[PATCH 0/3] Firmware support in main kernel package

[Colin Watson]

On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 01:54:54PM +0100, Andy Whitcroft wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 09, 2009 at 04:41:02PM +0100, Colin Watson wrote:
> > https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/384861 reports that
> > the bnx2 firmware is missing from the installer, and needs to be
> > delivered in some udeb. The most natural approach seems to be to put it
> > in the nic-modules udeb next to the module itself. This requires a
> > little bit of plumbing work in the rules files.
> > 
> > Colin Watson (3):
> >   UBUNTU: Run kernel-wedge in $(builddir) rather than at the top level
> >   UBUNTU: Add support for including firmware in udebs
> >   UBUNTU: Ship bnx2 firmware in nic-modules udeb
> > 
> >  debian/d-i/firmware/nic-modules |    4 ++
> >  debian/rules                    |  114 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
> >  debian/rules.d/5-udebs.mk       |    5 +-
> >  3 files changed, 95 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
> >  create mode 100644 debian/d-i/firmware/nic-modules
> 
> FYI this is for Karmic.  All of the patches looks like reasonable to me.
> The only way to know they work appropriatly will be to apply them and
> make some CD's out of them.

The installer developer's lament ...

> ACK from me for the whole series.  I will take responsibility for
> getting them applied and tested.  I will wait a bit for any further
> review.

Thanks!

-- 
Colin Watson                                       [cjwatson at ubuntu.com]