Re: IBM chrp net boot...
On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 12:39:01PM -0600, Rolf Brudeseth wrote:
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> > On Wed, Mar 19, 2003 at 04:14:22PM -0600, Rolf Brudeseth wrote:
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> > > I am surprised that none of the Debian ppc kernel wizards have made 32
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> > > 64 bit IBM PREP & CHRP precompiled kernels available at the Debian ftp
> > > site. If I had such kernels then I could easily test the latest version
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> > > boot-floppies on a whole bunch of systems:
> > > http://people.debian.org/~schmitz/3.0.24-2003-01-07/
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> > > Rolf
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> > > --
> > > Rolf Brudeseth
> > > pSeries System Engineering & Integration, IBM Enterprise Systems Group
> > > Austin, TX
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> > Bad news, Rolf. I think you _are_ the aforementioned wizards.
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> > http://Www.TruthAboutWar.org
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> > Chris Tillman
> > - Linux Rox -
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> I get the picture ;-).
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> I will see if I can get one of the internal Linux kernel developers to
> assist me compile some kernels with network support. I could put these
> on my personal web site for now.
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> Before I ask, does the latest version of boot-floppies and
> debian-installer have any requirements regarding which level of kernel
> that they may be used with?
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> Long term, what exactly does Debian need to support the IBM CHRP/PREP
> hardware? Is it enough for IBM to add precompiled kernels, of the
> correct level with the appropriate hardware support, to their external
> Linux web site for Debian to pick up? Is it documentation regarding how
> to compile the kernels? It is lack of hardware to compile on?
Eduard Bloch is responsible for boot-floppies changes. Changing a
kernel version in b-f is not hard, but it does require a b-f build to take
effect, AFAIK. And b-f releases are few and far between - basically
only at a woody distribution point release. The kernel needs to be
in the archive before the b-f change can be made.
I think b-f can be used with an alternate kernel, but the modules have
to be loaded manually.
Putting kernels in the archive (regardless of b-f usage) is
covered by Dan Jacobowitz.
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Chris Tillman
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