Re: Failures attempting to install in an LDOM
Hi Peter, On Tue, 2024-06-11 at 10:52 +0100, Peter Tribble wrote: > Sadly, that one fails as well. OK, then my memory was incorrect. > I had repeated unpack failures - debootstrap really doesn't like unpacking > util-linux. And software > installation eventually failed with > > Jun 11 08:34:09 debootstrap: Errors were encountered while processing: > Jun 11 08:34:09 debootstrap: vim-tiny > Jun 11 08:34:10 debootstrap: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration > of vim-tiny: > Jun 11 08:34:10 debootstrap: vim-tiny depends on vim-common (= > 2:9.0.2087-1); however: > Jun 11 08:34:10 debootstrap: Versio > Jun 11 08:34:10 debootstrap: n of vim-common on system is 2:9.0.2103-1. Yeah, that's a common problems and occurs whenever vim fails to build on sparc64, I have explained the reason behind this here: > https://lists.debian.org/debian-sparc/2017/12/msg00060.html > However, the very latest snapshot from > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2024-02-25/ > does install successfully: > > $ uname -a > Linux debian-sparc 6.8.12-sparc64-smp #1 SMP Debian 6.8.12-1 (2024-05-31) > sparc64 GNU/Linux That's great to hear. I hope the Linux LDOM will enable you fix some SPARC-related upstream bugs ;-). Let me know if you have any more questions, I'm happy to help! Adrian -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer `. `' Physicist `-GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913
Re: Failures attempting to install in an LDOM
On Mon, Jun 10, 2024 at 4:53 PM John Paul Adrian Glaubitz < glaub...@physik.fu-berlin.de> wrote: > > Which image did you use? You might have caught a broken image. > > The problem with Debian Ports is that the images are generated from Debian > unstable, > so there is always a chance of downloading an image that is broken. > > This one should work: > > > > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2023-11-17/debian-12.0.0-sparc64-NETINST-1.iso > Sadly, that one fails as well. I had repeated unpack failures - debootstrap really doesn't like unpacking util-linux. And software installation eventually failed with Jun 11 08:34:09 debootstrap: Errors were encountered while processing: Jun 11 08:34:09 debootstrap: vim-tiny Jun 11 08:34:10 debootstrap: dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of vim-tiny: Jun 11 08:34:10 debootstrap: vim-tiny depends on vim-common (= 2:9.0.2087-1); however: Jun 11 08:34:10 debootstrap: Versio Jun 11 08:34:10 debootstrap: n of vim-common on system is 2:9.0.2103-1. However, the very latest snapshot from https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2024-02-25/ does install successfully: $ uname -a Linux debian-sparc 6.8.12-sparc64-smp #1 SMP Debian 6.8.12-1 (2024-05-31) sparc64 GNU/Linux Regards, -- -Peter Tribble http://www.petertribble.co.uk/ - http://ptribble.blogspot.com/
Re: Failures attempting to install in an LDOM
Hi Peter, On Mon, 2024-06-10 at 15:37 +0100, Peter Tribble wrote: > I finally got round to trying to install debian-sparc in an LDOM on my T4 > server. > > Sadly, this didn't work. > > With Debian 12, software installation fails. I see > > Jun 10 08:43:02 in-target: The following packages have unmet dependencies: > Jun 10 08:43:03 in-target: console-setup-linux : Depends: > keyboard-configuration (= 1.220) but 1.227 is installed > > along with some unrelated dpkg-deb segfaults. Ignoring that, the bootloader > won't install. > > With Debian 10, it appears that software installation succeeds, but again > the bootloader fails to install. > > Is there a known-to-work set of instructions available that would get me > closer to a working install? Which image did you use? You might have caught a broken image. The problem with Debian Ports is that the images are generated from Debian unstable, so there is always a chance of downloading an image that is broken. This one should work: > https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2023-11-17/debian-12.0.0-sparc64-NETINST-1.iso Adrian -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer `. `' Physicist `-GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913
Failures attempting to install in an LDOM
I finally got round to trying to install debian-sparc in an LDOM on my T4 server. Sadly, this didn't work. With Debian 12, software installation fails. I see Jun 10 08:43:02 in-target: The following packages have unmet dependencies: Jun 10 08:43:03 in-target: console-setup-linux : Depends: keyboard-configuration (= 1.220) but 1.227 is installed along with some unrelated dpkg-deb segfaults. Ignoring that, the bootloader won't install. With Debian 10, it appears that software installation succeeds, but again the bootloader fails to install. Is there a known-to-work set of instructions available that would get me closer to a working install? Thanks, -- -Peter Tribble http://www.petertribble.co.uk/ - http://ptribble.blogspot.com/
