Updated FAI 3.3.5 packages for Ubuntu Lucid

[Stephan Hermann]

HI Michael,


On Tuesday, August 17, 2010 12:36:31 pm Michael Prokop wrote:
> * Juergen Kahnert <Juergen.Kahnert at DESY.de> [Mon Aug 16, 2010 at 06:37:55AM 
+0200]:
> > On Sat, Aug 14, 2010 at 05:23:40PM +0200, Michael Prokop wrote:
> > > Please check out #552554 - this might fix your problem.
> > 
> > we don't have the problem that ipconfig never time out.  It will time
> > out but without configured network interfaces, which causes a kernel
> > panic because of the missing NFSROOT.
> > 
> > Whatever, ipconfig is crap and needs to be fixed.
> 
> Sure. But just complaining doesn't help anyone.
> 
> If neither
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=36;filename=0001-ipconfig-
> fix-infinite-loop.patch;att=1;bug=552554 nor
> http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?msg=41;filename=0001-ipconfig-
> differentiate-between-error-and-non-DHCP-B.patch;att=1;bug=552554 address
> your issue (both from #552554) you should consider reporting your problem
> at least against klibc-utils with as much details as
> available so someone can reproduce and work on the issue.

Well, klibc upstream knows exactly how bad ipconfig is.
The question I'm raising is:

We could be able to replace ipconfig from klibc with something better suited, 
like udhcpclient or whatever small footprintish dhcp client.

I think that's much better then to fight around with ipconfig.

Regards,

\sh