Bug#345467: debian-installer: powerpc root disk-image is too big to fit onto a floppy
On Thu, Mar 02, 2006 at 12:28:46PM +0100, Frans Pop wrote: On Wednesday 01 March 2006 22:06, you wrote: Sorry being so slow, I'll try to test new images again asap. I'm afraid I've reverted the change I made because of comments in this thread: http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2006/02/msg01007.html It looks from that that my diagnosis was at least partially incorrect. I'm going to let the powerpc people involved with d-i handle this further. I will do some tests today, but i wonder if there is some summary of what happened, i am afraid i was mostly out-of-touch these past 2 weeks and may be a bit lost. I will do a prep, pegasos and pmac/g5 install test. Friendly, Sven Luther -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#345467: debian-installer: powerpc root disk-image is too big to fit onto a floppy
On Wednesday 01 March 2006 22:06, you wrote: Sorry being so slow, I'll try to test new images again asap. I'm afraid I've reverted the change I made because of comments in this thread: http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2006/02/msg01007.html It looks from that that my diagnosis was at least partially incorrect. I'm going to let the powerpc people involved with d-i handle this further. Cheers, FJP -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#345467: debian-installer: powerpc root disk-image is too big to fit onto a floppy
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Sorry being so slow, I'll try to test new images again asap. Frans Pop wrote: On Sunday 12 February 2006 04:03, Frans Pop wrote: It looks very much as if the following udeb is just missing from the root floppy: floppy-modules-2.6.15-1-powerpc-miboot-di I've added that udeb. Let's hope that it does not make the size of the root floppy too big again. Could you please test again with images for 12-02 or later? Hello Arnaud, Do you have the opportunity to test the current images again? It would be very much appreciated, especially as we're currently preparing a new release of the installer. Thanks in advance, Frans Pop - -- .''`. : :' :rnaud `. `' `- Java Trap: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/java-trap.html -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFEBgzt4vzFZu62tMIRAl04AKCcyu94eDvcCwZGO6zXB07A0skR+QCgsbX5 vepXU1ZwBeE3i/gmb34XoqI= =wMlT -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#345467: debian-installer: powerpc root disk-image is too big to fit onto a floppy
On Sunday 12 February 2006 04:03, Frans Pop wrote: It looks very much as if the following udeb is just missing from the root floppy: floppy-modules-2.6.15-1-powerpc-miboot-di I've added that udeb. Let's hope that it does not make the size of the root floppy too big again. Could you please test again with images for 12-02 or later? Hello Arnaud, Do you have the opportunity to test the current images again? It would be very much appreciated, especially as we're currently preparing a new release of the installer. Thanks in advance, Frans Pop pgpeKtlW9MX6M.pgp Description: PGP signature
Bug#345467: debian-installer: powerpc root disk-image is too big to fit onto a floppy
clone 345467 -1 -2 reassign -1 mountfloppy retitle -1 Should not ask device question if no candidate devices found reassign -2 debian-installer retitle -2 Does not generate modules.dep if no modules included on root floppy thanks VT4: /dev/disc: No such file or directory mount: Mounting 10 on /retriever/floppy/device failed: No such file or directory FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.15-1-powerpc-miboot/modules.dep: No such file or directory same thing with /dev/floppy, /dev/scsi, /dev/ide If I # ls /dev console log null rd tts vc Right. Thanks very much for that info. It looks like there are three problems here: 1) Driver for your floppy disk is either missing or not loaded. 2) This results in a situation that is not handled correctly by mountfloppy: none of the devices it looks for is present and still it tries to ask the retriever/floppy/device question. This results in the weird Mounting 10 on errors. 3) If no modules at all are included on the root floppy, the installer fails to generate a modules.dep file, even though the kernel _is_ modular. I'm cloning the bug for the second and third problem, but let's try to track down the first one which is the base cause of the problem. It looks very much as if the following udeb is just missing from the root floppy: floppy-modules-2.6.15-1-powerpc-miboot-di I've added that udeb. Let's hope that it does not make the size of the root floppy too big again. Could you please test again with images for 12-02 or later? Cheers, FJP -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#345467: debian-installer: powerpc root disk-image is too big to fit onto a floppy
