[Debian-eeepc-devel] What packages are in the EeePC repository? Suggestions.

[Paul Menzel]

Dear Nico,


Am Freitag, den 08.08.2008, 11:28 +0200 schrieb Nico Golde:

> * Paul Menzel <paulepanter at users.sourceforge.net> [2008-08-08 10:37]:
> > $ LANG=C aptitude search eeepc
> > v   eeepc-acpi-modules              -                                           
> > p   eeepc-acpi-modules-2.6-486      - Driver for hotkeys found on the Asus Eee P
> > p   eeepc-acpi-modules-2.6-686      - Driver for hotkeys found on the Asus Eee P
> > p   eeepc-acpi-modules-2.6-openvz-6 - Driver for hotkeys found on the Asus Eee P
> > p   eeepc-acpi-modules-2.6.24-1-686 - Acpi functionality modules for Linux 2.6.2
> > p   eeepc-acpi-modules-2.6.26-1-486 - Driver for hotkeys found on the Asus Eee P
> > p   eeepc-acpi-modules-2.6.26-1-686 - Driver for hotkeys found on the Asus Eee P
> > p   eeepc-acpi-modules-2.6.26-1-ope - Driver for hotkeys found on the Asus Eee P
> > p   eeepc-acpi-scripts              - Scripts to support suspend and hotkeys on 
> > p   eeepc-acpi-source               - source for Eee PC ACPI module
> > 
> > So it looks like all cited packages in the Debian Wiki are in the
> > official Debian repositories. But a separat repository is recommended
> > [1].
> 
> eeepc-acpit-scripts has just been removed.

From where? Reference?

> > 1. What other packages are hosted there? Nothing was listed in my
> > browser going to [1].
> 
> http://eeepc.debian.net/debian/pool
> 
> > 2. Could for example the compiled modules for the webcam for different
> > Linux kernel versions (2.6.25, 2.6.26) be provided?
> 
> Why if you have module-assistant?

Because module-assistant has some dependencies (linux-headers, gcc-4.1,
…) which take up disk space. It is more convenient, takes less time (and
is in my opinion more fail-prove?).

> > 3. Also packages for the precompiled madwifi modules?
> 
> Are already in the archive.

Yes, now I know. I did not know about the correct directory.


Thanks,

Paul
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