bkbits.net is offline probably due to the spat between ODSL and Bitmover. I think some people are mad and keep taking it down.
I will have to move it to a sourceforge cvs project. I'll post after it is moved. On 4/13/05, Gregg C Levine <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello (again) from Gregg C Levine > Jon, is your BK repository offline? Early this morning I needed to > resynch my cloned posting with yours, following your excellent > instructions, (CF. Also on March 26, 2005), and I received a > "Connection timed out error" message. > > However, the same thing happens with regards to the clone made > following the instructions from the company, so I'm thinking its my > ISP acting up. > > When you get a chance can you create a tar file of your ROM posting > app? If you want to send it to me as an FTP transfer, rather then as > an attachment, I've got an FTP server running here, it can accept > uploads. Write me off list with the details you'll need, and I'll do > the same. > ------------------- > Gregg C Levine [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ------------------------------------------------------------ > "The Force will be with you...Always." Obi-Wan Kenobi > "Use the Force, Luke." Obi-Wan Kenobi > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > On Behalf Of Jon Smirl > > Sent: Saturday, March 26, 2005 2:36 PM > > To: Jesse Barnes; Kendall Bennett; Benjamin Herrenschmidt; > > [email protected] > > Subject: [LinuxBIOS] New version of ROM posting app > > > > I put two new posting apps, a vm86 version and emu86 version out on: > > bk://mesa3d.bkbits.net/rom > > > > Get klibc from: > > http://kernel.org/pub/linux/libs/klibc/ > > > > Install it somewhere and build it. You need to make a link to the > > kernel source in the top level klibc directory. In this directory > make > > a link from the klibc-xxx directory to klibc. > > > > Both projects will then build. > > v86bios uses vm86 to run the rom > > post uses emu86 > > > > Use an environment variable to pick the card to be acted on: > > export DEVPATH=/bus/pci/devices/0000:01:00.0 > > > > vm86 is 20K non-debug > > emu86 is 40K non-debug > > > > Currently they don't use Ben's VGA arbiter which isn't ready yet. > When > > finished these app will automatically be triggered on driver load as > > part of the hotplug process. > > > > The source to vm86 is from the linux BIOS project where is has been > > worked on to make it substantially smaller. I like to keep everyone > on > > the same source code base if possible. > > > > Once we get these cleaned up and working I'm hoping to get them > added > > to the klibc project. Once in klibc, klibc is schedule to go into > the > > kernel sooner or later. > > > > They are both partially working but fail part way through the > posting > > process. I've been playing with them a couple of days and I can't > > figure out why they are failing. They are both failing for different > > reasons. Can anyone help? > > > > -- > > Jon Smirl > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > LinuxBIOS mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.openbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios > > -- Jon Smirl [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ LinuxBIOS mailing list [email protected] http://www.openbios.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios
