Re: PPC prep doing TFTP boot

[stappers@stappers.nl (Geert Stappers)]

Op 22-01-2007 om 21:27 schreef Off-list-reply:
> On Mon, Jan 22, 2007 at 07:32:42PM +0100, Geert Stappers wrote:
> > Op 21-01-2007 om 19:58 schreef Ulrich Teichert:
> > > Hi,
> > > 
> > ~ I tried to reproduce Bug #392764 on my Motorola PowerStack II (PPC prep),
> > > but did not succeed. I've used the d-i daily build from 2007-01-19,
> > > netinst iso and booted the netinst kernel over TFTP (yes, I know this
> > > isn't supported, but my bandwith doesn't allow a full netinstall).
> > 
> > I do read there:
> > 
> >   There is no netboot image for PPC prep,
> >   but the netinst kernel can be used for it.
> > 
> > 
> > At http://ftp.nl.debian.org/debian/dists/testing/main/installer-powerpc/rc1/images/powerpc/netboot/
> > is a initrd.gz and a vmlinux-initrd-chrp.gz. 
> > 
> > What about adding a "prep initrd"?
> 
> I have no clue what you are asking.
> 
> What Ulrich is doing, is netbooting the cdrom/vmlinux-initrd-chrp.gz and then do a
> cdrom install with it.


Euh, I'm also lost in all those PowerPC sub architectures ...


Seeing the chrp initrd being used on prep doesn't help neither.



The thing I'm trying to say is that having initrds named with a matching title.

So an initrd-prep for prep and  initrd-chrp for chrp
or an initrd-chrp-prep if it can be use for bot sub archs.


Cheers
Geert Stappers