Re: Release testing and you
today i take the dust off my netra, to install debian on it
i took the daily image of the d-i
http://ftp.br.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-sparc/20110106+b1/images/netboot/boot.img
it boots ok, but at some point the installer throws this
exactly after load network and usb storage modules
[ 240.615830] Unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference
[ 240.690242] tsk->{mm,active_mm}->context = 00000000000005ce
[ 240.763550] tsk->{mm,active_mm}->pgd = fffff8001d1da000
[ 240.832583] Kernel panic - not syncing: Aiee, killing interrupt
handler!
[ 240.921118] Press Stop-A (L1-A) to return to the boot prom
squeeze installer dies on the same point
this is the hw
Netra T1 200 (UltraSPARC-IIe 500MHz), No Keyboard
OpenBoot 4.0, 512 MB memory installed, Serial #507XXX58.
Ethernet address 0:X:ba:5:XX:ae, Host ID: 83XXXbae.
i will try to boot the old gentoo that box has, then debootstrap to
see how it goes
On Sat, Apr 28, 2012 at 05:00:57PM +0100, Jurij Smakov wrote:
> Hello,
>
> We still have a bit to go before wheezy release, but I would like to
> once again remind of the importance of running testing/unstable to
> ensure acceptable quality of upcoming release. The key point is that
> if nobody runs wheezy and reports bugs, there is no chance for them to
> be fixed before release, so we can happily release with pretty severe
> problems (like http://bugs.debian.org/669905, which I accidentally
> discovered recently).
>
> Just to reming how the system works: a new version of the package is
> unloaded to unstable (a.k.a. sid), typically spends about 10 days
> there, then propagates to testing (a.k.a. wheezy) if no new bugs have
> been reported against it (roughly). The version in testing will be
> released with wheezy, unless there is a release-critical bug filed
> against the package. The list of all release-critical bugs can be seen
> here:
>
> http://udd.debian.org/bugs.cgi?release=wheezy&patch=&pending=&security=ign&wontfix=&upstream=&unreproducible=&forwarded=&claimed=&deferred=¬main=ign¬wheezy=ign&base=&standard=&merged=ign&done=&outdatedwheezy=&outdatedsid=&needmig=&newerubuntu=&fnewer=&fnewerval=7&rc=1&sortby=source&sorto=asc&cpopcon=1&cseverity=1&ctags=1
>
> If a particular bug (affecting wheezy) that you are aware of is not on
> this list, it means that it will be ignored for release purposes, and
> the buggy version of the package is going to be released when the time
> comes. So, if you are interested in improving the quality of the next
> release and have a possibility to run wheezy on some sparc box, please
> do so and report the bugs that you find, especially the ones which
> make packages unusable.
>
> The debian-boot team is currently in the process of preparing the
> alpha version of wheezy installer which, I expect, will be made
> available in the next few days. I would encourage anyone with spare
> resources to test this installer and file an installation report (see
> http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.i386/ch05s04.html#submit-bug
> for instructions). Testing daily/weekly installer builds available at
> http://www.debian.org/devel/debian-installer/ is another excellent way
> to make sure that it's working for your hardware.
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Jurij Smakov jurij@wooyd.org
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>
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