Re: Support for sunxi-based ARM systems in d-i
On 6/10/2014 10:49 AM, Ian Campbell wrote:
> On Tue, 2014-06-10 at 10:33 -0400, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> On 6/10/2014 8:48 AM, Paul Wise wrote:
>>> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 7:20 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>>
>>>> I had a heck of a time trying to build a custom installer using the
>>>> (lack of) available documentation. I couldn't do it, so I went back and
>>>> tried to create a standard installer. That didn't work, either.
>
> I'm not sure what you mean by "create a standard installer" (compared
> with building a custom one).
>
Just one which duplicates the existing one out there.
>>>
>>> If this was the documentation you were following, the debian-boot list
>>> would probably appreciate a bug report or fixes to the page.
>>>
>>> https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Build
>>>
>>
>> Paul, if I knew enough to provide an intelligent bug report, I would.
>
> Even "I tried X because the doc at Y said Z" would be useful to know I
> think, at least then we would have a basis for improvement.
>
> Ian.
>
All I can suggest is - forget everything you ever knew about creating an
installer. Then try to follow the instructions, assuming you are also
not a Linux sysadmin and have never built a system before.
Now you're where I am.
Jerry
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