Nicholas Breen wrote: > > So, is there any way this could be done automatically? ie. can we > > get/set PROM variables ourselves from within Linux? If not, I'll > > add this patch. > > Unfortunately, there's no other way I'm aware of - the kernel has calls > to edit the PROM variables, but it seems that no one's written a tool > (or /proc interface, or whatever) that actually uses them. Debconf > notes still appear to be the best available solution....
Argh. :-) Thanks for your effort, but I have done the very same work just ATM. Btw, your patch still uses $defaultbootdev instead of $bootdev, and i also use a different mapping method for devfs device names now, so I prefer to apply mine. Please test it once it is committed. Thiemo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

