On Tue, Sep 26, 2006 at 11:42:13AM +1000, Benjamin Herrenschmidt wrote: > On Mon, 2006-09-25 at 09:18 -0700, Daniel Gimpelevich wrote: > > On Mon, 25 Sep 2006 14:56:50 +0200, Sven Luther wrote: > > > > > On Sun, Sep 24, 2006 at 03:22:37PM +0000, rob rob wrote: > > >> Hello all, > > >> I have a powerpc 6500/275 and am trying to install debian etch with the > > >> floppy images from ~wouter, or the beta3 from debian for that matter. > > >> Everything works fine until I insert the net-install.img. Through mail > > >> contact with piotras, after "erroneously" posting on the > > >> debootloaders-miboot list, i found out that all the recent net-install > > >> images are too big for a floppy. I also found the following post which > > >> makes reference to this fact: > > >> http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2006/09/msg00823.html Is anybody > > >> looking into this? Is this right list? Should I be posting this on > > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > Yes, debian-boot is the right place for that. > > > > > > Friendly, > > > > > > Sven Luther > > > > There is some kind of "debootloaders-miboot" list? Why was I not aware of > > that? Got URL? > > It's to be noted that the miboot images generated by the kernel are > busted and have been so for a loooong time (possibly most of 2.6.x). We > found that only recently.
Indeed, but the debian miboot images where done by hand (usinz gzip and stuff). > That should fix it: He, neat, i will integrate this in mkvmlinuz :) Friendly, Sven Luther > > Index: linux-tika/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile > =================================================================== > --- linux-tika.orig/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile 2006-09-26 > 11:36:30.000000000 +1000 > +++ linux-tika/arch/powerpc/boot/Makefile 2006-09-26 11:39:51.000000000 > +1000 > @@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ > > quiet_cmd_gen-miboot = GEN $@ > cmd_gen-miboot = $(OBJCOPY) $(OBJCOPY_MIB_ARGS) \ > - --add-section=$1=$(word 2, $^) $< $@ > + --add-section=$2=$(word 2, $^) $< $@ > > quiet_cmd_gencoff = COFF $@ > cmd_gencoff = $(OBJCOPY) $(OBJCOPY_COFF_ARGS) $@ && \ > > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Orange vous informe que cet e-mail a ete controle par l'anti-virus mail. > Aucun virus connu a ce jour par nos services n'a ete detecte. > > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
