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finish-install package

hvc/hvsi consoles not handled

Bug #174689 reported by Colin Watson on 2007-12-07

	Status	Importance	Assigned to
finish-install (Debian)	Fix Released	Unknown	debbugs #420820
finish-install (Ubuntu)	Fix Released	Undecided	Colin Watson
Gutsy	Fix Released	Undecided	Colin Watson

Bug Description

Binary package hint: finish-install

Hypervisor virtual consoles (hvc/hvsi) aren't handled correctly by the installer, because debian-installer's stdin (used to find the type of console in use) is just /dev/console in this case. The result of this is that installs complete but effectively fail to boot because no getty is started on the proper console.

This is fixed in finish-install 2.14 in Debian and hardy. A patch suitable for gutsy-proposed is in https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/finish-install/+bug/174689/comments/5.

TEST CASE:
This is hardware-specific. To reproduce, install on any system with a suitable console. These are largely only available on certain specialised powerpc systems.

The proposed changes only take effect on suitable hardware, and come after the normal console setup path so cannot break it. I think there is very little potential for regressions except on hardware with this type of console (which is already broken).

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lp:ubuntu/gutsy-proposed/finish-install

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote on 2007-12-07:

proposed gutsy patch Edit (2.5 KiB, text/plain)

description:

updated

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote on 2007-12-07:

fixed patch Edit (2.5 KiB, text/plain)

description:

updated

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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote on 2007-12-07:

I understand that Hardy has most of the patch already, but is missing upstart integration, so I keep the hardy task open.

Changed in finish-install:
assignee:	nobody → kamion
status:	New → Confirmed

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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote on 2007-12-07:

Only affects the installer, thus zero regression potential for updates. Please go ahead and upload.

Changed in finish-install:
status:	New → Confirmed

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote on 2007-12-07:

finish-install.hvconsole.patch Edit (3.8 KiB, text/plain)

After some more testing, here's the final patch I'm going to upload. I fixed a path mismatch (/options/chosen/... vs. /chosen/...; the latter is correct) and added support for finding /spider/serial in linux,stdout-path as happens on this particular hardware. All these changes are committed upstream and I'll be uploading 2.14 shortly.

Changed in finish-install:
assignee:	nobody → kamion
status:	Confirmed → In Progress

Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater) on 2007-12-08

Changed in finish-install:
status:	Unknown → Fix Released

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote on 2007-12-10:

finish-install (2.14) unstable; urgency=low

  * Add upstart support for hvc/hvsi consoles.
  * Test for /proc/device-tree/chosen/linux,stdout-path rather than the
    non-existent /proc/device-tree/options/chosen/linux,stdout-path.
  * Map /spider/serial to hvc0 (somewhat experimentally, but it seems to
    work here ...).
  [...]

-- Colin Watson <email address hidden> Fri, 07 Dec 2007 23:51:11 +0000

[...]

finish-install (2.12) unstable; urgency=low

  * 90console: add support for setting up a virtualized console via onboard
    service processor (hvsi/hvc). Closes: #420820.
    Many thanks to Rolf Brudeseth <email address hidden> for providing the needed
    info, for testing and for his patience.

-- Frans Pop <email address hidden> Sun, 08 Jul 2007 02:25:21 +0200

description:	updated
Changed in finish-install:
status:	Confirmed → Fix Released

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Martin Pitt (pitti) wrote on 2007-12-10:

finish-install (2.11ubuntu1) gutsy-proposed; urgency=low
.
   * Backport from trunk (Frans Pop and myself; LP: #174689):
     - 90console: add support for setting up a virtualized console via
       onboard service processor (hvsi/hvc). Closes: #420820.
       Many thanks to Rolf Brudeseth <email address hidden> for providing the
       needed info, for testing and for his patience.
     - Add upstart support for hvc/hvsi consoles.
     - Map /spider/serial to hvc0.

Please test. I'm not going to subscribe sru-verification since they don't have the necessary hardware.

Changed in finish-install:
status:	In Progress → Fix Committed

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote on 2007-12-21:

I have tested this on a system with an hvc console and confirmed that it generates the proper /etc/event.d/hvc0 file and boots correctly after installation. I'm going to go ahead and move this into gutsy-updates now, since 10 days have passed.

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Colin Watson (cjwatson) wrote on 2007-12-21:

Copied to gutsy-updates.