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Re: AMD64 CDs



Steve McIntyre <steve@einval.com> writes:

> On Sun, Dec 05, 2004 at 03:23:14AM +0100, Kurt Roeckx wrote:
>>Did I miss anything about this?  I would like to add those
>>netinst images to my daily builds for ages but I never was able
>>to make it build properly.
>
> I've not really looked into the netinst changes yet. I've written and
> tested regular AMD64 CDs and DVDs, and they seem to work OK at this
> point.
>
>>I also mailed you my old patches and never heard anything about
>>it anymore.
>
> Sorry, that was me being crap. They were a good start - thanks! I'm
> planning to get some of the changes into CVS tonight.

That is good to hear.

Something someone else said had me thinking about mixed CDs.
Amd64/Em64t is fully capable of running 32 and 64 bit at the same
time. It should be possible to boot the 64bit kernel, run the 32bit
debian-installer and install either 32bit or 64bit debian.

So what I'm thinking of is adding the 64bit kernel to D-I and patch in
a question "Install 32 bit (default) / Install 64 bit (experimental)"
question if a 64bit kernel is running.


As for debian-cd: What do you think about adding an option to use
different archs for the debs and udebs on a cd? Or including both
sets?

MfG
        Goswin

PS: If you already have that option excuse me, it's been a while since
I build woody CDs with debian-cd.



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