Re: Proposed patch: ppcdetect -> archdetect
> On Mon, Oct 20, 2003 at 11:52:06AM -0500, Rolf Brudeseth wrote:
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> >
> >
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> > Sven,
> >
> > I would like to test the chrp-rs6k image and use it in conjunction with
> di;
> > however, I need zImage (or zImage.inetd) for network install, and the
> > vmlinux image.
> >
> > It is not clear to me what these .deb and .udeb files are. A readme
file
> > would help.
>
> Install the kernel-image-2.4.22-powerpc-chrp-rs6k package, and you
> should get the zImage.chrp-rs6k which is called
> /boot/vmlinuz-2.4.22-powerpc.
>
But I can not install a package if I have not yet installed the OS. In
order to install the OS I need the zImage.
Can you not just make it available for download?
Why is the zImage called vmlinuz (see above). Surely this must confuse more
people than just me. Above you say you provide it and below you do not.
I contributed slightly to the confusion by initially calling vmlinuz,
vmlinux (see below).
> I don't know about zImage.inetd, but i suppose the above should do, is
> zImage.inetd a special zImage you build with the zImage.inetd target in
> the toplevel kernel makefile ?
>
> I also don't provide the vmlinux image for chrp-rs6k, since i think that
> you don't need it, the zImage/chrp-rs6k should be enough, but please
> enlighten me about the usage you want to make of it, and i will
> reconsider.
>
I should not need this if it is supplied during the install process.
> Friendly,
>
> Sven Luther
>
>
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Rolf Brudeseth
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