Re: Bug#332227: partconf: Exclude CD/DVD drives from partition search

2013-05-02 Thread Milan Kupcevic
Control: reassign -1 partconf Control: tag -1 +wheezy +pending Control: severity -1 serious Hi Cyril, Patch [0] supplied by Frank Fegert fixes this bug. Can we push partconf 1.41 with this fix in Wheezy r1? It will allow installation of Debian on VIOS virtual drives in LPAR's of IBM Power

Bug#517396: cdimage.debian.org: Lenny ppc netinstall cd misses grub-of

2013-03-22 Thread Milan Kupcevic
Just for the record: wheezy installs fine on Pegasos II machines, without grub. Milan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-cd-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive:

Bug#678066: Proposal to simplify PowerPC CD/DVD boot options

2012-08-30 Thread Milan Kupcevic
On 08/29/2012 07:58 PM, Rick Thomas wrote: On Aug 29, 2012, at 4:25 PM, Rick Thomas wrote: I just tried booting a PowerMac G4 with the Wheezy installer image built on 20120826-03:23 (details of where I downloaded it from, etc available on request). The G4 is a 32-bit machine, but it

Bug#678066: Proposal to simplify PowerPC CD/DVD boot options

2012-08-30 Thread Milan Kupcevic
On 08/30/2012 03:00 AM, Rick Thomas wrote: Thanks for the explanation. It helps me understand what's going on here. What you say is, of course, technically correct. The problem I'm having is that this is an about-face change from previous practice. Previously, 32-bit was the default,

Bug#686218: cdimage.debian.org: booting powerpc netinst installer from USB-stick complains about type (Apple_HFS) of bootstrap partition (wants Apple_bootstrap)

2012-08-30 Thread Milan Kupcevic
On 08/30/2012 03:31 AM, Rick Thomas wrote: On Aug 29, 2012, at 11:30 PM, Milan Kupcevic wrote: On 08/29/2012 08:48 PM, Rick Thomas wrote: When booting the Debian netinst powerpc installer from a USB flash disk you may see a mesage WARNING: Bootstrap partition type is wrong: Apple_HFS

Bug#678066: Proposal to simplify PowerPC CD/DVD boot options

2012-08-04 Thread Milan Kupcevic
On 08/04/2012 12:41 PM, Steve McIntyre wrote: On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 05:56:54PM -0400, Milan Kupcevic wrote: This is a Debian installation ${MEDIA_TYPE}, built on ${BUILD_DATE}. + Enter one of the following options to begin: -install 32-bit processor (G4 or earlier) -install64 64

Bug#678066: debian-cd: Boot prompt for powerpc does not make install64 sufficiently prominent

2012-07-17 Thread Milan Kupcevic
unarchive 614583 reopen 614583 severity 678066 normal forcemerge 678066 614583 thanks I've tested the proposed patch on a wide range of powerpc machines, it works without issues. It will certainly remove confusion users face when booting on 64-bit powerpc machines (see #614583). Thus reopening

Bug#679798: expert option does not set installer priority on Pegasos

2012-07-01 Thread Milan Kupcevic
Package: debian-cd Tags: d-i wheezy sid patch Severity: normal Choosing 'expert' option does not set the installer priority on Pegasos. The attached patch also adds 'auto' option. Milan Index: data/wheezy/pegasos/pegasos === ---

Bug#678066: Proposal to simplify PowerPC CD/DVD boot options

2012-06-20 Thread Milan Kupcevic
Any chance d-i beta 1 install CD/DVDs for PowerPC will get simplified boot options? Milan -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-cd-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive:

Bug#678066: Proposal to simplify PowerPC CD/DVD boot options

2012-06-18 Thread Milan Kupcevic
Package: debian-cd Tags: patch d-i wheezy Severity: wishlist Hello, I would like to propose a slight change in the way PowerPC CD/DVD boots. CD/DVD boot-script, which runs on PowerPC Mac machines, can detect whether it runs on 32-bit or 64-bit processor, then offer boot options accordingly.

Bug#636265: Merge and fix expert mode on PowerPC bug(s)

2011-08-09 Thread Milan Kupcevic
reassign 584990 installation-reports forcemerge 636265 584990 582608 reassign 636265 debian-cd tags 636265 patch thanks The attached patch fixes 'boot: expert' wont set the installer priority on PowerPC. Milan Index: wheezy/yaboot/yaboot.conf

Bug#603536: Linux on POWER Bootable ISO

2010-12-30 Thread Milan Kupcevic
On 12/30/2010 02:24 AM, Christian PERRIER wrote: Quoting Milan Kupcevic (mi...@physics.harvard.edu): Unofficial Debian Install CD created with --iso-level 4 mkisofs option boots fine on both machines. Steve McIntyre applied your patch to debian-cd. Could you confirm whether that fixes

Bug#603536: Linux on POWER Bootable ISO

2010-12-15 Thread Milan Kupcevic
Official Debian PowerPC install iso images wont boot on my two machines because IBM OpenFirmware on IBM RS/6000 44P Model 170 and IBM SLOF firmware on YDL PowerStation are not able to read files from isofs. Unofficial Debian Install CD created with --iso-level 4 mkisofs option boots fine on both