Bug#864807: debian-installer: Lamobo R1 requires modprobe b53_mdio

From	Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.bugs.dist, linux.debian.kernel
Subject	Bug#864807: debian-installer: Lamobo R1 requires modprobe b53_mdio
Date	2017-06-15 12:40 +0200
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Ben Hutchings <ben@decadent.org.uk> (2017-06-15):
> Control: tag -1 moreinfo
> 
> On Thu, 2017-06-15 at 08:34 +0200, Heinrich Schuchardt wrote:
> > Package: debian-installer
> > Version: stretch
> > Severity: normal
> > 
> > Dear Maintainer,
> > 
> > the Lamobo R1 is an Arm system based on the Amlogic A20.
> > The network interface of the A20 is connected to a switch.
> > If the switch is not configured there is no external
> > network access and subsequently a network install fails.
> > 
> > On an installed system it is sufficient to have a line
> > in /etc/modules:
> > b53_mdio
> > 
> > I suggest the following corrections to the installer:
> > 
> > The initrd.img should include the b53_mdio module and its
> > prerequisites b53_common and dsa_core plus aforementioned
> > file /etc/modules.
> > 
> > The installer should compare the content of
> > /proc/device-tree/model
> > to the string
> > Lamobo R1
> > 
> > If this string is found, the file /etc/modules should be
> > appended with b53_mdio on the installed system.
> 
> Why is this necessary?  It should load automatically.

Because of missing i2c? Lamobo R1 is listed here:
  https://bugs.debian.org/864536#15

(Didn't check the recursive list of dependencies though.)


KiBi.

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Bug#864807: debian-installer: Lamobo R1 requires modprobe b53_mdio Cyril Brulebois <kibi@debian.org> - 2017-06-15 12:40 +0200
  Bug#864807: debian-installer: Lamobo R1 requires modprobe b53_mdio Karsten Merker <merker@debian.org> - 2017-06-15 13:10 +0200
    Bug#864807: debian-installer: Lamobo R1 requires modprobe b53_mdio Heinrich Schuchardt <xypron.glpk@gmx.de> - 2017-06-15 17:40 +0200

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