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

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

[Helge Deller]

Hi Adrian,

I just sucessfully installed a hppa B180L workstation.

Installation happened via serial console, since it seems the kernel has
a bug which hangs the machine when started via graphic console (STIcon and stifb).
I dropped the 2019-05-09 NETINST ISO image via "dd" to a second hard disc and
installed from there, which worked.

Good work!

Helge


On 12.05.19 14:42, LX wrote:
> 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)
>
> ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐ Original Message ‐‐‐‐‐‐‐
> On Thursday, May 9, 2019 6:23 PM, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz <glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de> 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:
..
>>
>> -   hppa
>>     -   No known issues and changes.
...
>>
>> 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/

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

[John Paul Adrian Glaubitz]

Hi!

On 5/27/19 3:56 PM, Helge Deller wrote:
> I just sucessfully installed a hppa B180L workstation.
> 
> Installation happened via serial console, since it seems the kernel has
> a bug which hangs the machine when started via graphic console (STIcon and stifb).
> I dropped the 2019-05-09 NETINST ISO image via "dd" to a second hard disc and
> installed from there, which worked.
Good to know it works! I will create a new howto at some point which explains how
to create installation images so that anyone can do that on their own when they
want to test fixes for d-i or debian-cd.

I still haven't figured out yet how to include the missing firmware in debian-cd,
setting FORCE_FIRMWARE in debian-cd isn't enough as the Debian Ports mirror doesn't
include anything from the non-free section.

Adrian

-- 
 .''`.  John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
: :' :  Debian Developer - glaubitz@debian.org
`. `'   Freie Universitaet Berlin - glaubitz@physik.fu-berlin.de
  `-    GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546  0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913