On Thu, Mar 20, 2003 at 12:39:01PM -0600, Rolf Brudeseth wrote: > > > > > > On Wed, Mar 19, 2003 at 04:14:22PM -0600, Rolf Brudeseth wrote: > > > > > > I am surprised that none of the Debian ppc kernel wizards have made 32 > and > > > 64 bit IBM PREP & CHRP precompiled kernels available at the Debian ftp > > > site. If I had such kernels then I could easily test the latest version > of > > > boot-floppies on a whole bunch of systems: > > > http://people.debian.org/~schmitz/3.0.24-2003-01-07/ > > > > > > Rolf > > > > > > -- > > > Rolf Brudeseth > > > pSeries System Engineering & Integration, IBM Enterprise Systems Group > > > Austin, TX > > > > Bad news, Rolf. I think you _are_ the aforementioned wizards. > > > > -- > > http://Www.TruthAboutWar.org > > > > Chris Tillman > > - Linux Rox - > > I get the picture ;-). > > I will see if I can get one of the internal Linux kernel developers to > assist me compile some kernels with network support. I could put these > on my personal web site for now. > > Before I ask, does the latest version of boot-floppies and > debian-installer have any requirements regarding which level of kernel > that they may be used with? > > Long term, what exactly does Debian need to support the IBM CHRP/PREP > hardware? Is it enough for IBM to add precompiled kernels, of the > correct level with the appropriate hardware support, to their external > Linux web site for Debian to pick up? Is it documentation regarding how > to compile the kernels? It is lack of hardware to compile on?
Eduard Bloch is responsible for boot-floppies changes. Changing a kernel version in b-f is not hard, but it does require a b-f build to take effect, AFAIK. And b-f releases are few and far between - basically only at a woody distribution point release. The kernel needs to be in the archive before the b-f change can be made. I think b-f can be used with an alternate kernel, but the modules have to be loaded manually. Putting kernels in the archive (regardless of b-f usage) is covered by Dan Jacobowitz. -- http://Www.TruthAboutWar.org Chris Tillman - Linux Rox -
