RE: Hostname problems

RE: Hostname problems

[Stuart]

Hi all.
What's the status on the 860 port in the 2.3.x tree from kernel.org.
Specifically I'm working with an MBX box.

I recall seeing something recently from Dan about collecting many
patches, and hoping to have something together soon.  I think it was
for the 860.

The 2.3.42 kernel did not compile out of the box.  But I've made
several changes to get it to build.  However it still does not run.
I've either messed up on something in my fixes to get it building,
or there are more significant problems with it.

Are there others working with the current versions of the 2.3.x
development?  Anyone have it working on an MBX?

Thanks...

-- Stuart --


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Re: Hostname problems

[Dan Malek]

Stuart wrote:
>
> Hi all.
> What's the status on the 860 port in the 2.3.x tree from kernel.org.
> Specifically I'm working with an MBX box.

The 2.3.xx tree for the 8xx is pretty bad.  There are some updates
I want to incorporate, but I have been tracking down all of the
changes that cause 8xx not to build or boot properly.

For the MBX in particular, the support of the PC-style I/O has
finally been broken.  The support of the IDE was always a problem
because of the desire to use PCMCIA flash, the QSpan never seemed
to pass interrupt correctly, and now generic kernel changes finally
broke the indirect access to the 8259 (and I am still puzzled how
it is supported on other PMacs.....).

Anyway, those are some of the things I am working on.  There are
many other little things, like building without PCI configured
doesn't work either.  The last working 2.3.xx kernel I used and
updated was 2.3.18.

I am actively working on all of these because I want to make
sure we have a solid 8xx configuration when 2.4.x hits.

I will make an announcement when I get something stable again.


	-- Dan

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Re: Hostname problems

[Cort Dougan]

} For the MBX in particular, the support of the PC-style I/O has
} finally been broken.  The support of the IDE was always a problem
} because of the desire to use PCMCIA flash, the QSpan never seemed
} to pass interrupt correctly, and now generic kernel changes finally
} broke the indirect access to the 8259 (and I am still puzzled how
} it is supported on other PMacs.....).

For one, 8259 isn't supported on PMacs :)  I'd found when I first did IDE
on the MBX that there was a lot of contradictory information in the docs on
how those interrupts were passed through.  Matt Porter at Moto finally got
me the correct info (not on Moto time though, I don't want to get him into
trouble...).  If you've found it's not working correctly please let me
know.  I don't claim my understanding or implementation is full or
completely correct.

Can you tell me the 8259 problems you're having?  I'd like to fix those at
least.

} Anyway, those are some of the things I am working on.  There are
} many other little things, like building without PCI configured
} doesn't work either.  The last working 2.3.xx kernel I used and
} updated was 2.3.18.
}
} I am actively working on all of these because I want to make
} sure we have a solid 8xx configuration when 2.4.x hits.
}
} I will make an announcement when I get something stable again.

Please keep me up-to-date with what you do.  I'm trying to get things to a
semi-stable state on all platforms for 2.4.

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