Jesus Climent wrote:
> Package: kernel-patch-powerpc
> Version: N/A; reported 2004-10-04
> Severity: normal
>
> How can this be suggested on an official packaged kernel?
>
> * To change the built-in command line on a PReP system, run mkvmlinuz
> and then open the vmlinuz file with a binary editor (emacs is fine).
> Locate the default command line and change it to your liking.
> However, make sure you preserve the exact length and don't change
> anything else, after all you are editing a binary!
>
> Asking an end user to binary-edit a kernel is mindless, from my point of view.
rdev is doing the same thing, I guess. A small program (small!
No Emacs Lisp script) should be supplied which does exactly what
is proposed above.
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Regards,
Joey
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