Bug#251089: debian-installer: installer hangs on dual G5 while loading module for inexistant floppy

[Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>]

reassign 251089 hw-detect
tags 251089 pending
thanks

On Wed, May 26, 2004 at 09:25:35PM +0100, Colin Watson wrote:
> 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.

I've checked in a fix for this to hw-detect. It hasn't been uploaded
yet, though; there are enough issues with G5 at the moment that I
suspect it won't make rc1 unless that release is delayed somewhat.

Thanks,

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Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]