Adding D-Link DNS-323 support in a stable update of lenny
Matthew Palmer has recently created patches that add support for the
D-Link DNS-323 device to lenny. The patches are well done but
unfortunately too late for inclusion in lenny. I wanted to discuss
with you whether it would be possible to add DNS-323 support as part
of a stable update of lenny.
There are actually not many patches that are needed and the changes
are quite small (and self-contained):
- #502821 oldsys-preseed: Extract values for DNS-323 (this requires
a new kernel udeb for the minix module)
- #503040 debian-installer: Build firmware for the DNS-323: This
requires the dns323-firmware-tools package that is currently not
in testing (but in unstable for > 10 days).
- #502936 Include minix-modules in the armel-orion5x d-i kernel: I
might make this change for lenny d-i rc2, but I'm not sure yet.
In other words, we would need updates for:
- oldsys-preseed
- the armel udeb package (if I don't make the change before rc2)
- debian-installer itself
There is no hurry with these changes, so we could simply make the
changes with the first point release that involves a new upload of
debian-installer.
Do you think these changes would be appropriate for a point release?
If so, it would be nice to hint dns323-firmware-tools into lenny
because we'll need this package to generate installer images for the
DNS-323.
Thanks.
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Martin Michlmayr
http://www.cyrius.com/
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