Re: Still with us -- Re: Bug#684265: (installation-reports: yaboot.conf missing existing root partitions -- sources.list still has deb cdrom from installation)

[Rick Thomas <rbthomas@pobox.com>]

On Aug 18, 2012, at 2:02 AM, Rick Thomas wrote:

> I just downloaded and burned the PowerPC Netinst CD and did an  
> install with it.
> Specifically,
>    http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/sid_d-i/arch-latest/powerpc/iso-cd/debian-testing-powerpc-netinst.iso
>    Daily build #3 for powerpc, using installer build from sid
>    This build finished at Fri Aug 17 09:39:24 UTC 2012.
>
> The first problem noted in bug#684265 is still there -- the  
> installer still does not put the existing root partitions into the  
> generated yaboot.conf.
>
> When I installed os-prober and ran it on the installed system, it  
> found and listed the existing root partitions, as expected.  So the  
> problem is in the installer, not os-prober...
>
> Attached is a (hopefully) relevant extract from the installation  
> syslog file.
>
> Enjoy!
>
> Rick
>
> <syslog.extract>


I'd love to see if I can figure out what's causing this and work up a  
patch, but I have no clue as to where to begin.

Can somebody please show me a pointer to the code in the installer  
where this is done?

Thanks!

Rick