Re: Bug#874251: installation-reports: Debian 9.1 installer fails on HP ProLiant DL360 G4 with HP Smart Array 6i

["rpr //" <rpr.nospam@gmail.com>]

On 4 September 2017 at 16:50, Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> wrote:
>>
>>Is that something to be fixed on the kernel side? Or some buggy UEFI
>>that would need a workaround maybe?
>
> That's a good question. acpi=off is often a workaround for buggy
> firmware in my experience, but not typically something fixable
> externally.

I can add to this report that some time ago I successfully installed
Debian 8.7.1 amd64 (kernel 3.16 without apci=off parameter) on the
same hardware. It seems to me this issue in Debian 9.1 installer is a
regression.

-- rpr.