Re: hi and first and hopefully last question
On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 11:48:08AM +0100, Helge Kreutzmann wrote:
> Hello Sven,
> On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 09:46:50AM +0100, Sven Luther wrote:
> > On Sun, Feb 12, 2006 at 08:11:36AM +0100, Helge Kreutzmann wrote:
> > > I remember that in a recent issue of a german Linux magazin a work
> > > around for this was presented: Use the 2.4 kernel to do a (minimal)
> > > install and then build your own kernel (> 2.6.8 in Sarge). There were
> > > some minor tips around this as well which I forgot, but since you use
> > > Debian for some time this should get you going.
> >
> > This advice is x86 specific, and using 2.4 kernels on powerpc these days is
> > akin to pure madness :)
>
> Sorry, the article was *explicitly* talking about recent PowerBooks
> and it was an explicit work around for this (or a similar) problem. It
> is in the current issue of "Linux User" (02/2006). The article is not
> (yet) online, but (if you speak german) you can see the table of
> contents in www.linuxuser.de
Bah.
> And yes, this is a *workaround* and clearly marked as such, and the
> article in no way suggest running 2.4 anything but the shortest time
> needed for install.
We hope to remove all trace of powerpc 2.4 kernels for etch.
> I don't have the magazine myself anymore.
>
> > A more exact tip is :
> >
> > 1) use the sarge installer, and go upto the install phase.
>
> I think the problem was, that at *this stage* the install was hanging,
> but if this goes this far, then fine, of course!
Ah, well, then option 2. The 2.6.8 sarge kernel is not a very good kernel to
run anyway.
> > Another possibility is to try the debian/etch beta2 installer, which will have
> > 2.6.15 kernel from the start. You will even be able to have the graphical
> > installer then. The beta2 is not yet out (but almost there), and you can use
> > daily builds of the installer until it is.
>
> This is of course the best option as (remaining bugs) can be filed and
> fixed most promptly.
Indeed. and beta2 will make this easier in any case.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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