On Wed, 2008-05-07 at 23:36 +0200, Frans Pop wrote:
> On Wednesday 07 May 2008, Ian Campbell wrote:
> > On Wed, 2008-05-07 at 15:35 +0200, Frans Pop wrote:
> > > Please submit the final patch as a wishlist BR against base-installer
> > > with a link to this discussion in the mailing list archives.
> >
> > Done: http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=480054
>
> Thanks. Given how close we are to Beta2, I think committing this will have
> to wait until after.
That's fine with me.
> On Wednesday 07 May 2008, Ian Campbell wrote:
> > I assume that d-i won't be switching to a 2.6.25 kernel until after the
> > next beta, is that right?
>
> Correct.
>
> > Shall I file a wishlist bug now for the creation of the -bigmem kernel
> > udebs when the switch happens or shall I wait until it is being planned?
>
> If you can create a patch, then feel free to file the BR. If not, there's
> not much point.
Well, my current patch is simply:
Index: kernel-versions
===================================================================
--- kernel-versions (revision 53021)
+++ kernel-versions (working copy)
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
# arch version flavour installedname suffix build-depends
-i386 2.6.24-1 486 2.6.24-1-486 - linux-image-2.6.24-1-486
+i386 2.6.25-1 486 2.6.25-1-486 - linux-image-2.6.25-1-486
+i386 2.6.25-1 686-bigmem 2.6.25-1-686-bigmem - linux-image-2.6.25-1-686-bigmem
(plus a hacked upgrade to kernel wedge for 2.6.25)
I could file the equivalent change but without the 24->25 bit I suppose
or I could generate what I know the patch will look like once the 24->25
change has been made.
Probably I should just wait till after beta2 and keep an eye out for the
early stages of the change.
> For a potential patch. It could be worth trying if just creating a symlink
> 686-bigmem -> 486 in the modules directory will work. If it does that would
> reduce future maintenance overhead.
It certainly won't work to try loading 486 modules into a 686-bigmem
kernel but I don't think that is what you meant so I'm not sure I
understand -- where are you proposing I use a symlink?.
> Of course it won't work if you need modules we currently don't include.
Everything seems fine so far
--
Ian Campbell
A gentleman is a man who wouldn't hit a lady with his hat on.
-- Evan Esar
[ And why not? For why does she have his hat on? Ed.]
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