Hi there! Please continue this discussion on the pkg-fso-maint@ mailing list, I set R-T and M-F-T accordingly. I cc:ed the smartphones-userland@ mailing list to let people know about this issue, but it is a mere Debian packaging one.
While testing the 2.6.29 kernel package before uploading it I found a big problem, which was already present in the 2.6.28 package: ===== debian-gta02:~# dpkg -i linux-image-2.6.29-openmoko-gta02_20090303.gitb9de904e-1_armel.deb Selecting previously deselected package linux-image-2.6.29-openmoko-gta02. (Reading database ... 14868 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking linux-image-2.6.29-openmoko-gta02 (from linux-image-2.6.29-openmoko-gta02_20090303.gitb9de904e-1_armel.deb) ... dpkg: error processing linux-image-2.6.29-openmoko-gta02_20090303.gitb9de904e-1_armel.deb (--install): trying to overwrite `/lib/firmware/whiteheat.fw', which is also in package linux-image-2.6.28-openmoko-gta02 dpkg-deb: subprocess paste killed by signal (Broken pipe) Errors were encountered while processing: linux-image-2.6.29-openmoko-gta02_20090303.gitb9de904e-1_armel.deb debian-gta02:~# dpkg -L linux-image-2.6.28-openmoko-gta02 | grep firmware /lib/firmware /lib/firmware/whiteheat.fw /lib/firmware/ti_5052.fw /lib/firmware/kaweth /lib/firmware/kaweth/new_code_fix.bin /lib/firmware/kaweth/new_code.bin /lib/firmware/kaweth/trigger_code.bin /lib/firmware/kaweth/trigger_code_fix.bin /lib/firmware/keyspan_pda /lib/firmware/keyspan_pda/keyspan_pda.fw /lib/firmware/keyspan_pda/xircom_pgs.fw /lib/firmware/edgeport /lib/firmware/edgeport/down2.fw /lib/firmware/edgeport/boot.fw /lib/firmware/edgeport/boot2.fw /lib/firmware/edgeport/down.fw /lib/firmware/edgeport/down3.bin /lib/firmware/ti_3410.fw /lib/firmware/whiteheat_loader.fw debian-gta02:~# dpkg -P linux-image-2.6.28-openmoko-gta02 (Reading database ... 14868 files and directories currently installed.) Removing linux-image-2.6.28-openmoko-gta02 ... debian-gta02:~# dpkg -i linux-image-2.6.29-openmoko-gta02_20090303.gitb9de904e-1_armel.deb (Reading database ... 14449 files and directories currently installed.) Unpacking linux-image-2.6.29-openmoko-gta02 (from linux-image-2.6.29-openmoko-gta02_20090303.gitb9de904e-1_armel.deb) ... Setting up linux-image-2.6.29-openmoko-gta02 (20090303.gitb9de904e-1) ... debian-gta02:~# dpkg -L linux-image-2.6.29-openmoko-gta02 | grep firmware /lib/firmware /lib/firmware/whiteheat.fw /lib/firmware/ti_5052.fw /lib/firmware/kaweth /lib/firmware/kaweth/new_code_fix.bin /lib/firmware/kaweth/new_code.bin /lib/firmware/kaweth/trigger_code.bin /lib/firmware/kaweth/trigger_code_fix.bin /lib/firmware/keyspan_pda /lib/firmware/keyspan_pda/keyspan_pda.fw /lib/firmware/keyspan_pda/xircom_pgs.fw /lib/firmware/edgeport /lib/firmware/edgeport/down2.fw /lib/firmware/edgeport/boot.fw /lib/firmware/edgeport/boot2.fw /lib/firmware/edgeport/down.fw /lib/firmware/edgeport/down3.bin /lib/firmware/ti_3410.fw /lib/firmware/mts_edge.fw /lib/firmware/mts_cdma.fw /lib/firmware/whiteheat_loader.fw /lib/firmware/mts_gsm.fw debian-gta02:~# ===== I have a very strong opinion about binary blobs, thus they must be removed from the kernel package and if they are really needed for *basic* usage (GSM, GPS and WiFi), we should provide them in separate packages, e.g. the firmware-iwlwifi one. I do not have the time nor the willing to do the research mentioned just above, thus I would be glad if anyone other would provide comments and/or suggestions. Please do not propose any solution which implies conflicts with previous kernel packages: this is a no-op, since this is not how the kernel packages in Debian main are managed. FYI, I anyway uploaded the 2.6.29 kernel package to the pkg-fso repository, because it should fix some nasty bugs and various people asked for it. Please do not advise for it, it should be tested before going into the public (the pkg-fso repository still provides the 2.6.28 kernel package). Thx, bye, Gismo / Luca
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