Re: checking install media

["Taylor, ForrestX" <forrestx.taylor@xxxxxxxxx>]

Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>   since i don't have an installable-ready machine in front of me
> to test this with, a quick question -- what is the purpose
> of "linux mediacheck" at the install "boot:" prompt, *GIVEN*
> *THAT*, as i recall with a normal install, i'm prompted to 
> check the media anyway.
>
>   or am i misremembering my most recent install?
>
> rday
There is a bug (feature??) in loader.c where the isostatus gets mangled 
somehow.  I remove the isostatus check:

----------- Begin LOADER.PATCH -------------
--- anaconda-8.0.orig/loader/loader.c   2002-09-03 14:08:10.000000000 -0700
+++ anaconda-8.0/loader/loader.c        2002-11-26 14:37:21.000000000 -0800
@@ -1407,7 +1407,7 @@
   writeISOStatus(isostatus, mediasum);

   /* see if we should check image(s) */
-  if (!isostatus || FL_MEDIACHECK(flags)) {
+  if (FL_MEDIACHECK(flags)) {

     startNewt(flags);
     rc = newtWinChoice(_("CD Found"), _("OK"),
----------- End LOADER.PATCH -------------

I haven't checked how the boxed set discs behave, yet.  I guess that I 
should open those boxes ;o)

Forrest
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