Re: [Tails-dev] mmc and sdhci kernel/initrd support ?

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Author: Insurgo
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To: intrigeri
CC: tails-dev
Subject: Re: [Tails-dev] mmc and sdhci kernel/initrd support ?

On 7/3/19 4:57 AM, intrigeri wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Insurgo:
>> TLDR: mmc and sdhci kernel modules are compiled as modules, but not
>> included in initrd, so Heads cannot kexec boot Tails verified ISO from
>> sdcard by device-uuid, since the device is not recognised under initrd
>> to be able to boot the kernel from sdcard mounted iso.
>> Can mmc and sdhci modules be included in initrd in the next Tails release?
> That's probably doable. For avoidance of doubt, is this:
>
> mmc_core
> mmc_block
> sdhci
> sdhci_pci

Exactly.
>
> … the exact list of modules you want included?
>
> Would you be interested in trying to contribute this change yourself?
>
> If so, you can submit a merge request on
> https://salsa.debian.org/tails-team/tails.
>
> I think the best way to do so is to create a new file based on
> config/chroot_local-includes/usr/share/initramfs-tools/hooks/kms.

https://salsa.debian.org/tails-team/tails/merge_requests/29
>
> Other doc you might need:
>
> https://tails.boum.org/contribute/how/code/
> https://tails.boum.org/contribute/build/
>
> Cheers,


Regards,

Thierry/Insurgo