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From: "Mike Frysinger" <vapier.adi@gmail.com>
To: Glenn Henshaw <thraxisp@logicaloutcome.ca>
Cc: linux-embedded <linux-embedded@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Kernel boot problem on IXP422 Rev. A
Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 17:35:14 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <8bd0f97a0806121435r2ace2c5br692cab8426966ee6@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <17882748-2E1B-4DB4-82FD-C5D5C4E62CC8@logicaloutcome.ca>

On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 5:28 PM, Glenn Henshaw wrote:
> On 12-Jun-08, at 4:04 PM, Mike Frysinger wrote:
>> On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 3:35 PM, Marcus Tangermann wrote:
>>> we currently try to boot a 2.6.21 kernel
>>
>> time to upgrade
>
>  Wrong answer!!!

not really

>  Many embedded devices can't upgrade kernels easily because of customer
> <snip>

and there are plenty of *wrong* reasons that people are using old kernels.

>  Often developers not working in the embedded space don't understand this
> reality.

if i'm not classified as an embedded developer, then i dont know what one is :P

>  Helpful responses on what does/does not work would be more appreciated.

i gave a realistic one and i sent him to the right place -- the arm
kernel mailing lists
-mike

  reply	other threads:[~2008-06-12 21:35 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 17+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-06-12 19:35 Kernel boot problem on IXP422 Rev. A Marcus Tangermann
2008-06-12 20:04 ` Mike Frysinger
2008-06-12 21:28   ` Glenn Henshaw
2008-06-12 21:35     ` Mike Frysinger [this message]
2008-06-12 21:43     ` Craig Hollabaugh
2008-06-12 21:43     ` Alexey Zaytsev
2008-06-12 22:15     ` David Woodhouse
2008-06-13 17:33     ` Rob Landley
2008-06-13 20:05       ` Tim Bird
2008-06-15 19:17         ` Rob Landley
2008-06-13  0:13   ` Glenn Henshaw
2008-06-13  0:16 ` Greg Ungerer
2008-06-13 19:07   ` Marcus Tangermann
2008-06-14  7:17     ` Greg Ungerer
2008-06-19 17:59       ` Marcus Tangermann
2008-06-20  0:08         ` Greg Ungerer
2008-06-13  2:10 ` George G. Davis

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