Package: installation-reports Tags: patch Boot method: CD Image version: http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/powerpc/iso-cd/debian-testing-powerpc-netinst.iso Date: Sun Nov 14 21:05:09 EST 2010 Machine: YDL PowerStation Base System Installation Checklist: [O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it Initial boot: [E] Detect network card: [ ] Configure network: [ ] Detect CD: [ ] Load installer modules: [ ] Detect hard drives: [ ] Partition hard drives: [ ] Install base system: [ ] Clock/timezone setup: [ ] User/password setup: [ ] Install tasks: [ ] Install boot loader: [ ] Overall install: [ ] Comments/Problems: Current Debian install CD's built with mkisofs --level 2 won't boot on this machine. After some investigation I realized that other distros use -U mkisofs option when creating install CD/DVD's. Their install cd's boot just fine on this machine. I built three custom install cd's using debian-cd package with mkisofs options: --level 3 --level 4 -U Level 3 did not boot. The other two created with '--level 4' and '-U' options boot just fine. It is probably best to go for --level 4 as it produces ISO-9660:1999 compliant CD/DVD images.
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diff -Nru ./tools/boot/squeeze/boot-powerpc ../debian-cd-3.1.3/tools/boot/squeeze/boot-powerpc --- ./tools/boot/squeeze/boot-powerpc 2009-08-18 11:01:25.000000000 -0400 +++ ../debian-cd-3.1.3/tools/boot/squeeze/boot-powerpc 2010-10-23 02:10:39.000000000 -0400 @@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ install_languages $CDDIR -add_mkisofs_opt $CDDIR/../$N.mkisofs_opts "--iso-level 2" +add_mkisofs_opt $CDDIR/../$N.mkisofs_opts "--iso-level 4" add_mkisofs_opt $CDDIR/../$N.mkisofs_opts "--netatalk" add_mkisofs_opt $CDDIR/../$N.mkisofs_opts "-hfs" add_mkisofs_opt $CDDIR/../$N.mkisofs_opts "-probe"
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