Bug#924129: debian-installer: Kernel for armhf for stretch unbootable

[Vagrant Cascadian <vagrant@debian.org>]

On 2019-03-09, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> Peter Lebbing <peter@digitalbrains.com> (2019-03-09):
>> Debian kernel bug #922478 renders armhf systems unbootable. This bug was
>> fixed, but the debian-installer images still use (I presume) kernel
>> version 4.9.144-3, the unbootable version. I noticed this today while
>> trying to install a new system using:
>> 
>> http://http.us.debian.org/debian/dists/stretch/main/installer-armhf/current/images/netboot/SD-card-images/firmware.Wandboard.img.gz
>> 
>> The installer worked when I overwrote the /vmlinuz in that image with
>> the one from the new 4.9.144-3.1.

Thanks for that specific piece of information; I was hoping to confirm
that myself shortly, but that's promising.


> Thanks for your report; that's known and fixed on the kernel side
> already; how to deal with d-i is discussed in:
>   https://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2019/03/msg00165.html
>
> Currently waiting on some input from Vagrant:
>   https://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2019/03/msg00179.html

Sorry to keep folks waiting...


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