On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 22:55:01 +0100 Frans Pop <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Sunday 17 February 2008, Adrian Bunk wrote: > > The real problem is that the kernel seems to lack functionality you > > require for doing some work. > > Not sure how you reached that conclusion. > > > Why does your work on the Debian Installer depend on VirtualBox and > > can't be done with what the kernel already ships? > > Work on the installer does not so much hard depend on VirtualBox (or > any other emulator), but can be done much more effectively and > efficiently using one. > > It allows me to run the installer inside the emulator without the > need for a second computer (and using the same keyboard). It allows > me to take snapshots just before stages I'm interested in and then > add debugging or try changes. If what I tried does not work, I can > just revert to the snapshot and try something else without having to > run the full installation from scratch. It allows me to easily test > RAID setups without having multiple physical disks. Etc. > > The fact that VirtualBox does not (yet) work for me with 2.6.25 means > that I'm unable to run 2.6.25 on my main desktop and do any real > work. Rebooting my desktop whenever I want to use VirtualBox is just > not a realistic option. > That in turn means that I cannot do any more testing of 2.6.25, I assume you've read the other mails right and went to the virtualbox form to get the small patch to make it work on .25 right? -- If you want to reach me at my work email, use [EMAIL PROTECTED] For development, discussion and tips for power savings, visit http://www.lesswatts.org -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
