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Date: Thu, 10 May 2001 08:11:13 +0200
From: Carsten Langgaard <carstenl@mips.com>
Organization: MIPS Technologies
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Subject: Re: MIPS 5Kc
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There is no module support in the pre-compiled kernel images on the MIPS FTP
site, but you can just take the sources and recompile the kernel with module
support enabled.

/Carsten

Tim Nguyen wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> Does anybody have any comments concerning the Alta board with a MIPS 5Kc
> running Linux.  I hear that Linux modules aren't fully supported in their
> reference 2.2.12 kernel.  Are there any other known issues with that kernel
> -- how about the 2.4.1 kernel?  Any help will be greatly appreciated.
> Regards,
> Tim Nguyen
>
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