On Thu, Jan 29, 2004 at 04:32:48PM +0100, Thiemo Seufer wrote: > > I never looked into Debian boot CDs before, what does it take to get this > > machine supported? > > - A debian package of the Kernel, including modules
Shouldn't be to hard, works with stock 2.6 MIPS CVS. > - Probably some harddisk bootloader (no requirement) Well, how do initrds get loaded? RM200 being a 95% implementation of the ARC firmware can boot ECOFF files from an ISO9660 fs on a CD or from a FAT fs on a floppy (if you get the kernel small enough ...) or HD - or even from a tarball on a tape ... > - Support in the new installer: > - archdetect to find out the subarch (basically parses proc) > - Keyboard/Keymap support (is this an AT style keyoard?) PS/2. > - .udebs (== installer modules) of Kernel and modules, created > by the linux-kernel-di package > - The udeb list for that subarchitecture > - Probably some minor things I forgot about > - images/initrds/kernels from the installer package in the debian archive > - Support for this subarchitecture in debian-cd (means mostly: A script > which makes the CD bootable. It would do nothing for the RM400) Same for RM200. Ralf
