Package: debian-cd
Severity: normal
Hey everyone,
Otavio Salvador recommended that I report this jigdo file bug here. Feel
free to refile it if I've assigned it to the wrong place.
The Jigdo files for Sarge at:
http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/testing/cd/jigdo-area/i386/
do not prioritise the corresponding kernel-headers and kernel-source
packages for the kernel-image that the installer is using.
% zgrep kernel-source-2.4.26 *
sarge-i386-12.jigdo:GtAK9gxomZaDuSnP3rSBBg=Debian:pool/main/k/kernel-source-2.4.26/kernel-source-2.4.26_2.4.26-2_all.deb
sarge-i386-13.jigdo:gUh4-TR7enpeKM2zuCiAYA=Debian:pool/main/k/kernel-source-2.4.26/kernel-doc-2.4.26_2.4.26-2_all.deb
sarge-i386-13.jigdo:8z44y3e_inbjZQ9-xy_lKQ=Debian:pool/main/k/kernel-source-2.4.26/kernel-patch-debian-2.4.26_2.4.26-2_all.deb
sarge-i386-13.jigdo:b_Lvln53v1gIUVaX9xKKSw=Debian:pool/main/k/kernel-source-2.4.26/kernel-tree-2.4.26_2.4.26-2_all.deb
% zgrep kernel-headers-2.4.26 *
sarge-i386-13.jigdo:1ATpvFDaOpVHYTzbcyNFug=Debian:pool/main/k/kernel-image-2.4.26-i386/kernel-headers-2.4.26-1-386_2.4.26-2_i386.deb
sarge-i386-13.jigdo:-Z-ho3GY8XynYzaA8UIo8Q=Debian:pool/main/k/kernel-image-2.4.26-i386/kernel-headers-2.4.26-1-586tsc_2.4.26-2_i386.deb
sarge-i386-13.jigdo:VF6_wOS6aL_0jVsUpJH_5A=Debian:pool/main/k/kernel-image-2.4.26-i386/kernel-headers-2.4.26-1-686-smp_2.4.26-2_i386.deb
sarge-i386-13.jigdo:AoNWNiKeKOgQvI0kLVDAWg=Debian:pool/main/k/kernel-image-2.4.26-i386/kernel-headers-2.4.26-1-686_2.4.26-2_i386.deb
sarge-i386-13.jigdo:8WcHONDEO_PxzbwDQVMXYA=Debian:pool/main/k/kernel-image-2.4.26-i386/kernel-headers-2.4.26-1-k6_2.4.26-2_i386.deb
sarge-i386-13.jigdo:vIPTFRQXAKDFx__U4NGLuw=Debian:pool/main/k/kernel-image-2.4.26-i386/kernel-headers-2.4.26-1-k7-smp_2.4.26-2_i386.deb
sarge-i386-13.jigdo:sibKbTszUfbSkrHYoGKhfQ=Debian:pool/main/k/kernel-image-2.4.26-i386/kernel-headers-2.4.26-1-k7_2.4.26-2_i386.deb
sarge-i386-13.jigdo:gncQ_XaeQcsJy3GhamvaTQ=Debian:pool/main/k/kernel-image-2.4.26-i386/kernel-headers-2.4.26-1_2.4.26-2_i386.deb
From the above output, you can see that the kernel-headers and source
packages for the kernel-image that the installer uses reside on the last
two CDs, and not a lot of people even get around to downloading them.
This problem makes it quite difficult for users to recompile a third
party kernel module (eg. ATI, Nvidia video or Broadcom, Centrino network
drivers) against the stock kernel if they've only obtained the first few
Debian Sarge CDs. Some can't even get online to obtain the header
package in the first place thanks to this.
The Jigdo scripts should override the results of Debian popularity
contest and always place either the Debian kernel-source or
kernel-header package that matches the stock kernel the installer is
using on the first CD in order to facilitate getting the system up and
running when 3rd party drivers are required.
Cheers,
Andrew "Netsnipe" Lau
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
APT prefers unstable
APT policy: (500, 'unstable'), (1, 'experimental')
Architecture: i386 (i686)
Kernel: Linux 2.6.6
Locale: LANG=en_AU.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_AU.UTF-8
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Andrew "Netsnipe" Lau <http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~alau/>
Debian GNU/Linux Maintainer & UNSW Computing Students' Society President
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"Nobody expects the Debian Inquisition!
Our two weapons are fear and surprise...and ruthless efficiency!"
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