Updated Debian Ports installation images 2024-11-11

[John Paul Adrian Glaubitz]

Hello,

I have created a fresh set of ISO installation images for the following Debian Ports architectures:

- alpha
- hppa
- loong64
- powerpc
- ppc64
- sparc64

The images can be downloaded from the usual location at [1].

This batch includes the very first installation image for loong64. It has not been tested at all, so
I'm looking forward to any feedback from testers.

The images for powerpc and ppc64 are still not expected to work due to Debian bug #1085949 [2]. Luckily,
IBM engineers have been able to reproduce the bug on ppc64el as well, so we can expect a fix in the
near future.

For m68k, it's currently harder to build installation images due to more packages requiring 4-byte alignment
and the m68k developers still not having agreed on finally making the switch from 2-byte to 4-byte alignment.

Adrian

[1] https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2024-11-11/
[2] https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1085949

[Cedar Maxwell]

Hello Adrian,


I successfully installed on my iBook G4 (PowerBook 6,7) using this image.

Post by John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
Hello,
- alpha
- hppa
- loong64
- powerpc
- ppc64
- sparc64
The images can be downloaded from the usual location at [1].
This batch includes the very first installation image for loong64. It has not been tested at all, so
I'm looking forward to any feedback from testers.
The images for powerpc and ppc64 are still not expected to work due to Debian bug #1085949 [2]. Luckily,
IBM engineers have been able to reproduce the bug on ppc64el as well, so we can expect a fix in the
near future.
For m68k, it's currently harder to build installation images due to more packages requiring 4-byte alignment
and the m68k developers still not having agreed on finally making the switch from 2-byte to 4-byte alignment.
Adrian

[1]https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2024-11-11/
[2]https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1085949

[Cedar Maxwell]

Hello Adrian,


***@ibook-g4:/home/cedar# apt install xserver-xorg-core


Some packages could not be installed ...


...

Unsatisfied dependencies:

xserver-xorg-core: Depends: xserver-common(>= 2:21.1.14-2) but
2:21.1.14-1 is to be installed.


I am unable to update xserver-common and, correct me if I'm wrong,
therefore cannot start a graphical environment.

Post by Cedar Maxwell
Hello Adrian,
I successfully installed on my iBook G4 (PowerBook 6,7) using this image.

Post by John Paul Adrian Glaubitz
Hello,
- alpha
- hppa
- loong64
- powerpc
- ppc64
- sparc64
The images can be downloaded from the usual location at [1].
This batch includes the very first installation image for loong64. It has not been tested at all, so
I'm looking forward to any feedback from testers.
The images for powerpc and ppc64 are still not expected to work due to Debian bug #1085949 [2]. Luckily,
IBM engineers have been able to reproduce the bug on ppc64el as well, so we can expect a fix in the
near future.
For m68k, it's currently harder to build installation images due to more packages requiring 4-byte alignment
and the m68k developers still not having agreed on finally making the switch from 2-byte to 4-byte alignment.
Adrian

[1]https://cdimage.debian.org/cdimage/ports/snapshots/2024-11-11/
[2]https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1085949

--
Sincerely,
Cedar Maxwell