Hello all, On 08/01/2018 16:26, Hermann Lauer wrote: > Hello Richard, > > On Mon, Jan 08, 2018 at 06:52:20AM -0600, Richard Owlett wrote: >>>>> I would like to build a custom debian-installer. The reason being, this >>>>> arm64 platform has a custom PHY that I need to enable in the kernel to get >>>>> network access. > .... >> I've been following this thread because I'm considering creating a custom >> installer, focusing more on builtin option choices rather on a custom >> kernel. > > The "PHY" I interpreted like a new kernel (module) is needed for your arm64 > device > to get the network up and running. So a new kernel package is needed, unless > you want to run the final system with a module outside of dpkg. > >> I don't understand the mechanics of Hermann's answer. I suspect there is a >> critical gap in my reading.
>From what I understood you'd like to "default/force" some of the choices during the installation process ? My intent is different, but maybe while building the installer you can use a configuration file or the like to give some inputs to the installer ? A debian-installer might be able to help there. > > Trying to clarify: > > If you only want debian on one (or a few) special system (My case: Trying to > get a > Banana M2 Ultra running with an Allwinner R40 ARM SoC) there are other ways > to get debian > on such a system up. The way I used sometimes as describe above is to build > the normal > kernel package (needed anyways for operating the debian system later on) and > use it for the installation (with some modules compiled in to avoid ramdisk > module issues). > Hermann are you suggesting to build a Debian Kernel following these instructions: https://anonscm.debian.org/git/kernel/linux.git/tree/debian/README.source?h=sid You'd then put some modules as built-in and use the udeb to build a new installer with a custom kernel ? I don't see how you can "use it for installation" otherwise. Thanks for the idea, I think it might solve my problem. Just need to figure out how to do it now :) > If you need something different, sorry if I caused trouble to you. > Greetings > Hermann > Best, Loys
