Whomever takes this on for 2.6 should seriously consider using the envctrl framework I posted to the sparclinux list for SUNW,envctrltwo support. Contact me off-list if you want the latest 2.6 kernel patch. Adding E450 support should be straightforward, and a lot lless work than the current roll-your-own method.
I'd just do it, but alas I don't have the hardware, either. I'd consider remote access, but folks are usually not dedicated enough to make this work. E On 5/3/05, Ben Collins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's not something that can just be "access". A developer for something > like this would need to have one for some time (we developers can't just > set aside a couple of days just to do this). If I had one, I could > probably get around to it within a few weeks. Would be the same for David > (he probably has less time than I do). > > On Tue, May 03, 2005 at 10:20:53AM -0600, Davin Carter wrote: > > > > I could arrange for access to one in the Denver Colorado US area. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: David Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Tue 5/3/2005 10:03 AM > > To: Ben Collins > > Cc: [email protected]; [email protected] > > Subject: Re: Envctrl support for E450 > > > > On Tuesday 03 May 2005 16:48, Ben Collins wrote: > > > How about throwing in a machine to work on it...the problem isn't time or > > > money, it's having _physical_ access to the equipment. > > > > > > > Ah yes but that's a lot more complicated (and expensive) to arrange... > > The best I can offer is shell access. > > > > Maybe I could loan my machine to someone in the UK, but I'm not sure there > > are > > any UK-based SPARC kernel hackers. > > > > Regards, > > David. > > > > -- > > David Johnson > > www.david-web.co.uk - My Personal Website > > www.ethereye.org.uk - EtherEye Network Host Checker > > www.penguincomputing.co.uk - Need a Web Developer? > > > > > > -- > > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > -- > Debian - http://www.debian.org/ > Linux 1394 - http://www.linux1394.org/ > Subversion - http://subversion.tigris.org/ > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- E
