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

[Michael Prokop]

Michael Prokop <mika at grml.org> added the comment:

* Marc 'Zugschlus' Haber wrote in grml's BTS on 20120712 / 20:52:

> 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.

Do you by any chance have screenshots or logs of the system messages
you get in those loops so I can spot the according part in the code?

regards,
-mika-

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messages: 4411, 4417, 4423
nosy: zugschlus
priority: wish
status: chatting
title: network boot turns around in circles in case of missing firmware

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