From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <37E03044.9653F5D2@ctam.com.au> Date: Thu, 16 Sep 1999 09:48:21 +1000 From: Brendan Simon Reply-To: bsimon@ctam.com.au MIME-Version: 1.0 CC: linuxppc-embedded Subject: Re: mpc8xx-2.3.10 configuration questions. References: <37DEF583.3DC2F0D4@ctam.com.au> <37DFF342.94EE3B8@jlc.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: Dan Malek wrote: > > .....This worries me a bit, > > especially having 8xx and 6xx cpus both defined. Is this intentional ? > > Well, you can either worry or fix it and get on with life. Keep in > mind that the 8xx is really a minimal change to the Linux/PPC baseline. > If something doesn't work on the 8xx, and it is not specific to > the 8xx (like the file system stuff), chances are it doesn't work > for any PPC release. Build it for a PMAC or something (you do have > some other PPC besides the 8xx, right?) and compare the results. No, unfortunately I do not have access to a powermac. My x86 laptop is just about getting to the end of it's warranty and I am looking at upgrading in the next month or so. Since I have no desire to run DOS/Windows programs AND the powerpc G3/G4 machines kick ass, I will probably upgrade to a PowerBook :) > Remember, the 2.3.x CVS is a serious development tree, changing > every minute, and can go for many releases without running > properly in many aspects. When you play in this sandbox you have > to expect things not to work correctly, and contribute to the > updates. I do expect things not to work. I do not know the kernel internals very well and I am not confident in changing things willy nilly. Reporting things to the mailing list seems reasonable to me to see if others have seen similar things and have found solutions. I don't mind getting my hands dirty and trying things but I would rather wait for some direction from others first so I don't head down the wrong track and possibly stuff up something that didn't really have a problem. In a previous email you mentioned that the embedded-2.2.5 release is still the most stable, but you recommended to me that the 2.3.10 kernels are the place to start for new ports. I think I will do the port for the 2.2.5 first and then migrate it to the 2.3.x stuff later. Does this sound reasonable ? Brendan Simon. ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/