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Re: Updated installation images for Debian Ports 2019-05-09



Hello,

for the sake of completeness, because no one has responded yet.

I have the image:
https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/2019-05-09/ -> PowerPC, booted via USB.

Powerbook6.8 (last Gen. G4), M9690LL
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This is the log:
https://ibb.co/sqsWbnP

Karl

> Am 09.05.2019 um 18:24 schrieb John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de>:
> 
> 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
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