Re: poewerpc kernel 2.4.22-2 ...
On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Sven Luther wrote:
> I would like people to test the new packages i have made available at :
>
> http://people.debian.org/~luther/powerpc/2.4.22
[...]
> Once i get a positive feedback for these, and once auric is up again, i
> will upload those to the new queue, and the only thing remaining would
> be :
>
> 1) Reduce the size of the powerpc kernel to fit on a floppy with miboot.
That would require the instaler to offer to select among the subarch kernels,
when it comes to installing something on the hard-disk.
The current situation, where some generic all-emcompassing but cripled kernel
gets installed by default (and adding insult to injury, installed outside the
packaging system!), instead of allowing the user to select by subarch exactly
which variant gets installed, is a really silly oversight.
Right now, Woody offers a generic 2.4.18-bf2.4 that is magically supposed to be
a one-size fits all, but it is NOT. For Sarge, I would really hope that while a
generic might be used to support the installer launching, what really gets
installed is a suitable kernel, optimized for the subarch we are about to
install Debian on.
Sven's above 5 powerpc subrach variants are a great move, but to really be
usefull, one should be capable of selecting among them during Sarge installation
to actually get a subarch-optimized kernel right on their system from the start.
--
Martin-Éric Racine
http://www.pp.fishpool.fi/~q-funk/
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