From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from puffin.external.hp.com (puffin.external.hp.com [192.25.206.4]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1BB434A18 for ; Wed, 31 Jan 2001 12:18:21 -0700 (MST) Received: from mailserv2.iuinc.com (IDENT:qmailr@mailserv2.iuinc.com [206.245.164.55]) by puffin.external.hp.com (8.9.3/8.9.3) with SMTP id MAA13610 for ; Wed, 31 Jan 2001 12:14:13 -0700 Sender: plattner@dns2.dot.at Message-ID: <3A78636B.18A9195B@dot.at> Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 20:11:39 +0100 From: Christoph Plattner MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Grant Grundler Cc: plaven@ozemail.com.au, parisc-linux@thepuffingroup.com Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] 800/G30, G50, E55 Support? References: <200101311830.KAA29281@milano.cup.hp.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii List-ID: He, that's interesting: See link: http://www.mkg.sfc.keio.ac.jp/support/FAQ/README Here a copy and paste out of it: 2.2 MIPS RT-Mach and 4.4BSD Lite server for MIPS-based Sony NEWS workstation currently support the following devices. CPU: R4400 (and compatibles). Devices:Built-in Serial (Zilog 85230 ESCC) Built-in SCSI (HP SPIFI) Built-in Ethernet (Sony SONIC) Video Board (NWB-1102) Keyboard Mouse It seem as they support the SPIFI of HP ! I have not downloaded yet. I have to register and I want to read around that stuff. I also does not know, if this is a source snapshot. But perhaps it can help ..... Cheers Christoph Grant Grundler wrote: > > Christoph Plattner wrote: > > But there are some people who are interested in writing drivers > > for these machines and I want to use my E55 (9000/856). I only > > need the input (doucmentation, HP-UX sources, etc) to do such > > work (especially for the 8-port serial multiplexer). > ... > > Where can I get the INFOS to do that ???? > > I've sent some HP internal URLs to someone in HP who expressed interested > in getting SPIFI (NIO SCSI) docs published. I haven't heard back from him > in a while. > > Someone from HP who shares your interest can do either (or both) > of the following two things: > o write and publish an initial version of the code you need and provide > technical support when needed. This is what I did for ccio code. > (which is trivial compared to writing SPIFI chip support) > o Enable someone else to write the code by: review the relevant > unpublished docs, fix references to IP not owned by HP, delete > people/project names, get an HP attorney to review and bless the result. > > Any other takers inside HP? > If so reply to me privately and I'll try to help locate the documents. > > grant > > Grant Grundler > parisc-linux {PCI|IOMMU|SMP} hacker > +1.408.447.7253 > > _______________________________________________ > parisc-linux mailing list > parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org > http://lists.parisc-linux.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/parisc-linux -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- private: christoph.plattner@dot.at company: christoph.plattner@alcatel.at