Hi, >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
I'm still owning one of each: 5000/25, 5000/33, 5000/133, 5000/200 and a 5000/240 (which is currently disassembled and b0rked :-(. >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 While I don't have any of these. >(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. As this normally takes forever on the 5k machines I own, I usually go with the installation kernels. I'm no big fan of cross-compiling, either. But I could compile my own, if you drop support for them - though the install would then be a PITA. I really liked the CD install on my 5k/133, it was cool that it just worked out of the box :-) >[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... [del] I'm in the process of getting into a new job early next month (yes, again...), so any planning involving my spare time will be void then, sorry. CU, Uli -- Dipl. Inf. Ulrich Teichert|e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Stormweg 24 |listening to: High On The Crime (Turbonegro) 24539 Neumuenster, Germany|Public Pervert (Interpol) Cauchemar (Opération S) -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
