Re: [opensuse-ppc] HELP: test kernel patches on the real thing

[Wolfram Sang <wsa@the-dreams.de>]

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On Mon, Apr 20, 2015 at 08:43:24PM -0400, larrystotler@netscape.net wrote:
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wolfram Sang <wsa@the-dreams.de>
>  
> Quoted from the opensuse-ppc mailing list
> 
> >I'm Wolfram Sang, maintainer of the I2C subsystem of the Linux Kernel. I
> >want to get rid of an ancient mechanism in the I2C core which was used in the
> >2.4 era. There are only two users left; drivers for old Macintosh computers I
> >don't have access to. So, I tried to emulate the behaviour on an ARM board and
> >wrote a replacement for the old mechanism which works fine here. Now, I wonder
> >if there are people willing to test these patches on the real thing? This would
> >be much appreciated!
> 
> I have a bunch of older macs but none currently has linux and/or a current version of linux on them.  
> 
> What models do you need tested?  Can you point me to a quick easy to install distro?  I usually use openSUSE but I think Fedora has a ppc port now as well.
> 
> I only have 32bit macs.  I have:
> 
> iMac DV 400Mhz
> PowerMac G4 Digital Audio 466Mhz
> 2 - PowerMac G3 Blue & Whites (one with a G4 I THINK).
> PowerMac 9600
> PowerMac 9500
> PowerMac 6500
> PowerMac 6400
> PowerMac G3 All In One Beige.
> PowerBook G3 Wallstreet

Thank you for the offer! I am still in the process to find out which
machines are "windtunnel" and which ones are "keywest". I thought this
would be easy once I found some Mac owners, but seems I was wrong...

I'll let you know if one of your machines could become useful.

Thanks again,

   Wolfram


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