Thiemo and I intend to drop support for DECstations based on the R3000 chip (r3k-kn02) unless there are major objections [1]. Machines based on the R4000 chip (r4k-kn04) will remain to be supported (at least if someone actually does some debian-installer and kernel testing [2]).
I'm no DECstation expert, but it appears this means dropping support for: DECstation 5000/1xx R3000 3MIN r3k-kn02 DECstation 5000/200 R3000 3MAX r3k-kn02 DECstation 5000/240 R3000 3MAX+ r3k-kn02 Personal DECstation 5000/xx R3000 Maxine r3k-kn02 While support for the following would be kept: DECstation 5000/150 R4000 3MIN r4k-kn04 DECstation 5000/260 R4400 3MAX+ r4k-kn04 Personal DECstation 5000/50 R4000 Maxine r4k-kn04 (This list is from the debian-installer manual. So if any one this is wrong, please let me know so I can fix it.) Does *anyone* actually still use a R3000 based DECstation (r3k-kn02)? In particular people who don't compile their own kernels anyway. [1] Objections from Peter 'p2' De Schrijver won't count since you can (and do) compile your own kernel anyway. [2] Note that 2.6 MIPS kernels just got accepted into the archive. There are no DECstation flavours though because of lack of testing. They're supported upstream so adding a flavour should work but I really need people with actual hardware to test and confirm that the kernel image works before I can upload it... Karsten, what's the status of your r4k-kn04 box and your spare time? -- Martin Michlmayr http://www.cyrius.com/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
