I am trying to install kernel 2.6 version from yesterday none of the mirrors are working
Can someone help me on same? Regards Shrirang On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 3:30 PM, Frans Pop <[email protected]> wrote: > [email protected] wrote: > > Well, I trying install Debian Lenny on System z on z/VM. > > The first attempt was: I downloaded the essentials files from the > > official mirror ftp server ( > > > ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-s390/current/images/generic/ > > ) but, the message "[17179570.468526] Kernel panic - not syncing: > > Attempted to kill init!" was displayed and the installation stop. (the > > file is attached) > > I can confirm this. If I install the Lenny kernel on an already installed > Hercules system (running unstable) I also get the panic, so it clearly is > a kernel issue, not an installer issue. > > There has been one s390 specific patch included in the latest kernel: > * [s390] Fix __div64_31 for CONFIG_MARCH_G5 (Closes: #511334) > but that patch was very well tested, including on my Hercules system, so I > would be surprised if that was the cause. > > But it will definitely need to be investigated, but this will take time. > I'll see what I can do myself. I'll start with filing a bug report against > the kernel for this issue. > > > Very well.. > > The next attempt was: I downloaded the essentials files from other > > release of lenny (the first release announced in 01/23/2009) ( > > > ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/lenny/main/installer-s390/20090123+b1/images/generic/ > > ) and the basic modules not found (the message bellow is displayed) > > That is expected. The kernel version used in that image is no longer > available on the mirrors which means that the installer is unable to load > the additional installer kernel modules it needs. > > > I have installed the Debian Etch a while ago, but today this version is > > not supported in mirrors, I did not find any mirror what work fine with > > this version. > > Etch should still work. But I've just tried it and unfortunately there's a > problem there as well. > > In the syslog I get the following: > Jul 9 09:33:42 main-menu[656]: INFO: Menu item 'choose-mirror' selected > Jul 9 09:33:47 choose-mirror[808]: DEBUG: command: wget -q > http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian//dists/oldstable/Release -O - | grep > ^Suite: | cut -d' ' -f 2 > Jul 9 09:33:47 choose-mirror[808]: DEBUG: command: wget -q > http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian//dists/oldstable/Release -O - | grep > ^Codename: | cut -d' ' -f 2 > Jul 9 09:33:47 choose-mirror[808]: INFO: codename set to: etch > Jul 9 09:33:47 choose-mirror[808]: DEBUG: command: wget -q > > http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian//dists/oldstable/main/binary-s390/Release-O - > | grep Architecture > Jul 9 09:33:48 anna-install: Queueing udeb etch-support for later > installation > Jul 9 09:33:48 main-menu[656]: DEBUG: resolver (libc6): package doesn't > exist (ignored) > Jul 9 09:33:48 main-menu[656]: INFO: Menu item 'download-installer' > selected > Jul 9 09:33:49 net-retriever: gpgv: WARNING: multiple signatures detected. > Only the first will be checked. > Jul 9 09:33:50 net-retriever: gpgv: Signature made Sat May 23 17:28:27 > 2009 UTC using RSA key ID 55BE302B > Jul 9 09:33:50 net-retriever: gpgv: Can't check signature: public key not > found > Jul 9 09:33:50 net-retriever: error: Bad signature on > /tmp/net-retriever-858-Release. > > You can work around this (and one other known issue) by adding the > following two boot parameters [1]: > suite=etch debian-installer/allow_unauthenticated=true > > With that I could successfully install Etch. You could then upgrade to > Lenny, but obviously you'll have to be careful what kernel you install. > > I'll file a bug report against the installer for the bad signature problem > so Etch installs can be fixed. > > Cheers, > FJP > > [1] I added them in the parmfile.debian. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [email protected] > >
