On Sun, Mar 24, 2013 at 6:39 PM, Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, 23 Mar 2013, Pacho Ramos wrote: > >> Today I tried to boot latest install ISO (from January) and hit this >> bug: >> https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=455924 >> >> This breaks a lot of hardware requiring firmwares (like some wireless >> drivers) >> >> Could a new ISO set be released? > > > I'm working on it. > The bug itself was fixed on catalyst some weeks ago (I still need to do a > release with it, but our official box is using catalyst-9999 and has the > fix). > The 2 main issues with the stages and isos for the past 6 months have been > developer time (I'm the one doing that work and haven't had as much free > time) and the hardware hosting the official build box. > The new buildbox has had a few hardware issues that have caused it to reboot > while running the catalyst jobs. We also had a few issues with the tree that > caused some build failures and the main reason why everyone is so interested > in the new stages / isos, the recent major blocks affecting the tree, also > caused issues for catalyst.
Skimmer seems to be happier on its new kernel, which we deployed last week. -A > > In the meantime, anyone interested in new stages / isos, are free and > welcome to test the ones built on my own server (using the official > specs)[1]. > > About the complaints regarding the packages in the minmal cds, releng's > position is that it should include the bare minimum to install Gentoo. > That's why we're now creating admin-cds, that use a hardened kernel / > toolchain and include a few useful tools (still no X, though)[2]. > > [1] - http://www.jmbsvicetto.name/releases/auto/ > [2] - https://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=352152 > >> Thanks > > > Regards, > > Jorge Manuel B. S. Vicetto > > PS - I still haven't fixed my Gentoo email setup, so I wasn't following this > thread until someone hinted about it. >
