From: Dan Malek <dan@mvista.com>
To: Ron Bianco <ronb@junction.net>
Cc: linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org
Subject: Re: A stable linux 2.2.xx for sandpoint-8240 anywhere?
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 20:18:14 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3A4D37D6.6BAA22C3@mvista.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 000901c071ef$85b814d0$4d012ac7@warp-speed
Ron Bianco wrote:
> We do now need something suitable for a product.
There are ways......expecting free downloaded experimental software
probably isn't the best choice to start.
> ........ Since then (feb 2000) there have been over
> 100 sets of patches to the linux kernel.
Maybe more like 1000, or 10,000. I think I did the original 8240
port back in August 1999. I have added more than 100 patches
since then.
> ...apply the changes to the stable 2.2.18 kernel,
That would be my suggestion.
> ...... or apply the
> changes to the almost stable 2.4.0-test12, the totally latest kernel
> version as of last week.
Acutally, I think it is -test13, but I wouldn't use 2.4 unless you
needed some of the new features (and most people want them).
> We'll probably wait to see what those are, so as to avoid duplication.
It's basically what is in the 2.2.x brought up to 2.4. Nothing much.
-- Dan
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prev parent reply other threads:[~2000-12-30 1:18 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2000-12-29 19:26 A stable linux 2.2.xx for sandpoint-8240 anywhere? Ron Bianco
2000-12-29 19:36 ` Tom Rini
2000-12-29 21:52 ` Dan Malek
2000-12-29 23:31 ` Ron Bianco
2000-12-30 1:18 ` Dan Malek [this message]
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