On Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 08:30:56PM -0500, Bob Tracy wrote: > Steve Langasek wrote: > > On Tue, Aug 21, 2007 at 01:36:36PM -0500, Bob Tracy wrote: > > > Was the issue with using "aboot" for net booting addressed with this patch > > > set? I've not had need of that functionality, but I can probably rig up a > > > test if there's a reason to do so...
> > The patch I applied was strictly for fixing the PT_LOAD issue. I don't know > > what net booting issue you're referring to, but it's entirely possible that > > it's one that was fixed upstream prior to 1.0pre20040408. > The SRM-HOWTO says netbooting with "aboot" is broken: there's a way to > make a netbootable (using bootp) image using the kernel source tree > code under arch/alpha/boot. As I said, though, I've not had any need > for that functionality, and I haven't tried it. It's possible that the > SRM-HOWTO included with the "aboot" source is out of date and therefore > mistaken about netbooting being broken. Ah, that sounds like a bug in the SRM-HOWTO then, yes. Thanks to Helge, the aboot package includes a "netabootwrap" command that can be used to make netbootable images from a kernel and initrd; indeed, this is what's used to make all of the current netboot images for debian-installer, which is the primary mode I use for installer testing. > However, I'm happy to report that your new "aboot" works just fine with > 2.6.23-rc3. Cool, thanks for the test. I'll prepare an upload to unstable shortly. -- Steve Langasek Give me a lever long enough and a Free OS Debian Developer to set it on, and I can move the world. [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.debian.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]