On Tue, Oct 03, 2006 at 03:28:10PM -0400, Joey Hess wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > 1. Download and make floppies. Is there any forcast when Etch > > will have floppy-install working? With woody, I tested that > > I could boot from floppy then install base off the zip. > you can test floppy images using 2.6.17 kernel here: http://www-timc.imag.fr/Sylvain.Ferriol/debian/d-i/i386/current
> I don't anticipate etch shipping with floppy images, since the changes > needed for that have been blocked by 6 months or so by klibc changes, > with little apparent progress. bootfloppy needs cpio which is not in klibc. i reduced the source of cpio package but it is under GPL and klibc is under BSD. so maks is coding a new cpio (called 'unpack') for klibc sylvain > > Sarge can be installed from floppies. > > -- > see shy jo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
