Re: Bug#515826: document that virtual_root.force_probe=1 is required for jensen

[Nicolas François]

Hello,

On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 12:03:50PM -0800, Steve Langasek wrote:

>
> On Thu, Feb 19, 2009 at 03:50:24PM +0100, Istvan Gyenes wrote:
>
> > Thanks for the suggestion. "virtual_root.force_probe=1" solved the problem!
> > I have sucessfully installed lenny on the Jensen.
>
> > Maybe in the next release it worth adding some lines to aboot.conf like with
> > "virtual_root.force_probe=1".
> > (or mention it in the release notes that this parameter is a must for the
> > Jensen)
>
> It seems unlikely that there will be a release of the alpha port with Debian
> squeeze, but we can certainly put this on the list for documenting in the
> release notes for Debian 5.0.1.

Does it impact upgrades, or is there already a special kernel for Jensen?

Should it be mentioned in the release notes or in the installation manual?
(or both)

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[Steve Langasek]

On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 10:29:05PM +0200, Nicolas François wrote:
> > > Maybe in the next release it worth adding some lines to aboot.conf like with
> > > "virtual_root.force_probe=1".
> > > (or mention it in the release notes that this parameter is a must for the
> > > Jensen)

> > It seems unlikely that there will be a release of the alpha port with Debian
> > squeeze, but we can certainly put this on the list for documenting in the
> > release notes for Debian 5.0.1.

> Does it impact upgrades, or is there already a special kernel for Jensen?

There was no special kernel for the Jensen and should not be one.  I don't
know if previous Debian releases worked on Jensen; this bug report is the
only discussion of the Jensen subarch that there's been on debian-alpha in a
number of years.

> Should it be mentioned in the release notes or in the installation manual?
> (or both)

If it affects upgrades (which I had assumed it did), it should go in the
release notes; since it definitely affects installs it should definitely go
there as well, in the best case.

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[Nicolas François]

clone 515826 -1
reassign -1 installation-guide
thanks

On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 04:07:57PM -0700, Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 21, 2009 at 10:29:05PM +0200, Nicolas François wrote:
>
> > Should it be mentioned in the release notes or in the installation manual?
> > (or both)
>
> If it affects upgrades (which I had assumed it did), it should go in the
> release notes; since it definitely affects installs it should definitely go
> there as well, in the best case.

I'm attaching a proposed change for the release notes.

I had a look at the installation guide, and it does not contain
virtual_root, so this probably still apply.

Best Regards,
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--- en/upgrading.dbk (révision 6862)
+++ en/upgrading.dbk (copie de travail)
@@ -1277,8 +1277,19 @@
 </para>
 </section>
 
+<section id="eisa-jensen" arch="alpha">
+  <title>EISA bus on Jensen</title>
+  <para>
+    EISA devices may not be detected on Jensen. In order to force probing
+    EISA slots, you can pass
+    <literal>virtual_root.force_probe=<replaceable>1</replaceable></literal>
+    as a kernel option to the <command>aboot</command> prompt or in
+    <filename>/etc/aboot.conf</filename>)
+  </para>
 </section>
 
+</section>
+
 <section id="nownownow">
 <title>Things to do before rebooting</title>
 <para>

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