Jay Estabrook ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Looks like, if the ldmilo.exe I was using for the test is the same or > similar to the one everyone is using, that binary-patching of that > file in the following way *may* help. It will force the test that is > causing problems to always proceeed as if it had found compatible > hardware, so if it's *not*, all bets are off. > > YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!! > > Look for, about 0x26c offset from the start of the file: > > 0x44011000 /* this is: and v0,#8,v0 */ > > Change it to: > > 0x44011400 /* this is: or v0,#8,v0 */ > > If you can, give it a try, and let me know what happens, either way. > > If successful, get folks with *and* without the problem to test it. > Then, if all are happy, submit it to alphalinux.org for their FTP site.
Kudos to Jay! It works!!! I now have a SANE milo. wahoo!!! I have put the file up on: <http://people.debian.org/~rbf/files/ruffian/> for other ruffian owners to try. If it works for everyone, I'll ask someone to put it on ftp.ALO Ron - who is now building a SANE kernel for his other ruffian... -- Email: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Home: <http://farrer.net/~rbf/>
