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 <[email protected]> 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/
>
> --
>
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