Bug#251089: debian-installer: installer hangs on dual G5 while loading module for inexistant floppy
On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 09:29:23PM +0200, Michal wrote:
> Using:
>
> http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/daily/powerpc/20040525/sarge-powerpc-netinst.iso
>
> to install sarge on a dual G5 with 'install-(safe-)power4' initially
> works fine, but then hangs during the stage entitled 'Detecting
> network hardware' at the step of:
>
> "Loading module 'floppy' for 'Linux Floppy'..."
>
> After that, the machine seems to be locked solid. (This sounds like it
> is trying to install modules which are inappropriate for G5s but
> appropriate for other power4 machines - a problem which I thought had
> been recently sorted out.)
You read some discussions about code which hasn't even made it into
unstable, let alone d-i, yet. The -power4 target isn't currently safe
for G5 systems.
--
Colin Watson [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]
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