Re: what creates /etc/kernel-img.conf?

2009-02-03 Thread Paul Jakma
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Re: what creates /etc/kernel-img.conf?

2009-02-03 Thread Paul Jakma
On Tue, 3 Feb 2009, Paul Jakma wrote: On Tue, 3 Feb 2009, Martin Michlmayr wrote: I don't think it should be off by default (because most people want to have automatic security upgrades) I see this argument, however I don't think it's a generally accepted one. If it were, then Debian would

Re: what creates /etc/kernel-img.conf?

2009-02-03 Thread Paul Jakma
On Tue, 3 Feb 2009, Martin Michlmayr wrote: * Paul Jakma p...@jakma.org [2009-02-03 13:03]: However, it does not, for the same reason that flash-kernel should not run by default Well, it's the same on x86. When you upgrade the kernel, the kernel on disk is replaced with the new version

what creates /etc/kernel-img.conf?

2009-02-01 Thread Paul Jakma
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Re: second-stage bootloader for Thecus N2100?

2009-01-31 Thread Paul Jakma
On Fri, 30 Jan 2009, Paul Jakma wrote: Possible methods: - APEX support for N2100 (??) (as a 2nd stage) - A small, static Linux env in flash to act as bootloader via kexec ? (suggested by suihkulokki on #debian-arm) - custom N2100 bootloader - ? The 2nd one seems the easiest to hack together

Re: second-stage bootloader for Thecus N2100?

2009-01-31 Thread Paul Jakma
and kexec' path instead of flipping to the root dev? Least, that's what I was thinking of using as a starting point. Just curious what reasons there are for going another way. Thanks! regards, -- Paul Jakma p...@clubi.ie p...@jakma.org Key ID: 64A2FF6A Fortune: An expert is a person who

Re: second-stage bootloader for Thecus N2100?

2009-01-31 Thread Paul Jakma
on flash - so there's nearly 10MB more to spare. One thing though, there seems to be no kexec-tools package available - is kexec not supported on ARM? That'd be a problem.. regards, -- Paul Jakma p...@clubi.ie p...@jakma.org Key ID: 64A2FF6A Fortune: For large values of one, one equals two

Re: second-stage bootloader for Thecus N2100?

2009-01-31 Thread Paul Jakma
for that to re-appear in debian-ARM. regards, -- Paul Jakma p...@clubi.ie p...@jakma.org Key ID: 64A2FF6A Fortune: The average nutritional value of promises is roughly zero.

second-stage bootloader for Thecus N2100?

2009-01-30 Thread Paul Jakma
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