Bug#67888: netwinder/arm port shouldn't ask about maintaining 2.0 compatability
> Package: boot-floppies
> Version: N/A
> Severity: wishlist
>
> The debian installer for potato worked just fine on the netwinder, one I
> convinced it to tftp boot the provided netwinder-rescue image. One hitch
> though -- the question about maintaining 2.0 compatability for the ext2 fs
> should be removed and forced to "yes". Answering "no" causes the netwinder's
> firmware (which is just a stripped down linux kernel) to be unable to read the
> filesystem -- so it is unable to boot the system. Not that big a deal though.
Ok, granted. But how do I know the machine is a netwinder and not a say
Acorn box? I can't use "if arch != arm". For the moment I've added some
text to the arm port.
Regards,
Joey
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