Robert Millan wrote: > Hi, > > gNewSense for MIPS/Yeeloong is almost complete now. What we have is: > > - A blob-free Linux image that works on the Yeeloong. > > - A port of D-I. > > - A set of changes that implement gNewSense branding/theming. > > - A set of APT archives that provide: > - Lenny without the non-free packages (pruned-upstream) > - Security support, again without the non-free bits > (pruned-upstream-security) > - An overlay with replacements for the non-free bits and/or branding > stuff, etc > > A netboot image can be obtained from: > > http://aybabtu.com/rmh/gnewsense/netboot/ > > Instructions: > > - Put vmlinux and initrd.gz in a USB image (in the example I used ext2) > > - Get to pmon2000 prompt and type: > > load /dev/fs/e...@usb0/vmlinux > initrd /dev/fs/e...@usb0/initrd.gz > g console=tty no_auto_cmd > > - Follow installation process in D-I. > > - Once finished, your system can be boot with: > > load /dev/fs/e...@wd0c/boot/vmlinux-2.6.27.1-yeeloong > g console=tty no_auto_cmd root=/dev/hda3 > > (assuming you installed to third partition of the internal > disk, otherwise you'll have to change wd0c and hda3) > > And you can make this the default by setting "al" and "karg" > variables. > > Some areas could need a bit more polish but everything is there already. > The system in my laptop now looks like gNewSense, walks like gNewSense and > smells like gNewSense. > > I need people to help identify issues that need to be addressed. Please > test the image above and report. Thank you! >
I am planning on testing this weekend, and getting on RMS's laptop ASAP. I forwarded your announcement to him and he said "That is pleasing news." (which is about as excited as I've seen him get about something positive in email ;-) Also if someone needs a DVD burned/mailed to them because they are behind a really slow connection we can arrange that (you would of course need to transfer to a USB stick you own). Cheers and many thanks for your work, -- Daniel JB Clark | Sys Admin, Free Software Foundation pobox.com/~dclark | http://www.fsf.org/about/staff#danny
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