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Re: Question about GRUB recovery using Debian 7.x LiveCD



On Wed, 25 Feb 2015 16:38:02 +0800
Bret Busby <bret.busby@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 25/02/2015, Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Wednesday 25 February 2015 06:00:58 Bret Busby wrote:
> >> Why does the Debian standard installation iso image, not include an
> >> "Abort installation" option (at each screen, although, even, a
> >> single instantiation, on the primary menu, would help, by
> >> rebooting the system into that menu, to do it, if that is the only
> >> way to access that option), that would enable ejection of the
> >> removable media with the iso image, instead of making this so
> >> difficult, to extract the removable media with the iso image?
> >
> > If someone just wants to abort the installation, why not just turn
> > the PC off
> > and use a paperclip to remove the CD?
> >
> 
> Should that be necessary?
> 
> And, no, that did not occur to me - I believe that I have not
> previously, used that method to remove an optical disk (either CD or
> DVD) from a computer. I do not remember being aware of that method,
> before your suggestion.
> 

It's probably not included on the netinst image, but if you have
trouble ejecting discs, you can use the command "eject" (package by
the same name).

Petter

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