[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Thiemo Seufer wrote: > > Martin Michlmayr wrote: > > > * Michel Lespinasse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006-09-05 03:07]: > > > > * I see the Decstation 3max is listed as supported hardware at > > > > http://d-i.alioth.debian.org/manual/en.mipsel/ch02s01.html > > > > > > > > How much testing do Debian kernels get on such hardware ? > > > > > > Not much. We asked for people to test and fix the kernel on such > > > hardware and while some people were still interested in DECstation > > > support not much came out of it in terms of help. From my point of > > > view, DECstation support will be dropped for etch. (Unless, of course, > > > someone steps forward and fixes the kernel and tests the installer.) > > > > FWIW, I recently got a DECstation 5000/200, which may help in keeping > > the DECstation support up for etch. I haven't tested the machine yet. > > I would like to help keep DECstation support alive for Etch. > > I have plenty of hardware (DS 5000/240, 5000/150, 5000/120, and > Personal DS 5000/33 and 5000/25), but free time is short (as it > is for everyone). I'd appreciate any advice on the best way to > begin - just start trying the daily built images?
Yes, testing the daily builds would be a good start. Thiemo -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
