On Thu, Feb 14, 2008 at 07:56:55PM +0100, maximilian attems wrote: > On Thu, 14 Feb 2008, Otavio Salvador wrote: > > > > Hello RM and SRM teams, > > > > I hereby ask for a block on linux-2.6 source package until d-i Beta1 > > gets out. If it migrates before we do the final images we can need to > > delay d-i release. > > nacked as maintainer, > you are blocking for more then 2 weeks linux-2.6 migration to testing. > we need massife testing of 2.6.24 for etch+half, sid is not enough. > > also 2.6.22 was meant to be ready 4 month ago, sorry but > that schedule is over. > > > As discussed[1] previously at debian-boot we've decided to stay at > > 2.6.22 for this release and do a release as fast as possible with > > 2.6.24. > > > > 1. http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2008/02/msg00012.html > > very bad decision 2.6.24 is needed for a lot of recent hardware, > d-i doesn't install on those.
... and etch+1 2.6.24 should just be built with the proper options to still include deprecated /proc/acpi stuff (and probably disable the new interfaces for them, too, as it can have bad side effects on, e.g. hal (though I don't know if etch's hal supports /sys/class/power_supply)). Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]