Dear Debian Boot, I am trying to create a custom installer for the RDP Thinbook (see http://rdp.in/ ), a low-cost Intel Atom based laptop. Much work has gone into figuring out how to get GNU/Linux working effectively (see https://github.com/sundarnagarajan/rdp-thinbook-linux/ for details). I am trying to create a custom Debian installer to install Debian and and make the laptop features work effectively.
If this is not the right list, please point me to the list appropriately. 1. I need to add a custom kernel: for Bluetooth, sound etc., some minimal kernel changes are required. I'd like to use a custom kernel for this purpose with minor patches over the Debian kernel. Please note that I do not need the Debian installer kernel to change; I just need the custom kernel installed on the target during the installation. >From the ISO remastering instructions here: https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Modify/CD I find that I am able to create custom kernels with additional packages. But how do I replace the linux-image-* and linux-headers-*? One approach is to get the source of the precise kernel used in that CD image, and rebuild it with my patches. But can I swap it with a different kernel version (potentially more recent or one having a custom version string)? The https://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Modify/CustomKernel doesn't make it clear to me. 2. Another thing that isn't clear is that one approach to add custom packages is to put them in the pool directory and add it to .disk/base_installable. For packages already in the archive, the override file has an entry corresponding to it. Suppose that I wish to add a custom deb file that I have made and dumped in the pool directory. Do I have to add an entry for that file in the override file or is it not needed? Thanks. Kumar -- How do I type "for i in *.dvi do xdvi $i done" in a GUI? -- Discussion in comp.os.linux.misc on the intuitiveness of interfaces
