Package: installation-reports
Tags: patch
Boot method: CD
Image version:
http://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/daily-builds/daily/arch-latest/powerpc/iso-cd/debian-testing-powerpc-netinst.iso
Date: Sun Nov 14 21:05:09 EST 2010
Machine: YDL PowerStation
Base System Installation Checklist:
[O] = OK, [E] = Error (please elaborate below), [ ] = didn't try it
Initial boot: [E]
Detect network card:[ ]
Configure network: [ ]
Detect CD: [ ]
Load installer modules: [ ]
Detect hard drives: [ ]
Partition hard drives: [ ]
Install base system:[ ]
Clock/timezone setup: [ ]
User/password setup:[ ]
Install tasks: [ ]
Install boot loader:[ ]
Overall install:[ ]
Comments/Problems:
Current Debian install CD's built with mkisofs --level 2 won't boot on
this machine. After some investigation I realized that other distros use
-U mkisofs option when creating install CD/DVD's. Their install cd's
boot just fine on this machine.
I built three custom install cd's using debian-cd package with mkisofs
options:
--level 3
--level 4
-U
Level 3 did not boot. The other two created with '--level 4' and '-U'
options boot just fine. It is probably best to go for --level 4 as it
produces ISO-9660:1999 compliant CD/DVD images.
report-hw.gz
Description: GNU Zip compressed data
diff -Nru ./tools/boot/squeeze/boot-powerpc ../debian-cd-3.1.3/tools/boot/squeeze/boot-powerpc
--- ./tools/boot/squeeze/boot-powerpc 2009-08-18 11:01:25.0 -0400
+++ ../debian-cd-3.1.3/tools/boot/squeeze/boot-powerpc 2010-10-23 02:10:39.0 -0400
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
install_languages $CDDIR
-add_mkisofs_opt $CDDIR/../$N.mkisofs_opts --iso-level 2
+add_mkisofs_opt $CDDIR/../$N.mkisofs_opts --iso-level 4
add_mkisofs_opt $CDDIR/../$N.mkisofs_opts --netatalk
add_mkisofs_opt $CDDIR/../$N.mkisofs_opts -hfs
add_mkisofs_opt $CDDIR/../$N.mkisofs_opts -probe
signature.asc
Description: OpenPGP digital signature
