Re: [Gnewsense-dev] Debbotstrapping gNS 3: yeeloong-base absent from Parkes repository

[Sam Geeraerts]

Op Wed, 26 Dec 2012 08:54:05 +0100
schreef address@hidden:

> Dear devs,
> 
> I followed carefully the steps described on
> http://gnewsense.org/Documentation/DebootstrappingGNewSense3 and could
> not install "yeeloong-base" in the step "sudo apt-get install
> yeeloong-base", I had the following error message:
> 
>     E: Unable to locate package yeeloong-base
> 
> So I did:
> 
>     wget
> http://archive.gnewsense.org/gnewsense-metad/gnewsense/pool/overlays/metad/buildd/yeeloong-base_14_mipsel.deb
> 
> and tried to install it with "sudo dpkg -i
> yeeloong-base_14_mipsel.deb" but got an error message that said it
> depends on linux-image-2.6.35.11-libre3-lemote. Could you update the
> package yeeloong-base in the repository of Parkes? Do I have to file a
> bug report?

Package yeeloong-base in Metad does 3 things:

1) Install the right kernel version
2) Install GRUB
3) Manage wifi on boot

In Parkes, the first 2 are handled by the installer. I think the last
is still useful. So yes, you'd do good to file a bug report.