On Sat, Oct 10, 2009 at 05:56:42PM +1100, Finn Thain wrote: > > been trying to install etch-68k on a Powerbook 190. Kernel 2.6 that > > comes on the netinstall iso image boots fine with ramdisk, xcept for > > SCSI not working, so no CD-ROM drive. That's why I copied the iso to the > > ide drive. The installer finds the iso there but can't mount it, tried > > mounting manually and looks like there is no loopback block device in > > the kernel. No module on the initrd either....Is there a way you could > > include the loopback device driver (either in kernel or as module on the > > initrd) for the hdinstall to work on scsi impaired 68k macs like mine? > > I'll let the debian guys answer that one since I don't know whether there > is a special kernel for the installer kernel or not (?)
The installer kernel is the exact same kernel. > I have a minimal config that I use for testing different machines, to > limit RAM footprint and build time. It has sufficient features to run the > debian installer, and boot from NFS and so on. It has the loopback driver > built in. I've uploaded binaries for that and also binaries for a tweaked > debian config at http://www.telegraphics.com.au/~fthain/linux-2.6.31/ > > I based the latter config on linux-image-2.6.29-2-mac_2.6.29-5_m68k.deb at > debian-ports.org. I found that it was bloated by a lot of options that are > not needed on this platform -- Serial Attached SCSI, USB, PS2 and FF input > devices, LEDS, TPM, drivers for embedded devices, Gb ethernet etc. There > are also a few options like IO scheduler that I think would be better as > modules. > > What's the best way to fix this? Are the debian m68k configs derived from > the debian x86 config or perhaps from upstream? The upstream mac_defconfig > is much slimmer (though I've never tried to boot it). It is indeed derived from the x86 config, but we can manually override whatever we want. A better config would probably be a good goal for the next kernel release, if someone felt sufficiently motivated. Peace, Stephen -- Stephen R. Marenka If life's not fun, you're not doing it right! <step...@marenka.net> -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-68k-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org
