re: Bug#1031923: d-i.debian.org: testing (bookworm): Unable to boot due to unsupported FEATURE_C12 in e2fsck

Cyril Brulebois <[email protected]> Mon, 27 Feb 2023 23:43:52 +0100

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Hi,

Cesar Enrique Garcia Dabo <[email protected]> (2023-02-27):
> Thank you for the answer. Good to know that it is a known issue and is being
> taken care of.
> 
> Regarding why I took that image. I just followed the official Debian
> webpages:
> 
> https://www.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/index.en.html

Many thanks for the follow-up…

> From there I clicked on "Official CD/DVD images of the "testing"
> distribution (/regenerated weekly/)
> <https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/>"
> 
> https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/ -> amd64 -> iso-cd -> https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/weekly-builds/amd64/iso-cd/debian-testing-amd64-netinst.iso
> 
> So from my perspective I wasn't using a "random" image, but rather an
> official one, as the web pages indicate.

… now I understand what you went through.

Unfortunately, I wasn't aware of those instructions, and that looks utterly
buggy. How can we claim to publish “official images” that are snapshots, built
using debian-installer daily builds, that can be broken by random packages in
unstable, and left unfixed for weeks?!

We already have specific instructions on the d-i page[1] regarding
*actual* official releases (as soon as testing gets an Alpha 1), plus
snapshots. My first instinct would be to entirely scrap testing-related
things from the page you started from[2], and just redirect to [1]
instead.

 1. https://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/
 2. https://www.debian.org/CD/http-ftp/


That link should be updated too… http://debian-cd.debian.net/


Cheers,
-- 
Cyril Brulebois ([email protected])            <https://debamax.com/>
D-I release manager -- Release team member -- Freelance Consultant

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