Control: tags -1 patch Hi Dixit Martin Michlmayr, le 08/08/2016 : >Please add the following to the release-notes on armel in the upgrade >section: > >HP mv2120 [...] I used copy&paste and formatting to put this in the Upgrading chapter. I choose the integral doc, as it's not so long and clearer that linking to Martin's webpage. Please comment and correct. Baptiste
Index: upgrading.dbk =================================================================== --- upgrading.dbk (révision 11269) +++ upgrading.dbk (copie de travail) @@ -1105,6 +1105,53 @@ </para> </section> +<section id="package-specific-issues"> +<title>Special care for specific packages</title> +<para> +In most cases, packages should upgrade smoothly between &oldreleasename; +and &releasename;. There are a small number of cases where some intervention +may be required, either before or during the upgrade; these are detailed +below on a per-package basis. +</para> + +<section id="u-boot-mv2120" arch="armel"> + <title>HP mv2120</title> + <para> + The default u-boot settings from HP no longer work with &debian; &Releasename;. + Before you can upgrade to &debian; &release;, you have to change some settings + in the u-boot configuration. + The new settings are compatible with &debian; &oldrelease; and &debian; &release;, so it's + recommended to make the changes before the upgrade. + If you have serial console access to the mv2120, you can run some + commands in u-boot. Simply interrupt the boot process by pressing a + key and type the following: + </para> + <screen> + setenv loadAddr 0x0600000 + setenv bootcmd 'bootext2 0,1:1,2 0x0600000 /boot/uImage /dev/sda /dev/sdb' + saveenv + </screen> + <para> + If you don't have a serial console, you can make the changes from + within Debian. Run the following commands: + </para> + <screen> + cat > /etc/fw_env.config <<EOF + /dev/mtd0 0x00000 0x1000 0x20000 + EOF + + fw_setenv loadAddr 0x0600000 + fw_setenv bootcmd "bootext2 0,1:1,2 0x0600000 /boot/uImage /dev/sda /dev/sdb" + <screen> + <para> + This creates a config file so the u-boot environment can be modified + and uses <command>fw_setenv</command> to update two boot variables. + </para> + <para> + Please note that &debian; &release; will be the last release to support the HP mv2120. + </para> +</section><!--end of HP mv2120--> + <!-- End of 'trouble' section --> </section>
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