netboot debian-installer kernel too old

[Anhu]

Hi,

installing bullseye via network fails since the (directory named)
_current_ debian-installer at

http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/bullseye/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/debian-installer/amd64/linux

is a kernel 5.9.0-4-amd64:

# file linux
linux: Linux kernel x86 boot executable bzImage, version 5.9.0-4-amd64
(debian...@lists.debian.org) #1 SMP Debian 5.9.11-1 (2020-11-27),
RO-rootFS, swap_dev 0x5, Normal VGA

... which does not match the more recent kernel (modules) in

http://ftp.debian.org:80/debian/dists/bullseye/main/debian-installer/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
.

which rather fit kernel-image-5.10.0-3-amd64.

The installation fails after 'download-installer' succeeded:

"WARNNG **: no packages matching running kernel 5.9.0-4-amd64 in archive"


How to file this bug? Does this belong to the pseudo pakage ftp.debian.org ?

Kind regards,
Anhu

[Andrei POPESCU]

On Jo, 11 mar 21, 23:17:27, Anhu wrote:
> Hi,
>
> installing bullseye via network fails since the (directory named)
> _current_ debian-installer at
>
> http://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/bullseye/main/installer-amd64/current/images/netboot/debian-installer/amd64/linux
>
> is a kernel 5.9.0-4-amd64:
>
> # file linux
> linux: Linux kernel x86 boot executable bzImage, version 5.9.0-4-amd64
> (debian...@lists.debian.org) #1 SMP Debian 5.9.11-1 (2020-11-27),
> RO-rootFS, swap_dev 0x5, Normal VGA
>
> ... which does not match the more recent kernel (modules) in
>
> http://ftp.debian.org:80/debian/dists/bullseye/main/debian-installer/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
> .
>
> which rather fit kernel-image-5.10.0-3-amd64.

It will be fixed automatically as soon as the installer is
(automatically?) rebuilt with the current kernel version in bullseye.

This is a recurring issue with the installers based on testing and
unstable and likely very difficult to fix.

Kind regards,
Andrei
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