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/

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