Today is a good day, both the sid_d-i and the sarge_d-i CDs are usable (on i386) today. The sarge images have dozens of updated udebs, though there are still many a newer versions in sid. The string freeze is also going well. We need to focus on two things right now. First, we need to make sure that the sarge images work, and keep working. At least on i386, this means testing many installation methods and code paths. I'm using the following form to keep track of it all for my testing, this reflects the testing I have done so far on today's images: [22 may images] i386 basic netinst cd pass basic businesscard cd pass USB key floppy + cd pass floppy + network pass netboot using pcmcia network card lvm install software raid fail, #250427 32 mb ram pass 48 mb ram pass 2.6 netinst cd fail (hw-detect, fixed tomorrow) 2.6 businesscard cd 2.6 pcmcia network card 2.6 lvm 2.6 software raid 2.6 usb key I'd like to expand this checklist to include all arches, and use it to check the final rc1 release. What install methods should be tested on other arches? If you're doing testing of the sarge_d-i images and don't have the time or reason for a full installation report, at least post something like the above. The second thing we need to work on is testing changes to udebs in unstable, so they can be copied to testing if they work. In particular, some of the things that seem important, but that I do not know if they're fully usable and safe include: new partman I've done limited testing of it with today's sid_d-i images, which are the first on which it's usable, and it's reported ok on m68k and mips. We need to make sure there are no problems on other arches. base-installer 0.081 Potentially breaks and/or fixes m68k and powerpc. Should not impact other arches, if I get successful reports on those, I will let it in. busybox-cvs 20040507-3 Already in testing for i386, other arches need success reports. If it fixes any problems on other arches, I am willing to copy it in on a per-arch basis. countrychooser 0.018 This is very close to going in, but I would like some evidence that it's safe. languagechooser 1.22 Ditto. pcmcia-cs 3.2.5-4 Fixes important bug, but needs success reports. I can't test this. yaboot-installer Lots of changes, need success reports. This is all tracked using the page <http://people.debian.org/~joeyh/d-i/testing-summary.html>. -- see shy jo
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