Re: non-free firmware and d-i

[Paul O'Malley <ompaul@eircom.net>]

Nathanael Nerode wrote:
> Geert Stappers wrote:
>   
>>  [ ] Just document how to (re)build with non free drivers.
>>     
>
> This is a good idea, of course.  Is "building a custom d-i image"
> described anywhere?  I think it *is*, because I seem to remember this
> being used for some custom distros, but I can't find the document right now.
> Anyone know where it is?
>
> Maximizing the number of systems which can be supported with the
> standard d-i image plus an additional disk/net repo/etc is still a good 
> idea, which is why I'm working on it, and it's 90% done already.
>
>   
Hi,

You may find this useful in the current discussion.
On gNewSense the way the binary blobs are removed is with the following:
http://svn.gnewsense.svnhopper.net/gnewsense/builder/trunk/gen-kernel
gNewSense is about taking blobs out down stream two steps from Debian.

Regards,

Paul O'Malley