On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 7:03 PM, Leonardo Canducci <[email protected]> wrote: > 2013/5/6 Luke Kenneth Casson Leighton <[email protected]>: > >> sorry... you've confused me here. if debian only worked on one >> board, we would all be in trouble! >> >> oh i get it: you want a single board that happens to have upstream >> linux kernel support, such that debian is then in a position to >> support _that_, and you can just do "apt-get install >> linux-image-N.N.N-xyz"? > > Yes! That would be super easy.
:) then you *really* want the older [marvel kirkwood] systems, as brian and... dreagle recommend. they've been around for long enough that they've gained acceptance upstream, been through the mill and back again. > I was just wandering if there was an easy path... the easy path is: follow the instructions to the letter: do not deviate, hesitate or repeat [if you've ever heard "i'm sorry i haven't a clue" on radio 4 15 years ago you'll appreciate that one]. >> >> i.e. right now, pretty much everyone does custom kernel builds, and >> that really is the end of the matter. > > Got it. Like in the old days. yyep. except there are more examples, so somewhere you'll get decent instructions to follow. >> ... have you considered an MK802 (or any of its variants) and running >> USB ethernet peripherals off of a powered USB hub? don't know if you >> can do that - it *should* be possible... hmmm.... > > Specs are real good but it's too much hassle to get a much needed ethernet. yeah. i was just throwing it out there. l. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/CAPweEDy0=USrFeXZpxNZp7542-uBXAi8bs=oumssjke31yb...@mail.gmail.com
