From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (cthulhu.engr.sgi.com [192.26.80.2]) by neteng.engr.sgi.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) via ESMTP id QAA03819 for ; Mon, 24 May 1999 16:46:03 -0700 (PDT) Return-Path: Received: (from majordomo-owner@localhost) by cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) id QAA81868 for linux-list; Mon, 24 May 1999 16:44:35 -0700 (PDT) mail_from (owner-linux@relay.engr.sgi.com) Received: from sgi.com (sgi.engr.sgi.com [192.26.80.37]) by cthulhu.engr.sgi.com (980427.SGI.8.8.8/970903.SGI.AUTOCF) via ESMTP id QAA05929 for ; Mon, 24 May 1999 16:44:33 -0700 (PDT) mail_from (andy@derfel99.freeserve.co.uk) Received: from mail12.svr.pol.co.uk (mail12.svr.pol.co.uk [195.92.193.215]) by sgi.com (980327.SGI.8.8.8-aspam/980304.SGI-aspam: SGI does not authorize the use of its proprietary systems or networks for unsolicited or bulk email from the Internet.) via ESMTP id QAA09863 for ; Mon, 24 May 1999 16:44:31 -0700 (PDT) mail_from (andy@derfel99.freeserve.co.uk) Received: from modem-102.mifepristone.dialup.pol.co.uk ([62.136.79.230] helo=snafu) by mail12.svr.pol.co.uk with smtp (Exim 2.12 #1) id 10m3vL-0007bM-00 for linux@engr.sgi.com; Tue, 25 May 1999 00:14:24 +0100 Message-ID: <008d01bea63f$61a5f850$0a02030a@snafu> From: "Andrew Linfoot" To: "linux" Subject: Volunteer! Date: Tue, 25 May 1999 00:44:34 +0100 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.00.2314.1300 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.00.2314.1300 Sender: owner-linux@cthulhu.engr.sgi.com Precedence: bulk Hi, First i'd like to thank you all for the effort you have a made in producing the sgi/Linux port, I know there's still a lot to be done but well done! Now I have a box running maybe I can help by porting some of the userland rpms? I have managed to get the development tools installed and can now build a kernel from the 2.2.1 sources I have been around Linux since Linus released the first kernel around '91, so I am comfortable building the kernel and other sources. It's been a while since I did any serious coding so suggestions on some simple/small ports would be welcome. I have a full copy of the RH 5.2 sources and could make a start on those. I know this is a regular question but what's the latest with the X Server? I am more than willing to test code if anyone would like me do do so. I have compiled my current kernel with efs support but mount does not want to play! I'm running 2.7l of mount, do i need a newer version? Cheers, Andy