[PATCH 0/3] Qi booting control from rootfs

Andy Green andy at openmoko.com
Sun Nov 23 22:10:17 CET 2008


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Somebody in the thread at some point said:
| Andy Green wrote:
|> /boot/noboot-<device>, eg, /boot/noboot-GTA02 if present
|> will force the rootfs to be not considered for booting.
|
| Is the effect basically the same as renaming the kernel would have
| or are there subtle differences ?

Updating the kernel package inside the rootfs will return it into
existence, but this file is visible and sticky: that's a subtle
difference I guess.

|> /boot/append-<device>, eg, /boot/append-GTA02 if present
|> will get its contents added to Qi commandline passed to
|> Linux.
|
| It's still a bit early for Santa Claus, but thanks a lot ! ;-)

You're welcome.

- -Andy
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