firestuff/2006-09-23-stopping-debian-from-ejecting-the-cdrom-during-install.html

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<p>Another remote Debian install annoyance: the installer auto-ejects the CD-ROM, and there’s no way to turn it off in sarge (there’s a boot parameter in etch).</p>

<p>In sarge, when the question asking you “Install GRUB to the Master Boot Record?” appears, switch to the shell on console 2 (Alt-F2). Then run:</p>

<pre><code>rm /target/usr/bin/eject
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