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From: Dan Malek <dan@mvista.com>
To: Ron Bianco <ronb@junction.net>
Cc: linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org
Subject: Re: A stable linux 2.2.xx for sandpoint-8240 anywhere?
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 20:18:14 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <3A4D37D6.6BAA22C3@mvista.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 000901c071ef$85b814d0$4d012ac7@warp-speed


Ron Bianco wrote:

> We do now need something suitable for a product.

There are ways......expecting free downloaded experimental software
probably isn't the best choice to start.

> ........  Since then (feb 2000) there have been over
> 100 sets of patches to the linux kernel.

Maybe more like 1000, or 10,000.  I think I did the original 8240
port back in August 1999.  I have added more than 100 patches
since then.

> ...apply the changes to the stable 2.2.18 kernel,

That would be my suggestion.

> ...... or apply the
> changes to the almost stable 2.4.0-test12, the totally latest kernel
> version as of last week.

Acutally, I think it is -test13, but I wouldn't use 2.4 unless you
needed some of the new features (and most people want them).

> We'll probably wait to see what those are, so as to avoid duplication.

It's basically what is in the 2.2.x brought up to 2.4.  Nothing much.



	-- Dan

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      reply	other threads:[~2000-12-30  1:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2000-12-29 19:26 A stable linux 2.2.xx for sandpoint-8240 anywhere? Ron Bianco
2000-12-29 19:36 ` Tom Rini
2000-12-29 21:52 ` Dan Malek
2000-12-29 23:31   ` Ron Bianco
2000-12-30  1:18     ` Dan Malek [this message]

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