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Frans Pop wrote: On Tuesday 07 February 2006 17:02, Arnaud Vandyck wrote: It seems to be solved, but I can't load the floppy with the drivers :'( Which one: cd-drivers or net-drivers? Size of both seems OK. Size does not matter ;-) Why not? Any useful messages in dmesg or on VT4 (or in the syslog)? VT4: /dev/disc: No such file or directory mount: Mounting 10 on /retriever/floppy/device failed: No such file or directory FATAL: Could not load /lib/modules/2.6.15-1-powerpc-miboot/modules.dep: No such file or directory same thing with /dev/floppy, /dev/scsi, /dev/ide If I # ls /dev console log null rd tts vc Cheers, - -- .''`. : :' :rnaud `. `' `- Java Trap: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/java-trap.html -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFD6byf4vzFZu62tMIRAj8RAJ9LKRiDFEfI2lYloupd5DJzILm9zQCfak8C GyP9ynfNkCB9hXkPCzqTQrw= =h+tZ -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#345467: debian-installer: powerpc root disk-image is too big to fit onto a floppy
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi all, It seems to be solved, but I can't load the floppy with the drivers :'( Do I file another bug report? Do we change the title of this one? If there is another bug report about the driver floppy, we can close this one IMHO. Cheers and thanks for the work! - -- .''`. : :' :rnaud `. `' `- Java Trap: http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/java-trap.html -BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE- Version: GnuPG v1.4.1 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFD6MSK4vzFZu62tMIRAjgLAJ4v379Dl9KRmlOD+zOpQCcgpXNRkgCbBb9l Rr9QyMU2niVLPkIyf4vzIFI= =K/gM -END PGP SIGNATURE- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#345467: debian-installer: powerpc root disk-image is too big to fit onto a floppy
On Tuesday 07 February 2006 17:02, Arnaud Vandyck wrote: It seems to be solved, but I can't load the floppy with the drivers :'( Which one: cd-drivers or net-drivers? Size of both seems OK. Why not? Any useful messages in dmesg or on VT4 (or in the syslog)? -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Bug#345467: debian-installer: powerpc root disk-image is too big to fit onto a floppy
Package: debian-installer Severity: important I intend to (re)install Debian onto a PowerPC OldWorld machine and, essentially, the only option that I have here is to use floppies. I was talking with Sven Luther on debian-powerpc and he recommended me to use the daily builds of debian-installer, but when I visited his page (p.d.o/~luther/d-i/sid/images/*/powerpc/floppy/), I saw that, unfortunately, the root disk-image is too big to fit onto a floppy, unfortunately. So, this means that I can't actually install Debian on this box, using both the current installer in sarge (which doesn't boot on oldworlds), nor the current installer that's being worked on. I'd really love to have d-i working on ow ppc's. Thanks, Rogério. -- System Information: Debian Release: testing/unstable APT prefers testing APT policy: (900, 'testing') Architecture: i386 (i686) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Kernel: Linux 2.6.15-rc7-1 Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=pt_BR (charmap=ISO-8859-1) -- Rogério Brito : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito Homepage of the algorithms package : http://algorithms.berlios.de Homepage on freshmeat: http://freshmeat.net/projects/algorithms/
Bug#345467: debian-installer: powerpc root disk-image is too big to fit onto a floppy
On Sat, Dec 31, 2005 at 05:28:00PM -0200, Rogério Brito wrote: Package: debian-installer Severity: important I intend to (re)install Debian onto a PowerPC OldWorld machine and, essentially, the only option that I have here is to use floppies. I was talking with Sven Luther on debian-powerpc and he recommended me to use the daily builds of debian-installer, but when I visited his page (p.d.o/~luther/d-i/sid/images/*/powerpc/floppy/), I saw that, unfortunately, the root disk-image is too big to fit onto a floppy, unfortunately. So, this means that I can't actually install Debian on this box, using both the current installer in sarge (which doesn't boot on oldworlds), nor the current installer that's being worked on. I'd really love to have d-i working on ow ppc's. Sarge's 2.4 floppies should work. Friendly, Sven Luther
Bug#345467: debian-installer: powerpc root disk-image is too big to fit onto a floppy
On Dec 31 2005, Sven Luther wrote: On Sat, Dec 31, 2005 at 05:28:00PM -0200, Rogério Brito wrote: I'd really love to have d-i working on ow ppc's. Sarge's 2.4 floppies should work. I have tried them once and the system simply spit out the (boot) floppy. The woody floppies work, though (and are what I am using in this exact moment, just to get the installation going). Regards, Rogério. -- Rogério Brito : [EMAIL PROTECTED] : http://www.ime.usp.br/~rbrito Homepage of the algorithms package : http://algorithms.berlios.de Homepage on freshmeat: http://freshmeat.net/projects/algorithms/
