> On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 9:48 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: >>> On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 9:16 AM, Fuxin Zhang <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Dear Andreas, >>>> 浜� 2013/6/25 3:20, Andreas Barth ������: >>>> >>>>>>> 3. We have currently two new machines with loongson 3a processors >>>>>>> to >>>>>>> test. It will take a bit of time to finally get a working kernel on >>>>>>> these, but that would also decrease build-times quite much. >>>>>> >>>>>> When do you expect them to be usable? >>>>> >>>>> Depends on your definition of useable. >>>>> >>>>> I'm currently in the process to get the kernel building and trying to >>>>> get the patches into upstream kernel. Besides of that, the hardware >>>>> is >>>>> useable (the usual auto-power-on-patch is required as well, but >>>>> that's >>>>> just a few days for doing it mechanically). However, currently with >>>>> only the factory kernel (which doesn't meet my definition of useable, >>>>> and I think also not yours). I suspect that I'm just a few pitfalls >>>>> away from getting this done, but nothing I could put say "takes this >>>>> many days". I'm also just trying since Saturday, so in the very early >>>>> stages and in discussion with upstream and vendor. >>>> >>>> I am surprised to read that a working kernel for 3A will be an issue. >>>> Any >>>> question >>>> you can contact [email protected]. He is maintaining our kernel and >>>> trying >>>> hard to push patches upstream. >>>> >>>> Regards >>>> >>> >>> It is indeed an issue, and is the most blocking one. We have contacted >>> chenhc and we tried to merge those patches to mainline, but resulting >>> to a non-bootable kernel. The latest working kernel is Linux 3.6 based >>> on his branch, while 3D acceleration does not work like in Lemote's >>> 3.5 kernel. >> Really? I remember that you have a good kernel with the 3.9 branch in >> dev.lemote.com. >> > > Unfortunately it does not boot, and it may caused by the difficulty of > handling massive merge conflicts with 3.9 version of Debian kernel. > The merge was success on 3.6 branch so we are running on it.
Which compiler do you use? 3.9 is OK here. > > > Regards, > Aron > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [email protected] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [email protected] Archive: http://lists.debian.org/[email protected]
