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SRU: lilo-installer doesn't respect lilo-installer/skip on Hardy

Bug #466769 reported by Evan Broder
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: lilo-installer

The lilo-installer/skip debconf option is documented for Hardy (https://help.ubuntu.com/8.04/installation-guide/i386/preseed-contents.html#preseed-bootloader). However, due to a missing line in debian/isinstallable, the option doesn't do anything.

Given that the patch is a one-line change, I think it would be good to get this into Hardy.

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Evan Broder (broder) wrote :

Here's a fairly straightforward patch that should fix the bug. I'm running a build in my PPA now (https://launchpad.net/~broder/+archive/ubuntu-tests), and will do some testing to verify that it works once that's done.

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Evan Broder (broder) wrote :

I've tested the package in my PPA and confirmed that it works both if lilo-installer/skip=true is set in the preseed file, and that it still works if that option is not set and you just select LILO from the ubuntu-installer menu.

Colin Watson (cjwatson)
Changed in lilo-installer (Ubuntu):
status: New → Invalid
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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote :

Thanks, sponsored. Also see lp:~ubuntu-core-dev/lilo-installer/hardy-proposed.

Changed in lilo-installer (Ubuntu Hardy):
status: New → In Progress
importance: Undecided → Medium
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Steve Langasek (vorlon) wrote : Please test proposed package

Accepted into hardy-proposed, the package will build now and be available in a few hours. Please test and give feedback here. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you in advance!

Changed in lilo-installer (Ubuntu Hardy):
status: In Progress → Fix Committed
tags: added: verification-needed
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Evan Broder (broder) wrote :

I ran two different installs, both with apt-setup/proposed=true.

 - I tested my preseed file for an unattended install, setting lilo-installer/skip=true. The LILO stage was skipped

 - I ran a non-unattended install, choosing to install LILO from the ubuntu-installer menu. I was able to boot the machine after the install completed.

Martin Pitt (pitti)
tags: added: verification-done
removed: verification-needed
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Launchpad Janitor (janitor) wrote :

This bug was fixed in the package lilo-installer - 1.25ubuntu1.1

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lilo-installer (1.25ubuntu1.1) hardy-proposed; urgency=low

  * Grab change from version 1.27 to fix check for lilo-installer/skip
    (LP: #466769)

 -- Evan Broder <email address hidden> Sat, 31 Oct 2009 10:50:57 -0400

Changed in lilo-installer (Ubuntu Hardy):
status: Fix Committed → Fix Released
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