Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot (in Xen DomU)

2023-07-27 Thread Andy Smith
Hi Elmar, On Thu, Jul 27, 2023 at 03:03:20AM +0200, Dr. Nagy Elemér Károly wrote: > Two years later, all Debian 11.0-12.1 installers still crash in Xen as DomU, > it is a known bug: > https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=983357 > > In PV mode, /boot/grub/grub.cfg is the relevant conf

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot (in Xen DomU)

2023-07-27 Thread Dr . Nagy Elemér Károly
Greetings, Two years later, all Debian 11.0-12.1 installers still crash in Xen as DomU, it is a known bug: https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=983357 In PV mode, /boot/grub/grub.cfg is the relevant config file, but in HVM mode, isolinux/txt.cfg is. The images under install.amd

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2023-04-04 Thread zithro
Hello, sorry to necro, but did you get ANY news from ANYwhere ? I also wanted to say thank you very much for your instructions. You were the only one on which we could rely, in TWO YEARS ! ^^ Have a nice evening ! References (none solved, everyone saying "not me") : https://bugs.debian.org/cg

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2021-08-24 Thread Chuck Zmudzinski
On 8/24/2021 2:51 AM, Thomas Schmitt wrote: Hi, Chuck Zmudzinski wrote: I don't know when an official fix will come , but I have come up with a workaround that works for me: Congrats. Great investigation work, as far as i can judge as bystander. So it's only the initrd and not the kernel whic

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2021-08-23 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, Chuck Zmudzinski wrote: > I don't know when an official fix will come , but I have come up with > a workaround that works for me: Congrats. Great investigation work, as far as i can judge as bystander. So it's only the initrd and not the kernel which spoils booting. (I wonder whether Secure

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2021-08-23 Thread Chuck Zmudzinski
On 8/19/2021 3:11 PM, Andy Smith wrote: Hi Chuck, On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 08:04:43AM -0400, Chuck Zmudzinski wrote: After some testing of the Debian 11 installer on Xen (using the debian-11.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso), I find that this image only supports installation into a Xen PV guest, the guest

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2021-08-23 Thread Chuck Zmudzinski
On 8/21/2021 7:06 PM, Chuck Zmudzinski wrote: On 8/21/2021 5:52 AM, Thomas Schmitt wrote: Hi, there might be an easier way (still depending on whether such simple file replacements are tolerated by the booting system):    # Choose the desired new files new_kernel=...path.to.desired.new.kernel.

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2021-08-22 Thread Chuck Zmudzinski
On 8/16/2021 2:30 AM, John Mok wrote: Hi all, Tried to install Debian 11 guest using netinst, but the installer crashed and reboot automatically. Host: Xen 4.11.4 on Debian 10 Guest: Debian 11 (kernel 5.10) Here is the steps to reproduce the problem:- 1) Either guest BIOS or OVMF boot 2) Sel

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2021-08-21 Thread Chuck Zmudzinski
On 8/21/2021 5:52 AM, Thomas Schmitt wrote: Hi, there might be an easier way (still depending on whether such simple file replacements are tolerated by the booting system): # Choose the desired new files new_kernel=...path.to.desired.new.kernel.in.some.mounted.filesystem... new_initrd=

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2021-08-21 Thread Chuck Zmudzinski
On 8/19/2021 3:11 PM, Andy Smith wrote: Hi Chuck, On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 08:04:43AM -0400, Chuck Zmudzinski wrote: After some testing of the Debian 11 installer on Xen (using the debian-11.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso), I find that this image only supports installation into a Xen PV guest, the guest

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2021-08-21 Thread Chuck Zmudzinski
On 8/21/2021 4:34 AM, Thomas Schmitt wrote: Hi, John Mok wrote: As a quick fix on the make installer media work, how can I remake my own installation ISO by recompil ing the kernel and initramfs ? Chuck Zmudzinski wrote: A quick solution would not even require any recompilation of a kernel, s

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2021-08-21 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, there might be an easier way (still depending on whether such simple file replacements are tolerated by the booting system): # Choose the desired new files new_kernel=...path.to.desired.new.kernel.in.some.mounted.filesystem... new_initrd=...path.to.desired.new.initrd.in.some.mounted.fil

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2021-08-21 Thread Thomas Schmitt
Hi, John Mok wrote: > > As a quick fix on the make installer media work, how can I remake my own > > installation ISO by recompil ing the kernel and initramfs ? Chuck Zmudzinski wrote: > A quick solution would not even require any recompilation > of a kernel, since we know the kernel and ramdisk

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2021-08-20 Thread Chuck Zmudzinski
On 8/21/2021 12:08 AM, Chuck Zmudzinski wrote: On 8/19/2021 3:11 PM, Andy Smith wrote: Hi Chuck, On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 08:04:43AM -0400, Chuck Zmudzinski wrote: After some testing of the Debian 11 installer on Xen (using the debian-11.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso), I find that this image only suppo

