On Jan 25, 2016, at 8:07 AM, Kilian Krause <kil...@debian.org> wrote:
> Package: u-boot > Severity: wishlist > Tags: d-i > > Hi Vagrant, > > as just discussed the d-i mimic of installing u-boot should also be > available when updating u-boot packages in an installed system. > > There may be cases, where automatic updates may not be desired or where > defaults are just simply not matching, so there should probably be a > /etc/defaults/u-boot with: > - an option to ENABLE/DISABLE > - dd parameters like offset > - the u-boot flavor and image file (if one would want to override it) > > When enabled the u-boot postinst should ensure the latest code is > auto-activated just like at the end of d-i when installing the system. > > Since duplicating d-i code is not what we want, this probably means also > creating a udeb with the u-boot-tools (and especially this "installer") > and moving the relevant installer heuristic over to u-boot and replacing > it in d-i with a matching structure to call this new tool. > > Best, > Kilian With all due respect... Please don't do this! Installing u-boot is not at all like installing grub. If something goes wrong with installing grub, you can boot from a CD or via ethernet and recover or re-install. If something goes wrong with installing u-boot, you have bricked your device. The only recourse is J-tag. Not fun at all! Installing u-boot is something that should only be undertaken very carefully if you know what you're doing and are prepared to recover from a mishap. Doing it automatically every time there's an update is not wise. Thanks for including me in the discussion! Rick
