Re: Updated installation images for Debian Ports 2019-05-09
Hi,
2019-05-09 works now well on my hppa C8000 [on boot, usage of IPL must be NO, else the installer crashes on hardware detection]
IPL no: installation successful, system boots (with and without IPL)
thanks a lot!!!
cheers,
Marco
‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
On Thursday, May 9, 2019 6:23 PM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de> wrote:
> Hello!
>
> I just uploaded updated installation images 2019-05-09 for the
> following Debian Ports architectures:
>
> - alpha
> - hppa
> - ia64
> - m68k
> - powerpc
> - ppc64
> - sh4
> - sparc64
>
> I uploaded both CD images [1] as well as netboot images [2].
>
> Please test those images and report back over the mailing list for
> the corresponding architecture.
>
> Known issues:
>
> - alpha
> - There have been reports about missing firmware for storage devices.
> The firmware required for these devices is located in the
> "firmware-linux" and "firmware-linux-nonfree" packages but currently
> don't have a floppy driver in debian-installer to load additional
> firmware. I will figure out how to build CD images including firmware
> similar to the images available for i386 and amd64.
>
> - The images now includes the pata-modules package so users previously
> missing PATA drivers should be able to install their machines now.
>
> - hppa
> - No known issues and changes.
> - ia64
> - The kernel might be unstable during install
> (try passing "hardened_usercopy=off" at the boot prompt,
> e.g. "install hardened_usercopy=off").
>
> - If the machine locks up during boot with a radeon GPU,
> try passing "modprobe_blacklist=radeon nomodeset".
>
> - The installer has been switched to boot using GRUB now,
> ELILO is no longer available.
>
> - m68k
> - The drivers for IDE hardware may have to be loaded manually, e.g.:
> - modprobe pata_gayle
> - modprobe pata_falcon
> - There is no automatic installation of the bootloader yet,
> users have to boot the kernel and initrd manually after
> installation.
>
> - powerpc/ppc64
> - The bootloader installation still defaults to Yaboot and
> is being switched to GRUB for IBM POWER and PowerMacs,
> please report any issues you find.
>
> - Unfortunately, upgrading the GRUB package will currently
> render PowerMacs unbootable. See this thread for more:
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-powerpc/2019/04/msg00165.html
>
> - On some machines, the fans might produce a lot of noise,
> this can be addressed by manually the windfarm kernel
> modules:
> - modprobe windfarm_core
> - The installer has been switched to boot using GRUB now,
> Yaboot is still in the archives but will be removed
>
> - sh4
> - There is no CD image, installation has to be performed
> using the debian-installer images.
>
> - Currently supported targets are Renesas SH-7785LCR and
> SH-7751R, the latter should be identical to qemu-sh4.
>
> - debian-installer for sh4 is completely untested, please
> test with QEMU and report back.
>
> - The filenames for kernel and initrd still contain an
> old 2.6.32.5 kernel version. This can be ignored.
>
> - sparc64
> - Installation over a serial console is currently broken
> on sparc64 due to a bug in the rootskel package
> (can also be considered a kernel bug), see: #926539.
> Use any image before 2019-04-06 as workaround.
>
> - The installer has been switched to boot using GRUB now,
> SILO is no longer available.
>
> Important:
>
> When reporting issues or bugs, please include the syslog
> from your installation in the bug report/mail. The log
> file can be access when switching to another console using
> <Alt>+<Cursor> for normal installations or <Ctrl>+<a>+<n>
>
>
> when installing over a serial console. I also need to know
> what hardware was used, which installation steps (normal
> vs. expert) and which image was used.
>
> I am currently collecting bug reports but cannot push the fixes
> immediately as the imminent Debian Buster release means that
> debian-installer and components are effectively frozen.
>
> Thanks,
> Adrian
>
> > [1] https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/2019-05-09/
> > [2] https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/debian-installer/
>
> --
>
> .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer - glaubitz@debian.org`. `' Freie Universitaet Berlin - glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de`- GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913
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