[arch-releng] Linux-lts

[Dieter Plaetinck]

On Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:43:16 -0700 (PDT)
Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi <vmlinuz386 at yahoo.com.ar> wrote:

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> ----- Mensaje original -----
> > De: Mr Green <mrgreen at linuxmail.org>
> > Para: arch-releng at archlinux.org
> > CC: 
> > Enviado: martes, 24 de abril de 2012 8:19
> > Asunto: [arch-releng] Linux-lts
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> > Hi,
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> > Thinking of creating an iso based on linux-lts kernel and am thinking about the 
> > best way to do it.
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> > Only way I can think of is building base then adding lts kernel and removing 
> > linux [stock kernel]
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> > Or create a new base-lts pkgbuild ?
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> > MrG
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> For configs/releng, the most easy and qucky is adding linux-lts to additional packages.*, rework build.sh (s/vmlinuz/vmlinuz-lts/), remove linux pkg, modify syslinux/*.cfg adding "earlymodules=loop loop.max_loop=16" to each kernel command line and disable generation of efiboot.img ;)
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> I think that is all.

maybe we should add a parameter to archiso that lets you choose a kernel. good idea? bad idea? just a thought..