Bug#368436: linux-image-2.6.16-1-xen-686: Package is missing fundamental files

[Bastian Blank <waldi@debian.org>]

severity 368436 normal
thanks

On Mon, May 22, 2006 at 10:29:49AM +0200, Clement Hermann (nodens) wrote:
> Package: linux-image-2.6.16-1-xen-686
> Version: 2.6.16-12
> Severity: grave
> Justification: renders package unusable

Pardon, the package works.

> I'm glad there is work in progress to integrate xen in the Debian kernels. 
> However, the current -xen kernels are mostly unusable :
>     - no System.map
>     - no config.<version> (that means no initrd)
>     - no (post|pre)(inst|rm) (this is not a real problem, at least, an informative message
>     should warn the user about the lack of boot loader / initramfs automatic configuration, and point him
>     to some doc)
>     - no doc (the doc should give a clue on how to configure grub, that is, load the hypervisor as a 
>     kernel and then kernel and initrd as "modules", or at least a link to xen-source.com)

This don't make the included files broken.

Bastian

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