[PATCH] Add fancontrol-modules udeb

Tim Gardner tim.gardner at canonical.com
Mon Apr 21 15:55:59 UTC 2008


Colin Watson wrote:
> The attached patch adds a fancontrol-modules udeb for powerpc64-smp. d-i
> needs to have these modules available in order to avoid aeroplane-engine
> fan syndrome during installation, which is a frequent complaint. The
> approach in this patch is a little awkward because it needs to generate
> the udeb just for one flavour on one architecture, but I've build-tested
> it on powerpc and it seems to do the right thing. The list of modules
> for this udeb, as well as the udeb name and description, is taken
> directly from Debian's linux-kernel-di-powerpc-2.6 package.
> 
> If this could go in for 8.04.1, I'd appreciate it; the fan noise seems
> to be a major off-putting issue for powerpc users, and it's a fairly
> non-invasive change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Colin Watson <cjwatson at canonical.com>
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 

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Tim Gardner tim.gardner at ubuntu.com




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