From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from viefep14-int.chello.at (viefep14-int.chello.at [213.46.255.13]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0F52B482C for ; Mon, 26 Nov 2001 10:47:34 -0700 (MST) Message-ID: <3C028033.5DBB735@gmx.at> Date: Mon, 26 Nov 2001 18:47:31 +0100 From: Christoph Plattner MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ryan Bradetich Cc: "parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org" Subject: Re: [parisc-linux] Re: E55 status - THE DRIVER ! References: <3BF99676.2A291CDD@gmx.at> <1006299638.4898.16.camel@beavis> <3BFBFD98.29F4D69A@gmx.at> <1006760706.14588.7.camel@beavis> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hello again ! Yes especially I am interesting in writing the driver for my E55 MUX board .... With friendly regards Christoph P. Ryan Bradetich wrote: > > On Wed, 2001-11-21 at 12:16, Christoph Plattner wrote: > > Hello again, > > > > Are you able to write the drivers ? > > Not sure, but we will find out :) > > > Do you have the documentation for that ? > Depends on if I can find it. A lot of this older documentation I have > not been able to locate *sigh*. I have not spent much time looking for > it yet, because I have not started on the drivers yet. The only driver > I have started on was the MUX driver, and I was unable to locate > documenation so far, but I have not given up yet. > > > I have problems with my spare time, but I am also interested in writing > > drivers (especially for my machine !) > > > Which drivers will you write ? > > MUX ?, SCSI ? (parallel port ?) > > I have a bunch of cards, so pick one that you want to work on, and I can > start on a different one. I've been working on the MUX lately, but with > your PDC patch, I'm kinda leaning towards the skunk or wizard scsi > card. I have a stack of cards that to work on, so feel free to grab the > one that suits your fancy :) > > - Ryan > > > Bye > > Christoph > > > > > > > > Ryan Bradetich wrote: > > > > > > Hello Christoph, > > > > > > I have integrated your patch into my tree, and have been testing out the > > > patch on my C200+ and the K460. With the PDC console patch, I do get to > > > the console on the K460 which is great news. I am still going to work > > > on the driver for the actual hardware (in my case the Eole CAP/MUX, and > > > in your case the Sahp Baat Kiuh AP/MUX), but this is a nice work around > > > until that work is finished. > > > > > > When integrating your patch into my tree, I made the following changes: > > > > > > * Dropped the LCD support. > > > I do not understand this portion of the code very well, and it had > > > some uglyness that made me feel uneasy to commit to the tree. Someone > > > else should look at this and integrate it properly. > > > > > > * Renamed the pdc_drv to pdc_console. > > > Just seemed more accurate to me .. I am open for other opinions > > > on this. > > > > > > * Added the configure option and help text for the PDC software console. > > > * Inegerated CONFIG_PDC_CONSOLE into the drivers/char/Makefile. > > > * Integrated CONFIG_PDC_CONSOLE into arch/parisc/kernel/pdc_cons.c and > > > performed some minor cleanups. > > > > > > * probably other things I've forgotten :) > > > > > > Overall I though the patch looked great, but I still have 1 concern left > > > and that is about the major number. > > > > > > According to Documentation/devices.txt major number 30 is reserved for: > > > 30 char iBCS-2 compatibility devices > > > > > > I understand about --><-- much about how major numbers are handled and I > > > know this is a topic of debate among the main stream kernel developers. > > > If we ever want to move this driver into the mainstream kernel this > > > issue will probably need to be resolved ... and I have no idea on how to > > > proceed. Maybe others on this list will have an idea, or when the time > > > comes we will need to address this on the lkml. Before I commit this > > > patch to the CVS repository, I'd like to get some concensus on this list > > > about what is right. (ie for the debian installer to work with this > > > device, /dev/ttyB0 will need to be added to the MAKEDEV package, etc). > > > > > > Anyways the patch is available for feedback at: > > > ftp://ftp.parisc-linux.org/patches/pdc_console.diff > > > > > > I am still working on testing this driver ... I would be very happy to > > > see install the K460 using the debian installer using this patch. I am > > > currently working on making that happen. > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > > > - Ryan > > > > -- > > ------------------------------------------------------- > > private: christoph.plattner@gmx.at > > company: christoph.plattner@alcatel.at > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > parisc-linux mailing list > > parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org > > http://lists.parisc-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/parisc-linux > > > > _______________________________________________ > parisc-linux mailing list > parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org > http://lists.parisc-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/parisc-linux -- ------------------------------------------------------- private: christoph.plattner@gmx.at company: christoph.plattner@alcatel.at