Am 28.09.2006 um 14:00 schrieb Carlos Castro: > I, > Updating my previous post > Managed to compile and install linuxppc-2.4-nubus (from cvs) with > nubus-patches > from your site > Installed on PB500ppc and it boots but doesn't detect the keyboard or > trackpad, > so it stops when it mount's the root filesystem. > If I press apple + power key it says that "interrupt not handled" or > something > like this > Even with your latest Mach Kernel it was very hard for ADB detection > (probably > once every 50 reboots) > I am having difficulty with your patches on the official linux-2.4.32 > (maybe > they are not for this version or something is missing) > > Main problems right now are > > 1 - Poor ADB detection That's most likely because of the SCSI problems - during SCSI transfers all ADB interrupts get lost. > 2 - Lack of network We have to further debug the SONIC driver. > 3 - Slow SCSI I suppose there is a big problem in the SCSI system of the linux kernel. My only hope is that this is fixed with kernel version 2.6 . > 4 - Better detection of keyboard keyup and keydown events Yes, that's because of the ADB problem and they are because of the SCSI problems. > > Other problems > > External video Unfortunately the support for the keystone chip has never been completed although there is some information about it in the nubus kernel souces (in nbpmac_node.h I think) > external ADB (maybe related to internal ADB) Yes, the internal and external ADB is one single bus. > > I need guidance to try to fix these problems, and as I said before my > knowledge > o programming is very limited The SONIC support could be made with the 2.4 kernel but the SCSI problems (and with them the ADB problems) most likely won't be fixable with it. > > I'm going to try to checkout the 2.4.32 kernel form nubus-cvs insted > of the > official tree, and build it with and without Tobias patches > Thanks > > Carlos > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT > Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to > share your > opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash > http://www.techsay.com/default.php? > page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV > _______________________________________________ > Nubus-pmac-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/nubus-pmac-users >
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