Re: 2.6 kernel of PWS 500au
On Thu, 2006-03-23 at 11:48 -0800, Steve Langasek wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 23, 2006 at 01:57:00PM -0500, Adam C Powell IV wrote:
> > On Sat, 2006-03-18 at 17:07 -0800, Steve Langasek wrote:
> > > On Sat, Mar 18, 2006 at 06:00:29PM -0700, Chris Brotherton wrote:
> > > > I want to upgrade my PWS 500au (Miata GL w/ usb) and I noticed that testing
> > > > now has 2.6.15. For this system, do I want:
>
> > > > linux-image-2.6.15-1-alpha-generic
>
> > > > linux-image-2.6.15-1-alpha-legacy?
>
> > > Generic. Any system that supports SRM should work with the -generic flavor.
>
> > I have a bunch of LX164s without CD-ROMs, and a Nautilus with a broken
> > CD drive. I haven't found a way to convert them to SRM without the CD.
> > Can they boot the -legacy kernels?
>
> Any system that worked with sarge can *also* use the -legacy kernels,
> because -legacy uses the kernel config options that were used in the sarge
> kernels. The only difference between the two, right now, is the option for
> using the old kernel load address.
>
> FWIW, my LX164 system was flashed to SRM using a floppy rather than a CD.
Hmm, I've looked around and can't find floppy SRM images. Can someone
point me to them? On ftp.digital.com they only have CD .isos.
> > Haven't found a way to load an initrd on either of these subarches, that
> > is, using MILO or APB...
>
> Er, both kernel flavors are still initrd-based. I know it's possible to
> load an initrd with MILO, but I wouldn't be able to give you any practical
> help since I haven't used MILO in 5 years or so.
Any help on this would be appreciated too... When I built 2.6.8 from
sarge without an initrd it booted okay (though network performance
degraded over time until after a few hours it was unusable). Trying the
same with 2.6.15 or 2.6.16 does not work at all. Couldn't get 2.4
working either.
So I'm still running on 2.2.25. :-(
Thanks,
-Adam
--
GPG fingerprint: D54D 1AEE B11C CE9B A02B C5DD 526F 01E8 564E E4B6
Welcome to the best software in the world today cafe!
http://www.take6.com/albums/greatesthits.html
Reply to: