linux-2.6.28.8-libre1: suitable for Free System Distributions

[Rubén Rodríguez Pérez]

El mar, 24-03-2009 a las 17:33 -0300, Alexandre Oliva escribió:
> On Mar 21, 2009, Rubén Rodríguez Pérez <ruben at es.gnu.org> wrote:
> 
> > sed: file /tmp/deblob-check-sedmain-K31812 line 3: unterminated address regex
> 
> > The deblobbed file is emptied and the script runs much faster than it
> > should.
> 
> That's a nasty built-in echo command that expands '\n's to line-break,
> instead of just echoing stuff.  I'm a bit surprised that this didn't
> occur in earlier releases.
> 
> Anyhow, I've just installed a fix in the 2009-03-24 version of
> deblob-check, which I'm now using to roll out 2.6.28.9-libre1.  Will you
> please give it a try?

I can try it, where can I find this version?

Anyway, I've successfully built a deblobbed version of ubuntu's current
jaunty kernel, 2.6.28-11. It takes a lot of time to deblob, but by using
bash instead of dash it works well, so we can fix this later.
After messing a little with the abi changes, the deb is built, and it
runs like a charm in my Acer aspire one. This kernel will ship with the
forthcoming netbook edition of Trisquel (Trisquel Mini), based on xfce4.

Some issues though:

-This version of the kernel includes the snd-pcsp sound driver (pc
speaker) which you have to blacklist or it becomes the main soundcard.
-The changes the debblob process applies to the abi requires this:

cat << EOF > debian/abi/perm-blacklist
bcm3510_attach
tda10046_attach
tda10045_attach
sp887x_attach
or51211_attach
sp8870_attach
EOF

-From intrepid onwards there is no linux-ubuntu-modules anymore, so
ubuntu is now including some extra pieces inside the kernel package.
You can find the complete build results at:
http://devel.trisquel.info/linux-libre/
and the list of files added by ubuntu at:
http://devel.trisquel.info/linux-libre/ubuntu_extra_files-2.6.28-11.txt
I need some help to figure out if any of this files is non-free.

Thank you,
Rubén

PS: Please note that both the build and the devel server itself can
contain non-free stuff, use them with care!