clone 243669 -1 reassign -1 libdebian-installer retitle -1 libdebian-installer: subarch check incorrectly matches prefix of subarch thanks
On Wed, Apr 14, 2004 at 10:43:21AM +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > Package: yaboot-installer > Version: 0.0.15 > Severity: important > Tags: d-i > > Hello, > > yaboot-installer does again appear on chrp boxes, which is ok, but > aborts because it is asking for a Apple_Bootstrap partition. On > chrp-rs6k, a PReP partition is needed, This needs additional parted support to work properly, I think. If I create a PReP partition on an msdos disklabel using fdisk, parted displays the partition type as blank. > and on chrp-pegasos, no special partition at all is needed, and yaboot > doesn't work anyway. > > A solution to this problem would be to : > > 1) make sure we propose yaboot-installer on newworld and non-pegasos > chrp only. This is a bug in libdebian-installer. It's only supposed to pass the subarchitecture check on chrp, not chrp_pegasos too. > 2) do the Apple_bootstrap check on newworld pmac hardware only. This should be fixed in yaboot-installer, yes. -- Colin Watson [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
