[Bug 847782] Re: installer writes a permanent ethernet entry in interfaces file

[Robert Hooker]

I don't know if you want to edit the description for this or not, but I
only do full live installer installs (not netinstall or alternate) and
it is a very common situation for wifi to not be supported on the livecd
so I have to plug my laptops in via ethernet and am hitting the 3 minute
timeout once its done every time.

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Title:
  installer writes a permanent ethernet entry in interfaces file

Status in “debian-installer” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  In certain situations, ubiquity writes an "auto ethX" line in
  /etc/network/interfaces. This means that the boot up process,
  including bringing up the X system by upstart, will be delayed for
  whatever timeout is defined in /etc/init/failsafe.conf (see bug
  839595). This is currently 120 seconds.

  This only affects users who customized the interfaces file by hand, as
  well as people who used either the netinstall, or the alternate
  installation CD, on a wired connection.

  So far, it seems like the best solution would be for the custom (net
  or alternative) installer to give the user the option to choose what
  to do with the interfaces file after finishing installation

  Please see bug #839595 for more information

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