Re: community PM requirements/issues and PowerOP [Was: Re: So, what's the status on the recent patches here?]

Pavel Machek
2006-09-17T12:48:51Z

Hi!

> | > > May I remind you that Linux world is not only laptops and Sharp Zaurus? ;)
> | >
> | > Actually, laptops and zauruses seem to be the only "interesting"
> | > machines from pm perspective. Then there are Motorola cellphones, but
> | > Motorola tried hard not to enable users changing kernel... so they are
> | > irrelevant.
> |
> | Get yourself some OMAP hardware then; your blinders are way too effective!
> |
> | OMAP1 hardware is easily had; an OSK, or a Nokia N770. The latter is
> | battery powered already, without the hardware mods...
> ---
>
> And, if you don't want to buy a target board, you can use the CE Linux
> Forum's on-line test lab to build and test kernels on target hardware
> remotely.

I'll get linux-based cellphone sooner or later; debugging hardware
remotely sucks, as does my current internet connection (latency wise).

Plus it should be motorola / CE manufacturers doing this work, not me.
Pavel
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