Bug#138799: "Initialize a Linux Partition" broken on powerpc/apus

[Andreas Wüst <andiw@pop.agri.ch>]

Package: boot-floppies
Version: 3.0.21

Hi

I am trying to install woody on an Amiga4000 APUS box (architecture: powerpc,
flavor: apus), using kernel 2.4.17 and boot-floppies 3.0.21. But, to be clear
about it, this behaviour has already occured using boot-floppies 3.0.19.

After initializing the swap partition, it is not possible to execute the point "Initialize a
Linux Partition". After selecting this point in the menu, the screen goes
black, and the installer system restarts!

On virtual console 3 I could read:

    Mar 17 ... (none) user.info init: Process '/sbin/udbootstrap' (pid 140)
exited. Scheduling it for restart

    Mar 17 ... (none) user.info init: Starting pid 146, console /dev/console:
'/sbin/udbootstrap'

But issuing the command mke2fs /dev/hda1 on vc 2 did the job without
complaining. Also if I entered the same command on the installer screen after
having it advised to "execute a shell".

I was told that this bug should have already been fixed after 3.0.19, but this
doesn't seem to be case, at least not for apus flavor.

Interesting thing is that everything works normally with apus kernel 2.4.9.

Kind regards,
Andi