Re: distribution of 2.4.x source for PPC (Re: Install on UATA)
On Wed, Jun 27, 2001 at 03:34:49PM -0800, Ethan Benson wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 27, 2001 at 04:18:53PM -0700, Tom Rini wrote:
> >
> > Er. 'zImage' makes an OF-bootable image for NewWorld, OldWorld and miboot.
> > The 'zImage.pmac' link points to the NewWorld because there's people out
> > there who don't use yaboot even. :)
> >
> > > 1: an image suitable for standard bootloaders: yaboot, quik
> > $(TOPDIR)/vmlinux
>
> ok no change there..
>
> > > 2: an image suitable for booting directly via OF: ??
> >
> > arch/ppc/boot/vmlinux.{coff,elf-pmac} # PowerMacs
> > arch/ppc/boot/zImage.chrp{,-rs6k} # CHRP boxes.
>
> eek.. i really don't want to see kernel-image contain 5 images! esp
> since we currently have different kernel-image packages for chrp, prep
> and pmac, it would be pointless to have broken chrp/prep/rs6k images
> in the -pmac package.
Well, the chrp package can contain 3, the pmac 3 (I don't know if the
miboot image should be included or not..) and PReP 1.
> > > 1: is the priority, 2 is not so important, just a would be handy.
> > > (esp for bootfloppies, perhaps).
> >
> > For PMac I assume you mean... I know yaboot does work on CHRP, but..
>
> well debian uses yaboot on chrp as well, if it means enforcing that
> over having 5 images in the package then so be it. root filesystems
> are small so that is too much bloat. now if there is a way to make
> kernel-package know what subarch the target is and only install the
> relevant images then thats fine. (eg: -pmac -> vmlinux
> vmlinux-coff).
Or at least rm the extras. We'll see...
> why can't yaboot/quik use the arch/ppc/boot/vmlinux.elf-pmac image?
For the same reason it can't use arch/ppc/boot/vmlinux.coff. Both of
those want a plan old vmlinux, which that file isn't.
>
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> Ethan Benson
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