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From: Steve Matzura <sm@noisynotes.com>
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Subject: Re: Installing Debian Jessie under Uefi; installer does not speak
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On Fri, 1 Jan 2016 10:02:17 +1300, "Marcel Oats" <moats@orcon.net.nz>
wrote:

>> I have a system that will only boot using Uefi (don't ask) and it=20
>> seems that the dvd's boot screen appears, according to someone with=20
>> sight, but when typing the s option, it is ignored?
>
>Indeed, nobody reported before that this wasn't working. This got fixed =
lately (see debian bug #798908), but not before 8.2.0 got released.  The =
fix should be available in 8.3.0 and 9.0.

I haven't seen 8.3.0 (not to mention 9) out yet. Do you know when that
might happen? I like to keep my media and torrents up-to-date.