Bug#244104: Installation report for Apple Xserve rev. 2
On Fri, Apr 16, 2004 at 11:19:53PM +0200, Pip Oomen wrote:
> Sven Luther wrote:
>
> >>2. Config network (DHCP) succeeds, but fails to create proper
> >>/etc/resolv.conf.
> >This is fixed now.
>
> Which package did this bug originate from? Bug#? Since I am now building
> my own installer it would be nice to double-check wether I am using the
> fixed version and if the fix actually works ;)
I suppose the version in unstable solves this problem.
> >>3. Partition for yaboot was created manually. After that, partioning of
> >>disk (singe filesystem) works fine. This requires a recent build since
> >>the IDE driver is not compiled into the kernel for beta3.
> >Yep. daily builds fixed that.
>
> As we discussed earlier. Thanks for fixing that one.
No problem
> >>4. For base system install it is necessary to choose 'unstable' since
> >>the necessary kernel is not available in testing (yet). Also running
> >>discover from testing makes the machine hang while discover v2
> >>(unstable) seems to work fine.
> >Mmm, maybe we should fast track 2.4.25-8 into testing. It contains both
> >d-i fixes and security fixes, so this would be a good idea.
>
> That does not solve the problem with discover vs. discover2, but I guess
> I can override just that one (post-install) now that i know about it.
ok.
> >>5. Automatic installation of yaboot is reported to fail. However,
> >>manually running yabootconfig from a chroot does install the bootloader
> >>succesfully:
> >Yep, this is being worked on.
>
> That is the partman-newworld stuff?
No, probably a broken yuaboot-installer, not sure though.
> >>Generally, the first stage installation looks very promising, but seems
> >>to lack robustness when things don't go as planned. The second stage
> >>installation looks very nice.
> >Yep, in general d-i is not very robust, but once everything is fixed, it
> >should not fail.
>
> I am counting on that. Very aware that this is a work-in-progress.
Hehe.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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