[08:34] <apw> cjwatson, i need to rebuild the Packages.gz files on the CD now, is there a simple way to do that
[08:35] <cjwatson> Is a CD actually the easiest way for you to test this, I wonder
[08:35] <apw> cjwatson, it cirtainly isn't easy any more, but that is the only way i have seen it reproduce
[08:35] <cjwatson> Would you maybe be better off with a netboot mini.iso and a locally-accessible archive?
[08:36] <cjwatson> If you have to rebuild them, cobble something together with apt-ftparchive I guess ...
[08:36] <apw> possibly indeed, but i feel i have gotton this far, i ought to make it work right now, apt-ftparchive, ok
[08:37] <cjwatson> Remember to regenerate the Release files to match
[08:37]  * apw cries :)
[08:37] <cjwatson> And I expect you'll want to boot with debian-installer/allow_unauthenticated=true, since constructing a properly signed image is way too much effort for a test
[08:38] <cjwatson> So just delete Release.gpg rather than trying to generate one
[10:33] <apw> cjwatson, as predicted i cannot get all the right bits to line up, i give up on remaking this cd