Bug#724891: [debian-installer] debian-installer: Build firmware for the DNS-320/DNS-325
On Sun, 2014-06-22 at 20:15 +0200, Bastien ROUCARIES wrote:
> 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.
Even if you have soldered an rs232 console?
Perhaps I just don't understand what the ext2 image you are referring to
is. I had imaged it was some sort of thing containing the debian
installer as a mechanism for injecting it into the system (a kind of
backdoor into the factory firmware if you will).
Do you actually mean a ready made debootstrapped Debian filesystem
image? I don't think Debian typically provides the latter, just the
tools to produce them.
Ian.
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