[issue1195] network boot turns around in circles in case of missing firmware

[Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber]

Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber <mh+bts-grml at zugschlus.de> added the comment:

Hi,

my browser ate the error message I wrote.

When grml is unable to initialize the network (for example, when firmware is
missing), grml runs around in circles indefinetely. So even when debug=1, one
never gets as far as to a debug shell.

It would be good if the number of loops were limited so that one would finally
end up with a debug shell or at last with a more meaningful error message.

Greetings
Marc

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messages: 4411, 4417
nosy: zugschlus
priority: wish
status: chatting
title: network boot turns around in circles in case of missing firmware

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