Re: [Fwd: Alpha Debian Netinst]
Steve Langasek <vorlon@netexpress.net> writes:
> On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 11:06:36PM +0100, Goswin von Brederlow wrote:
>
> > > I also don't know why this aboot.conf still has references to jensen as
> > > a subarchitecture. I haven't found any 2.4 jensen kernels in the
> > > archive, and everything I've found from debian-alpha suggests that there
> > > are no longer separate kernels for any architectures.
>
> > Afaik jensen is the last arch that needs its own kernel. We realy need
> > someone with a jensen to confirm or deny.
>
> There are no jensen 2.4 kernels in the archive, and the debian-alpha
> list archive shows only people saying that these unified 2.4 kernels
> *should* work on jensen. There's no reason to special-case jensen in
> d-i unless someone speaks up to say these kernels don't work for him.
>
> > Also all the other flavours need a confirm or deny. The coming milo
> > udebs need testing for flavours without srm.
>
> What other flavors are you referring to? MILO is its own beast, and
> MILO "flavors" don't correlate with anything on the kernel package side
> or in aboot. I would assume that all the MILO flavors that were
> required for woody are still required for sarge, since there's
> effectively no code change in this area (since MILO is, after all, a
> Linux 2.0 kernel).
Each alpha flavour has to test if the milo works and boots the generic
kernel and initrd right (once they are included on the CDs).
Do you know which flavours realy do need milo and which could just as
well use aboot? For the businesscard and netinstall cd less is more.
MfG
Goswin
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