Bug#724891: [debian-installer] debian-installer: Build firmware for the DNS-320/DNS-325
On Tue, Jun 17, 2014 at 9:42 AM, Ian Campbell <ijc@hellion.org.uk> wrote:
> On Mon, 2014-06-16 at 23:33 +0200, Bastien ROUCARIES wrote:
>> Le 16 juin 2014 20:48, "Ian Campbell" <ijc@hellion.org.uk> a écrit :
>> > I understand what the mkdns323fw stuff is all about, but I'm wondering
>> > what the ext2 image is for, how does it fit in?
>>
>> An ext2 image need to solder a rs 232 console. It is a useful but need
>> hardware modification. Mkdns323fw does not need hardware modification.
>
> But does the mkdns323fw not work equally well whether or not you've made
> any hardware modifications? We'd really like to keep the number of
> images to a minimum unless absolutely necessary. It's simpler for users
> and maintainers alike if there is only one image per platform to think
> about/maintain/document/etc.
Yes they work equally well. But flashing form dlink firmware is a one
way operation. I could not reflash from and thus reinstall from
scratch debian if needed.
Bastien
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> Ian.
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