Bug#867898: AW: Bug#867898: debian-installer-netboot-images: debian-installer-9-netboot-amd64 scsi modules missing. Netboot image unusable

["Paschedag, Robert" <paschedag.netlution@swr.de>]

Hi Marc,

which driver module has been used within your tests? In my version of netboot.tar.gz (initrd), the modules for LSI controllers (mptspi) were missing.

So even on a simple VMware VM, no disks have been detected.

Regards,
Robert

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Von: Marc N [mailto:debug@rasqual.e4ward.com] 
Gesendet: Mittwoch, 2. August 2017 13:38
An: Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com>; Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>; 867898@bugs.debian.org
Cc: Paschedag, Robert <paschedag.netlution@swr.de>; debian-kernel@lists.debian.org; debian-cd@lists.debian.org
Betreff: Re: Bug#867898: debian-installer-netboot-images: debian-installer-9-netboot-amd64 scsi modules missing. Netboot image unusable

Hello all,

Steve, what is the suggested resolution then?
For testing, I booted the initrd's and kernels extracted from standard DVD and netboot iso's via PXE. While they cannot progress further for obvious reasons, by switching to tty2, /dev/sda does appear in the listing. Those do ship with the correct modules.

1/ What would be the negative aspect of removing the scsi modules from the
exclude-udeb-* lists, following the package mergers mentioned before?

2/ Also, I'm not too familiar with how the netboot is constructed, is there another way to have these drivers bundled in the netboot tar.gz (CONF.sh?)?

Best regards,
Marc