Re: kernel-patch-powerpc: How can editing a binary kernel be suggested?

[Martin Schulze <joey@infodrom.org>]

Jesus Climent wrote:
> Package: kernel-patch-powerpc
> Version: N/A; reported 2004-10-04
> Severity: normal
> 
> How can this be suggested on an official packaged kernel?
> 
>   * To change the built-in command line on a PReP system, run mkvmlinuz
>     and then open the vmlinuz file with a binary editor (emacs is fine).
>     Locate the default command line and change it to your liking.
>     However, make sure you preserve the exact length and don't change
>     anything else, after all you are editing a binary!
> 
> Asking an end user to binary-edit a kernel is mindless, from my point of view.

rdev is doing the same thing, I guess.   A small program (small!
No Emacs Lisp script) should be supplied which does exactly what
is proposed above.

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Regards,

	Joey

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