Re: "CONFIG_BOOTX_TEXT=y" in default debian ppc kernel
On Fri, Feb 16, 2001 at 04:55:40PM -0800, Mike Fedyk wrote:
> Ethan Benson wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, Feb 15, 2001 at 09:21:48PM -0500, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> > > On Thu, Feb 15, 2001 at 06:15:31PM -0800, Mike Fedyk wrote:
> > > > Look in /boot/vmlinux-2.2.17, you'll see.
> > > >
> > > > Ethan, what kind of machines need CONFIG_BOOTX_TEXT=n with quik?
> Why do we need BOOTX_TEXT in the debian kernel? Is the installer using the
> debugger? Are these early messages also reported do klogd? If so, I can only
> see six lines that show up before I get a display on my mac. System.map ...
> symbols ... device tree ... How does this really help?
>
> Does the maintainer use xmon to test anything before it is released? If so, I
> could understand him wanting to use the exact kernel he had his debugger on...
>
> This is obviously creating problems. What's the big reason to have this
> enabled?
Please, check the current release before you start discussions like
this! The current kernel packages have not had this enabled in months.
Dan
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| Debian GNU/Linux Developer __ Carnegie Mellon University |
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