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

[Dennis Clarke <dclarke@blastwave.org>]

On 5/9/19 3:31 PM, Frank Scheiner wrote:
> Hi Adrian,
>
> On 5/9/19 18:24, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote:
> > I just uploaded updated installation images 2019-05-09 for the
> > following Debian Ports architectures:
> > [...]
> >   * 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:
> > [...]
> >   * 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.
>
> Looks like this doesn't affect sun4u machines, at least this ISO worked
> for my v245 using the serial console without any problems. Nice work! :-D
>
> Just one odd thing: I didn't see any kernel messages when booting from
> the installer disc. I assumed that there might be a `quiet` in the
> kernel command line, but editing the GRUB menu options showed no
> arguments for the kernel command line at all for the "default" option,
> just "boot_one" IIRC.

Given that it works on a sun4u then I am guessing that a Sunblade 2000
should be perfect for this sort of thing. I know that I have one of
those in the warehouse. However I think they need FCAL disks. Anyways I
will give that a look see and also I hope serial console works out of
the box.


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