Thanks for the clarification and yes, I fully agree with the intention.It just broke my "muscle memory" while re-installing my VMs from the CD ISO which I usually use as the minimal base for virtual systems. So I guess this is not worth the effort to implement some ugly workaround. Instead I will switch my testing workflow to use the DVD image and will be fine.
On 3/1/26 15:10, nia via gnats wrote:
The following reply was made to PR install/60047; it has been noted by GNATS. From: nia <nia%NetBSD.org@localhost> To: gnats-bugs%netbsd.org@localhost Cc: Subject: Re: install/60047: sysinst: NetBSD/amd64 ISO missing base32 when selecting "Installation without X11" Date: Sun, 1 Mar 2026 14:09:29 +0000 This is intentional to keep the .iso within the limits of a CD-ROM. The installation can continue safely without base32.If you need base32, use the DVD iso, not the CD iso.