On Mon, 2010-11-29 at 00:32 +0100, Ivan Sergio Borgonovo wrote: > On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 21:53:39 +0000 > Ben Hutchings <b...@decadent.org.uk> wrote: > > > On Wed, 2010-11-24 at 19:48 +0100, Ivan Sergio Borgonovo wrote: > > [...] > > > I don't know how to help further to increase the chances that > > > squeeze will have support for these controllers. > > > > > > If you could point me to some instructions I could follow to give > > > you some useful feedback I'll be happy to try. > > > I've applied the upstream changes to add support for the 9240. > > You can test the result by following the instructions at > > <http://kernel-handbook.alioth.debian.org/ch-common-tasks.html#s-common-official-vcs>. > > The distribution name to use is 'sid' (all our changes for > > 'squeeze' are still going via 'sid'). > > I got it compiled. It is working on my workstation. > I hope I'll have a chance to try it on a box with that controller on > Tuesday. > Can anyone be so kind to point me to another RTFM where I can find > clear instruction on how to substitute the kernel into a Debian > ISO/cross prepare(sid -> squeeze) a Debian install ISO? [...]
There are some instructions at <http://wiki.debian.org/DebianInstaller/Modify/CustomKernel> but I don't know whether they still work. It is *not* sufficient to replace the linux-image package which gets intalled; you also have to update the separate driver udeb package which is used within the installer. Ben. -- Ben Hutchings Once a job is fouled up, anything done to improve it makes it worse.
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