Bug#741692: flash-kernel: "Machine:" case inconsistency in all.db and kirkwood-dockstar.dtb
Package: flash-kernel
Version: 3.13
Severity: important
Tags: patch
For the Seagate Dockstar there is a case inconsistency between the entry in all.db and (at least) linux-image-3.12-1-kirkwood's /usr/lib/linux-image-3.12-1-kirkwood/kirkwood-dockstar.dtb. This inconsistency causes flash-kernel to return "Unsupported platform." and interrupt kernel upgrades.
Specifically, when booted via a FDT kernel using the linux-image-3.12-1-kirkwood kirkwood-dockstar.dtb, the value of /proc/device-tree/model is "Seagate FreeAgent Dockstar" and the relevant entry in all.db is "Machine: Seagate FreeAgent DockStar". Note the capitalized S in "DockStar" in all.db and the lower-case S in "Dockstar" in the kernel's dtb.
A patch which allowed my upgrade to succeed is:
--- all.db.old 2014-03-15 13:24:12.698274452 -0400
+++ all.db 2014-03-15 13:24:37.475956839 -0400
@@ -375,6 +375,7 @@
Required-Packages: u-boot-tools
Bootloader-Sets-Incorrect-Root: yes
+Machine: Seagate FreeAgent Dockstar
Machine: Seagate FreeAgent DockStar
Kernel-Flavors: kirkwood
U-Boot-Kernel-Address: 0x00008000
-- System Information:
Debian Release: jessie/sid
APT prefers testing
APT policy: (500, 'testing')
Architecture: armel (armv5tel)
Kernel: Linux 3.12-1-kirkwood
Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Versions of packages flash-kernel depends on:
ii devio 1.2-1+b1
ii initramfs-tools 0.115
ii linux-base 3.5
flash-kernel recommends no packages.
Versions of packages flash-kernel suggests:
ii u-boot-tools 2014.01-2
-- no debconf information
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