* Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-06-23 16:29]:
> > Yep, it's annoying. IMHO it would be nice if we could specify a list
> > of modules for specific subarches that would be loaded even when
> > you're in lowmem level2.
>
> Assuming s/modules/udebs/: add them in /var/cache/anna/include.
> When/how to best do that is up to you.
That's a great idea, Frans! Actually, /var/cache/anna/include won't
work in this case because on lowmem systems some things from
/var/cache/anna/include are ignored, so you cannot queue up
partman-auto and partman-ext3 this way. However, anna-install works.
I came up with the patch below which I tested on a QNAP device in
(faked) lowmem level 2.
Gordon, can you test this on a NSLU2?
Frans, any comments on the patch?
The only thing I don't like is that the modules installed via
anna-install won't show up in the list of modules that users get to
select from (iirc this is not the case when using
/var/cache/anna/include). I fear this might confuse some users who
are known to the etch installer, but I still think it makes sense to
load them automatically and to document this change in the release
notes.
The alternative would be to modify anna.c and to move the
take_includes/drop_excludes calls right after the if (lowmem_mode)...
and then use /var/cache/anna/include. I don't think this would have
any negative effects, but I'm not sure. Colin/Frans?
Index: src/lib/debian-installer-startup.d/S80anna-install
===================================================================
--- src/lib/debian-installer-startup.d/S80anna-install (revision 0)
+++ src/lib/debian-installer-startup.d/S80anna-install (revision 0)
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+## Make sure some udebs are loaded automatically, even in lowmem level 2
+
+kver=$(uname -r)
+machine=$(grep "^Hardware" /proc/cpuinfo | sed 's/Hardware\s*:\s*//')
+case "`archdetect`" in
+ arm*/ixp4xx)
+ case "$machine" in
+ "Linksys NSLU2")
+ anna-install partman-auto
+ anna-install partman-ext3
+ anna-install usb-storage-modules-$kver-di
+ ;;
+ esac
+ ;;
+ mipsel/cobalt)
+ anna-install partman-auto
+ anna-install partman-ext2r0
+ anna-install partman-ext3
+ ;;
+esac
+
Index: src/lib/debian-installer-startup.d/Makefile
===================================================================
--- src/lib/debian-installer-startup.d/Makefile (revision 55567)
+++ src/lib/debian-installer-startup.d/Makefile (working copy)
@@ -20,7 +20,8 @@
S10syslog \
S20templates \
S35term \
- S37speakup
+ S37speakup \
+ S80anna-install
ifeq ($(DEB_HOST_ARCH_OS),linux)
ifneq (,$(filter i386 amd64,$(DEB_HOST_ARCH_CPU)))
--
Martin Michlmayr
http://www.cyrius.com/
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