Op 21-04-2007 om 12:56 schreef Petter Reinholdtsen: > > During installation, and afterwards, there are a few things that could > be improved regarding hardware detection. Here are some ideas I have > on the topic.
This comment is only on one idea. > Third, some hardware is supported by kernel modules which are for > various reasons only distributed as source packages. When such > hardware is detected, the source package should be automatically > installed and the kernel module built and installed. For this to keep > working when the kernel is upgraded, some system to rebuild the source > when required need to be in place. <snip/> > In short: <snip/> > Suggested Debian package should be installed automatically during > installation, and trigger some user/admin dialog asking if the > driver should be installed after installation. > > I suspect the discover v2 package might be a good base to implement > this, as it already support mapping from various hardware types to > kernel module, X driver and Debian package. The missing parts are > > - Mapping from kernel module to Debian package. > - User space dialog asking if a debian package should be installed. > - System to handle kernel source module packages (aka > module-assistant prepare/build/install). > > What are your view on this? I plan to give a talk during DebConf > about these ideas, and wanted to run them past you all to get > feedback. That automatic build of driver source into kernel module, how automatic will that be? What will the effect on the boot time? Cheers Geert Stappers -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
