Bug#1106757: ppc64el Trixie: Need default 64KB page kernel or installer option

On 2025-06-13 02:31, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
> On 29/05/2025 at 21:19, Pascal Hambourg wrote:
>> On 29/05/2025 at 15:54, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
>>> Trupti <[email protected]> (2025-05-29):
>>>> 
>>>> Add a clear installer option to select a 64KB page kernel.
>>> 
>>> I believe this should be offered in expert mode, have you tried that?
>> 
>> AFAICS linux-image-powerpc64le-64k is not included in the DVD-1 image, 
>> so it requires a network mirror. Same with linux-image-arm64-16k.
> 
> Thinking twice, DVD-1 and netinst images set up a network mirror only
> after installing the base system, so they only offer kernel flavours
> included in installation images. Only netboot images set up a network
> mirror before installing the base system and offer all kernel
> flavours.
> 

Hi Team,

I tested both the “Expert Install” workflow using the Trixie netinst ISO 
and the DVD installer for ppc64el. In both cases, only the 4K page-size 
kernel was available—there was no option to select the 64K kernel. As 
Pascal noted, the installer can only offer kernels that are already 
present on the ISO.

Could you please include the linux-image-ppc64le-64k package on the 
ppc64el installation ISOs for Trixie? This change would enable users to 
choose the 64K kernel directly during installation and ensure a smoother 
out-of-the-box experience on Power hardware.

Thanks Trupti