[TriLUG] Redhat's resolution to the bug I entered, re: having the installer save state

[prhodes at vdsinc.com]

As some of you may recall, a few months ago, a discussion came up about
having the Red Hat Installer save state, so a failed
install could be restarted at the point of failure.  Someone suggested that
I submit a bug to Red Hat Bugzilla, which I did.  The bug
has recently been closed with resolution: deferred.

In case anybody is particularly interested in this, here's what the last
comment in the bug had to say:

+
+------- Additional comments from msf at redhat.com 2002-01-15 15:23:53
-------
+Deferring this bug at this time, we may revist in the future.  We write
out a
+kickstart file currently with most the information required to kickstart a
clone
+of the machine being installed.  The need to restart crashed anaconda
attempts
+from a save file is not currently a priority.


No biggie, as far as I'm concerned.  I thought it would be nice to have,
and they aren't ruling out the possibility of
doing it /eventually./  Just don't expect to see it anytime soon, I guess.

TTYL,

Phillip Rhodes
Application Designer
Voice Data Solutions
919-571-4300 x225
prhodes at vdsinc.com

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