Hi Andreas On Sat, May 05, 2007 at 01:58:11PM +0200, Andreas Krüger wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > retitle 421791 kernel-patch-openvz: Please provide image+header packages in > Debian > thanks > > Hi, Ola, > > Summary: > > What I'd really like to have: The functionality that is available with > the non-Debian packages from http://download.openvz.org/kernel/debian/etch/ > should be available within Debian.
I fully agree. See #392015. > This was not clear in my initial bug report, and actually, not even clear to > me myself then. So I'm trying to fix that report, including a retitle > operation. > > Details: > > First, let me thank you for your two emails regarding my bug. And accept my > apologies: I'm afraid I have been less clear than I could have been. > > To briefly explain the Debian software "module-assistant": That software uses > the header files of the running kernel, and some Debian kernel module source > file package, to compile additional kernel modules, as the user requests. > These are then wrapped into a Debian package (.deb file), which in turn can > be used to install those kernel modules. Ok, then I understand. > My original bug report was written under the assumption that openvz could be > loaded into the kernel as a kernel module. Most of the confusion came from > that. > I now no longer think that is possible. That is true. It can not be loaded that simple. Maybe later versions of the kernel have that possibility. > But it would be nice to use module-assistant to integrate Debian-provided > kernel > modules with Debian-provided openvz - Kernels. > > That is presently not possible, to my knowledge. But the only thing that > is missing is, that Debian proper provides the kernels + headers packages > as they are already available through > http://download.openvz.org/kernel/debian/etch/ . True. > In my particular case, I could not find those customary "image + header" > packages > in my aptitude. So my initial assumption was, "if it's not there, it's not > needed, > so openvz must be a kernel module". Not very clear thinking on my part, I > admit. You can add the following line to sources.list deb http://download.openvz.org/debian etch main > Only after some unsuccessful messing around, and then hunting through the > documentation files, I learned that the usual "image + header" indeed are > needed > (to do what I wanted to do), but they are not provided within Debian, but > externally. > > It's all not a big deal. This is only a wishlist bug, and remains that. :) > Regards, and again thank you for the valuable work > you are doing for the rest of us, Thanks for the cheer! :) Best regards, // Ola > Andreas > - -- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > PGP-Schlüssel 0xA207E340 (http://www.pca.dfn.de/dfnpca/pgpkserv/) > Fingerprint B46B C7BA FFEE AD41 35DD 49C3 9D6A E529 A207 E340 > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFGPHFPnWrlKaIH40ARAr5SAJ9oJYxa/Wb2tvWff3K6CGGCT0YZYACfRX30 > WnwhL4p75O7YeJKmnkMW4bY= > =GqbH > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > -- --------------------- Ola Lundqvist --------------------------- / [EMAIL PROTECTED] Annebergsslingan 37 \ | [EMAIL PROTECTED] 654 65 KARLSTAD | | +46 (0)54-10 14 30 +46 (0)70-332 1551 | | http://opalsys.net/ UIN/icq: 4912500 | \ gpg/f.p.: 7090 A92B 18FE 7994 0C36 4FE4 18A1 B1CF 0FE5 3DD9 / --------------------------------------------------------------- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
