Bug#569719: cdrom: sparc testing 20100208 will not boot after CD install, stuck at openboot.

To: 569719@bugs.debian.org
Cc: James Boughton <quantumjim@yahoo.com>
Subject: Bug#569719: cdrom: sparc testing 20100208 will not boot after CD install, stuck at openboot.
From: Frans Pop <elendil@planet.nl>
Date: Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:54:19 +0100
Message-id: <201002141854.20376.elendil@planet.nl>
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reassign 569719 linux-kernel-di-sparc-2.6 1.49
severity 569719 important
thanks

On Saturday 13 February 2010, James Boughton wrote:
> Installation from the three CD's for the Feb 8, 2010 build of sparc
> testing seems to go without a hitch. The problem is that the system will
> not then boot from the hard disk (IDE).

This is a known issue caused by a bug in the 2.6.30 kernel the installer is 
currently using. It will be fixed once we switch to the 2.6.32 kernel for 
the installer.

Please see http://bugs.debian.org/565639 for details. It also mentions a 
way to fix the issue manually.

Cheers,
FJP

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