On Mon, 2023-02-06 at 09:29 +1100, Finn Thain wrote: > On Sun, 5 Feb 2023, Stan Johnson wrote: > > > > > > > To save time, I recommend using QEMU and an up-to-date Debian/m68k SID > > > virtual machine to produce the vmlinux and initrd files needed for use > > > with Penguin on your slower machines. > > > > > > > AFAIK, the initrd must be created on the system that is using the initrd > > (or an identical system, at least that was the response I received a > > while back when I was unsuccessfully trying to use the initrd that ships > > on the Debian install CD). > > If that was true, how could Debian ship a single initrd that works on > Atari, Amiga, Mac etc.? They could not.
You cannot use the initrd that's on the debian-installer medium because it boots directly into the installer. It's not a regular initrd. That's completely independent of the architecture/sub-architecture in use. > When you need to generate a valid Debian/m68k vmlinux/initrd combination > that is also current, then you'll need a Debian/m68k system that is > current. The quickest way to get it is an emulator. Correct. Adrian -- .''`. John Paul Adrian Glaubitz : :' : Debian Developer `. `' Physicist `- GPG: 62FF 8A75 84E0 2956 9546 0006 7426 3B37 F5B5 F913
