On Tue, Dec 04, 2018 at 07:37:13PM +0100, Frank Scheiner wrote: > On 12/4/18 17:45, John Paul Adrian Glaubitz wrote: > > > ## Patches ## > > > > > > 1. > > > https://salsa.debian.org/frank-scheiner-guest/linux/commit/865cacfd7722b346629082ab3094b6ad93964095 > > > > > > 2. > > > https://salsa.debian.org/frank-scheiner-guest/debian-installer/commit/7269679bec8bae997ef5ed7619e9f8df2e184134 > > > > > > I think both patches are already enough to produce the needed alpha-smp > > > udebs and will allow to produce working installer images (e.g. netboot > > > images might work instantly and could be an alternative way for Bob to > > > reinstall his PWS). > > > > > > What do you think? Is there anything obvious missing? > > > > Can you open PRs so that these changes can get merged? I will then build > > new images. > > Sure, created them now: > > * First part: https://salsa.debian.org/kernel-team/linux/merge_requests/79 > > * Second part: > https://salsa.debian.org/installer-team/debian-installer/merge_requests/6
Much appreciated, gentlemen. Wish I could do more than offer my system up as a test platform, but so it goes... I'll be happy to help with determining the "actual problem which is yet unknown" with the alpha generic kernel, once my system is back up and running :-). --Bob