Re: Proposed d-i fixes on sparc for 6.0.1
On Sat, Feb 12, 2011 at 21:42:18 +0000, Jurij Smakov wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I would like to push a couple of fixes into 6.0.1 which prevent people
> from completing the installation on a wide array of sparc machines:
>
> http://bugs.debian.org/608516:
> niu network driver is not included in the installer udebs. This
> prevents network detection during the installation on newer T2+ sparc
> systems. Proposed patch is committed to git:
> http://git.debian.org/?p=d-i/linux-kernel-di-sparc-2.6.git;a=commit;h=255af4217d51fc32eeb0b844884a7244656b0675
>
> http://bugs.debian.org/610906
> pata_cmd6x (and other pata drivers) are missing from installer
> initrd. This prevents CD-ROM drive detection during installation,
> making install from any CD media impossible (and, unfortunately, there
> is no simple workaround - the only way to avoid this is to netboot).
> Proposed patch is committed to git:
> http://git.debian.org/?p=d-i/debian-installer.git;a=commit;h=be086ccd9915f029a5de5b7fc1829fdab80f0a67
>
> I would like your blessing to upload these changes to stable.
>
Ack. It's possible dak will want a newer version in unstable first
though (I don't remember the details of how propup is or isn't
broken...).
Cheers,
Julien
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