Re: d-i-netboot-images package outdated (was Re: Debian Installer Stretch RC 5 release)

[Cyril Brulebois]

Andrew M.A. Cater  (2017-06-14):
> Seeing the post on PXE for UEFI on planet.debian.org and noting that
> you're planning another d-i release.

Please mention a direct URL, planet has a volatile content… Maybe you're
referring to this?
  http://sven.stormbind.net/blog/posts/deb_uefi_pxe_install_hpe_dl120/

> Is there any chance of putting in the symlink in d-i that will link 
> bootnetx64.efi in the same way as pxelinux as below
> 
> Also in netboot.tar.gz similarly
> 
> bootnetx64.efi -> debian-installer/amd64/bootnetx64.efi
> 
> This is exactly the way that pexlinux.0 and pxelinux.cfg are already
> linked and would be a trivial change that would allow UEFI booting
> more readily.

It seems that's a more detailed version of what you mentioned on May
27th following a release announcement. That really should be turned into
a bug report against src:debian-installer; I'm assuming you could try to
test a patch, which would likely modify build/config/x86.cfg there.

As for stretch r0, this is obviously too late, but we'll get a chance to
backport fixes from buster for point releases.


KiBi.


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Re: d-i-netboot-images package outdated (was Re: Debian Installer Stretch RC 5 release)

[Andrew M.A. Cater]

On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 08:45:47AM +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> Holger Levsen  (2017-06-13):
> > On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 10:19:17AM +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> > > Known bugs in this release
> > > ==
> > [...] 
> > > See the errata[2] for details and a full list of known issues.
> > 
> > https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/debian-installer-netboot-images hasn't seen 
> > an
> > update in a while (and thus is unusuable due to kernel version skew), is it
> > on your collective radar to update the package til Saturday?
> > 
> > (Debian Edu uses that packages to support installation via PXE out of the 
> > box.)
> > 
> > Shall I file an RC bug to make the problem more visible and known?
> 
> As mentioned in the announce: We're doing another d-i upload for the
> release anyway.
> 
> Not that the latest d-i-n-i upload was a bad thing. It's just going to
> be superseded.
> 
> (Last two items on my r0 checklist:
> d-i
> d-i-n-i after d-i
> 

Seeing the post on PXE for UEFI on planet.debian.org and noting that
you're planning another d-i release.

Is there any chance of putting in the symlink in d-i that will link 
bootnetx64.efi in the same way as pxelinux as below

Also in netboot.tar.gz similarly

bootnetx64.efi -> debian-installer/amd64/bootnetx64.efi

This is exactly the way that pexlinux.0 and pxelinux.cfg are already
linked and would be a trivial change that would allow UEFI booting
more readily.

Thank you for your consideration

Andy C.


> … and Karsten has committed the d-i fixes for i2c, so we should be go to
> go for an upload; need to catch up with some more mails before that
> though.)
> 
> 
> KiBi.

Re: d-i-netboot-images package outdated (was Re: Debian Installer Stretch RC 5 release)

[Holger Levsen]

On Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 08:45:47AM +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> > Shall I file an RC bug to make the problem more visible and known?
> As mentioned in the announce: We're doing another d-i upload for the
> release anyway.
 
til then, having up2date debian-installer-netboot-images packages allows
people to actually test them…

> Not that the latest d-i-n-i upload was a bad thing. It's just going to
> be superseded.

sure!


-- 
cheers,
Holger


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Re: d-i-netboot-images package outdated (was Re: Debian Installer Stretch RC 5 release)

[Cyril Brulebois]

Holger Levsen  (2017-06-13):
> On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 10:19:17AM +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> > Known bugs in this release
> > ==
> [...] 
> > See the errata[2] for details and a full list of known issues.
> 
> https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/debian-installer-netboot-images hasn't seen an
> update in a while (and thus is unusuable due to kernel version skew), is it
> on your collective radar to update the package til Saturday?
> 
> (Debian Edu uses that packages to support installation via PXE out of the 
> box.)
> 
> Shall I file an RC bug to make the problem more visible and known?

As mentioned in the announce: We're doing another d-i upload for the
release anyway.

Not that the latest d-i-n-i upload was a bad thing. It's just going to
be superseded.

(Last two items on my r0 checklist:
d-i
d-i-n-i after d-i

… and Karsten has committed the d-i fixes for i2c, so we should be go to
go for an upload; need to catch up with some more mails before that
though.)


KiBi.


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Re: d-i-netboot-images package outdated (was Re: Debian Installer Stretch RC 5 release)

[Jonathan Wiltshire]

On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 10:08:44AM +, Holger Levsen wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 10:19:17AM +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> > Known bugs in this release
> > ==
> [...] 
> > See the errata[2] for details and a full list of known issues.
> 
> https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/debian-installer-netboot-images hasn't seen an
> update in a while (and thus is unusuable due to kernel version skew), is it
> on your collective radar to update the package til Saturday?

Unblocked. (I presume I have not done a terrible thing, if there are feel
free to kill my hint before the next run.)

thanks,

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Debian Developer http://people.debian.org/~jmw

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d-i-netboot-images package outdated (was Re: Debian Installer Stretch RC 5 release)

[Holger Levsen]

On Tue, Jun 13, 2017 at 10:19:17AM +0200, Cyril Brulebois wrote:
> Known bugs in this release
> ==
[...] 
> See the errata[2] for details and a full list of known issues.

https://tracker.debian.org/pkg/debian-installer-netboot-images hasn't seen an
update in a while (and thus is unusuable due to kernel version skew), is it
on your collective radar to update the package til Saturday?

(Debian Edu uses that packages to support installation via PXE out of the box.)

Shall I file an RC bug to make the problem more visible and known?


-- 
cheers,
Holger


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