> On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 9:16 AM, Fuxin Zhang <fxzh...@ict.ac.cn> 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 che...@lemote.com. 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.
> >>> >>> So, let's perhaps look at the situation again in two months and see >>> where we are and if it's worth to do something else inbetween or not. >>> >>> >>> >>> Andi >>> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mips-requ...@lists.debian.org >> with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact >> listmas...@lists.debian.org >> Archive: http://lists.debian.org/51c8ef5b.90...@ict.ac.cn >> > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-mips-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/64b5d51c3cf967b16eed13983e503da5.squir...@mail.lemote.com
