Karsten Merker <merker@debian.org> (2016-05-22): > I am not familiar with the webml syntax, so I can currently > only supply a wording proposal: > > -----8<----------8<----------8<----------8<----------8<----------8<----- > > Wired ethernet non-functional on certain arm-based systems > ========================================================== > > Alpha 6 of the installer is based on the Linux kernel 4.5. While > kernel 4.5 has fixed a number of issues present in earlier > kernels, it has introduced a regression in the stmmac/dwmac > ethernet driver. This results in non-working wired ethernet on > a number of systems whose ethernet controller is based on the > stmmac/dwmac design. > > The issue primarily affects arm-based systems. Currently known > affected devices include all boards based on the Allwinner A20 > SoC (e.g. various Olimex A20-Olinuxino models, LeMaker Banana Pi > and Banana Pro, Sinovoip Banana Pi M1, Cubietech Cubieboard2 and > Cubietruck, LinkSprite pcDuino3). As the stmmac/dwmac design is > also used in other arm-based SoCs, it is expected that further > devices will be affected as well. > > Status: The issue has been fixed upstream in kernel 4.6 but the > changes haven't yet been backported to the kernel 4.5.x stable > series. It is expected that the problem will be solved in Alpha > 7 of the installer (either by the fix being backported to kernel > 4.5 or by switching the installer to kernel 4.6). > > -----8<----------8<----------8<----------8<----------8<----------8<----- Many thanks, I've just committed a slightly shorter version, hopefully still accurate. Regarding wml, that's basically html in this specific case. FYI, the diff: | --- errata.wml 10 Jan 2016 19:08:22 -0000 1.221 | +++ errata.wml 22 May 2016 22:16:26 -0000 | @@ -12,6 +12,21 @@ | </p> | | <dl class="gloss"> | + <dt>Wired Ethernet non-functional on certain arm-based systems</dt> | + <dd>The version 4.5 of the Linux kernel (included in the Stretch | + Alpha 6 release) introduced a regression in the stmmac/dwmac | + Ethernet driver | + (<a href="https://bugs.debian.org/823493";>#823493</a>). This | + results in non-working wired ethernet on a number of systems | + whose Ethernet controller is based on the stmmac/dwmac design, | + which includes but is not limited to the following systems: | + various Olimex A20-Olinuxino models, LeMaker Banana Pi and Banana | + Pro, Sinovoip Banana Pi M1, Cubietech Cubieboard2 and Cubietruck, | + LinkSprite pcDuino3. | + <br /> | + <b>Status:</b> Will likely be fixed in the following release. | + </dd> | + | <dt>GNOME may fail to start with some virtual machine setups</dt> | <dd>It was noticed during Stretch Alpha 4 image testing that | GNOME might fail to start depending on the setup used for virtual Thanks again. KiBi.
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