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2021-08-20 Thread Chuck Zmudzinski
On 8/21/2021 12:42 AM, John Mok wrote: Hi Chuck, As a quick fix on the make installer media work, how can I remake my own installation ISO by recompil ing the kernel and initramfs ? Can give me some directions ? Not yet regarding what kernel options are needed, because I have not done any t

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2021-08-20 Thread John Mok
Hi Chuck, As a quick fix on the make installer media work, how can I remake my own installation ISO by recompil ing the kernel and initramfs ? Can give me some directions ? Thanks a lot. John Mok On Sat, Aug 21, 2021, 12:08 Chuck Zmudzinski wrote: > On 8/19/2021 3:11 PM, Andy Smith wrote: >

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2021-08-20 Thread Chuck Zmudzinski
On 8/19/2021 3:11 PM, Andy Smith wrote: Hi Chuck, On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 08:04:43AM -0400, Chuck Zmudzinski wrote: After some testing of the Debian 11 installer on Xen (using the debian-11.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso), I find that this image only supports installation into a Xen PV guest, the guest

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2021-08-19 Thread Andy Smith
Hi Chuck, On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 08:04:43AM -0400, Chuck Zmudzinski wrote: > After some testing of the Debian 11 installer on Xen > (using the debian-11.0.0-amd64-netinst.iso), I find that > this image only supports installation into a Xen PV guest, > the guest always crashes and reboots for eith

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2021-08-17 Thread Chuck Zmudzinski
On 8/17/2021 8:04 AM, Chuck Zmudzinski wrote: On 8/16/2021 4:25 AM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 02:30:33PM +0800, John Mok wrote: Hi all, Tried to install Debian 11 guest using netinst, but the installer crashed and reboot automatically.   Host: Xen 4.11.4 on Debian 10 Gu

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2021-08-17 Thread Chuck Zmudzinski
On 8/16/2021 4:25 AM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 02:30:33PM +0800, John Mok wrote: Hi all, Tried to install Debian 11 guest using netinst, but the installer crashed and reboot automatically. Host: Xen 4.11.4 on Debian 10 Guest: Debian 11 (kernel 5.10) Here is the steps

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2021-08-16 Thread John Mok
Many thanks Chuck. On Tue, Aug 17, 2021 at 6:36 AM Chuck Zmudzinski wrote: > > On 8/16/2021 1:40 PM, Chuck Zmudzinski wrote: > > On 8/16/2021 12:49 PM, Chuck Zmudzinski wrote: > >> On 8/16/2021 4:25 AM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: > >>> On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 02:30:33PM +0800, John Mok wrote: > >>>

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2021-08-16 Thread Chuck Zmudzinski
On 8/16/2021 1:40 PM, Chuck Zmudzinski wrote: On 8/16/2021 12:49 PM, Chuck Zmudzinski wrote: On 8/16/2021 4:25 AM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 02:30:33PM +0800, John Mok wrote: Hi all, Tried to install Debian 11 guest using netinst, but the installer crashed and reboot au

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2021-08-16 Thread Chuck Zmudzinski
On 8/16/2021 12:49 PM, Chuck Zmudzinski wrote: On 8/16/2021 4:25 AM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 02:30:33PM +0800, John Mok wrote: Hi all, Tried to install Debian 11 guest using netinst, but the installer crashed and reboot automatically.   Host: Xen 4.11.4 on Debian 10 G

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2021-08-16 Thread Chuck Zmudzinski
On 8/16/2021 4:25 AM, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote: On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 02:30:33PM +0800, John Mok wrote: Hi all, Tried to install Debian 11 guest using netinst, but the installer crashed and reboot automatically. Host: Xen 4.11.4 on Debian 10 Guest: Debian 11 (kernel 5.10) Here is the steps

Re: Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2021-08-16 Thread Andrew M.A. Cater
On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 02:30:33PM +0800, John Mok wrote: > Hi all, > > Tried to install Debian 11 guest using netinst, but the installer > crashed and reboot automatically. > > Host: Xen 4.11.4 on Debian 10 > Guest: Debian 11 (kernel 5.10) > > Here is the steps to reproduce the problem:- > 1)

Debian 11 installer crashed and reboot

2021-08-15 Thread John Mok
Hi all, Tried to install Debian 11 guest using netinst, but the installer crashed and reboot automatically. Host: Xen 4.11.4 on Debian 10 Guest: Debian 11 (kernel 5.10) Here is the steps to reproduce the problem:- 1) Either guest BIOS or OVMF boot 2) Select "Expert install" on installation menu