Re: Debian-Installer beta 4 released for 9 architectures
In message <[🔎] 200405132139.33971.lists@peter-teichmann.de>
Peter Teichmann <lists@peter-teichmann.de> wrote:
I have not actually tried d-i on RiscPC, however:
> * After chosing the keyboard layout, the keyboard does not work anymore. This
> is probably because normal x86 keymaps are used. You can do that, but then
> you have to use a 2.6 kernel. Otherwise use acorn keymaps. I'd recommend a
> 2.6 kernel. I restarted the installer and did not select a keymap.
Ye olde keymap problem. Same on b-f (although you can skip it). I
think this can probably be fixed easily enough.
> * Searching for CDROM fails. The reason is probably that the initrd.gz does
> not contain any of the kernel modules tried to find a CDROM
Same in the mainline Debian b-f. I expect this is because the RiscPC
config is old and smelly. This is probably up to me to sort with
Vince.
> * The d-i documentation for arm is buggy. It suggests that there is a zip
> archive /debian/dists/sarge/main/installer-arm/current/dinstall.zip. This is
> not existing.
This would of course contain linloader and the other RISC OS stuff had
it been there.
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