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/ > > -- > > .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer - > [email protected]`. `' Freie Universitaet Berlin - > [email protected]`- GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 > F5B5 F913
