Bug#809611: d-i fails to boot on HP mv2120

[Martin Michlmayr]

Please add the following to the release-notes on armel in the upgrade
section:

HP mv2120

The default u-boot settings from HP no longer work with Debian 9.
Before you can upgrade to Debian 9, you have to change some settings
in the u-boot configuration. The required changes are documented on
the [Debian on HP
mv2120](http://www.cyrius.com/debian/orion/hp/mv2120/uboot-config/)
page.

or if you don't want to link to an external page:

HP mv2120

The default u-boot settings from HP no longer work with Debian 9.
Before you can upgrade to Debian 9, you have to change some settings
in the u-boot configuration.

If you have serial console access to the mv2120, you can run some
commands in u-boot. Simply interrupt the boot process by pressing a
key and type the following:

setenv loadAddr 0x0600000
setenv bootcmd 'bootext2 0,1:1,2 0x0600000 /boot/uImage /dev/sda /dev/sdb'
saveenv

If you don't have a serial console, you can make the changes from
within Debian. Run the following commands:

cat >/etc/fw_env.config <<EOF
/dev/mtd0 0x00000 0x1000 0x20000
EOF

fw_setenv loadAddr 0x0600000
fw_setenv bootcmd "bootext2 0,1:1,2 0x0600000 /boot/uImage /dev/sda /dev/sdb"

This creates a config file so the u-boot environment can be modified
and uses fw_setenv to update two boot variables.

[Baptiste Jammet]

Control: tags -1 patch

Hi

Post by Martin Michlmayr
Please add the following to the release-notes on armel in the upgrade
HP mv2120

[...]

I used copy&paste and formatting to put this in the Upgrading chapter.
I choose the integral doc, as it's not so long and clearer that linking
to Martin's webpage.
Please comment and correct.

Baptiste

[Debian Bug Tracking System]

Post by Baptiste Jammet
tags -1 patch

Bug #809611 [release-notes] armel: HP mv2120 requires change in u-boot setting
Added tag(s) patch.

[Niels Thykier]

Post by Baptiste Jammet
Control: tags -1 patch
Hi

Post by Martin Michlmayr
Please add the following to the release-notes on armel in the upgrade
HP mv2120

[...]
I used copy&paste and formatting to put this in the Upgrading chapter.
I choose the integral doc, as it's not so long and clearer that linking
to Martin's webpage.
Please comment and correct.
Baptiste

Hi,

Thanks for working on the release-notes.

I would like to see this moved to chapter 5 in the Stretch release
notes, because I am trying to make it easy for regular people to find
that they need to know about upgrading (without having to skim through
all chapters).
Unlike previous releases, Chapter 5 is dedicated to all the "need to
know for a smooth upgrade" items (even if they are not package specific).



Thanks,
~Niels

[Baptiste Jammet]

Hi,

Post by Niels Thykier
I would like to see this moved to chapter 5 in the Stretch release
notes, because I am trying to make it easy for regular people to find
that they need to know about upgrading (without having to skim through
all chapters).
Unlike previous releases, Chapter 5 is dedicated to all the "need to
know for a smooth upgrade" items (even if they are not package
specific).

OK, I understand your point.
Attached is the same patch, but added in the Issues chapter.

Baptiste

[Debian Bug Tracking System]

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