From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Message-ID: <3A4D37D6.6BAA22C3@mvista.com> Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2000 20:18:14 -0500 From: Dan Malek MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Ron Bianco CC: linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org Subject: Re: A stable linux 2.2.xx for sandpoint-8240 anywhere? References: <000901c071ef$85b814d0$4d012ac7@warp-speed> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Sender: owner-linuxppc-embedded@lists.linuxppc.org List-Id: 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 ** Sent via the linuxppc-embedded mail list. See http://lists.linuxppc.org/