Bug#244539: installation-reports

[Colin Watson <cjwatson@debian.org>]

reassign 244539 linux-kernel-di-powerpc
retitle 244539 linux-kernel-di-powerpc: firewire not supported
thanks

On Sun, Apr 18, 2004 at 10:53:23PM +0200, JP Moins wrote:
> Method: Netinst CD willing to install on external Firewire disk 

Thanks for trying this; I think you're the first. :)

> Load installer modules: [ E ] -> sbp2 ieee1394 ohci1394 raw1394 (?) 
> missing to make external 
[...]
> I like my OS X.3 machine; I would love to run linux on the side, on a 
> removable FW drive. 
> This is doable, but the installer needs to provide the firewire 
> modules. 

That's odd. All of the above, with the exception of raw1394, are built
directly into the current installer kernel.

Is raw1394 needed? If so, I'll gladly add it.

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Colin Watson                                  [cjwatson@flatline.org.uk]