Bug#580714: debian-installer: build installer image for Buffalo Linkstation Pro/Live
* Ryan Tandy <tarpman@gmail.com> [2010-05-19 20:07]:
> Reading that message again reminded me that I did not implement a test
> for the bootloader version. A note in the documentation recommending
> the latest firmware revision might suffice, but I'll also have a look
> at how the u-boot version might be detected from userspace.
Running 'strings' over the u-boot partition might work, but I'm not
sure if 'strings' is included in the LSPro firmware. I doubt it is.
I'm not sure if there's another reliable way to figure out the
version.
> So indeed that line should read:
> $SETENV bootargs_root "root=/dev/sda2 rw panic=5"
> precisely as in Tim's email.
Ok, great.
Thanks for working on this, Ryan!
--
Martin Michlmayr
http://www.cyrius.com/
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