Package: initramfs-tools Version: 0.92b Severity: wishlist Tags: d-i Hi maks,
I've been thinking a bit more about how we could support ide-generic for Lenny without loading it by default on systems that do not need it, but also avoiding /etc/i-t/modules which results in it being loaded first, thus potentially blocking other drivers. My suggestion is to include your "old" Etch script again, but to only actually run that if a (new) i-t config option is set. In D-I we could then load ide-generic pretty much as was done for Etch, and set that config option (in /etc/i-t/conf.d) _only if_ loading the driver actually resulted in new block devices being created. I'm not completely sure how etch->lenny upgrades for systems that need ide-generic could best be handled. They would also need to be able to set this config option somehow. Some options would be: - display a debconf note on upgrade if ide-generic is currently loaded and ask whether it should remain loaded - or better, if it is possible to see that ide-generic is actually in use, automatically set the config option only in that case - not do anything automatically, but support a boot parameter that will load it so that users can then set the config option manually - others? The issue should probably at least be mentioned in the Release Notes. What do you think? Cheers, FJP
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