On Wednesday 25 November 2009 18:01:23 Martin Michlmayr wrote: > * Florian Fainelli <[email protected]> [2009-11-25 14:54]: > > Do plan at some point to switch to 64-bits kernels for Qube2? They > > have been working fine for me for about two years now. > > Good question. I remember we had some 64-bit related issues on Cobalt > back in 2006 (some related to PCI cards). I've no idea if those ever > got resolved or not. Are you using any PCI cards?
Yes I do remember there were some issues which seems to be gone now. I am using a RT2500PCI Wi-Fi card ont it and used to have an OHCI-PCI controler which worked fine too. > > Anyway, if there's a big demand to switch to 64-bit I can make that > change. What do others think? > > I personally consider Cobalt to be in "maintenance mode" so I'm > reluctant to make changes unless there is a good reason. BTW, if you > (or someone else) are interested in taking over Cobalt (or all of > MIPS) kernel/installer in Debian you'd be very welcome. My box is there just to test linux-mips kernels as well as Debian installations so that would be ok with me. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected]
