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Re: Testing the d-i.



[Shaul Karl]
>   To what degree are the following methods usable for testing the d-i:
> 
>   1. Using a serial console.
>   2. Using a dedicated card that redirects the console and keyboard that
>      the BIOS is using to a serial line.
>   3. A boot ROM on an Ethernet card.
> 
> ?

I do not use any of these methods.  I test in VMWare, and once in a
while I burn out a CD and test it on a scratch machine.  I do not have
the equipment to test any of the things you describe, and besides it
is quicker to test using VMWare.  Most of the stuff I test isn't HW
dependent.



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