> > Brian Hechinger wrote: >> On Tue, Feb 12, 2008 at 12:44:45PM -0500, Dennis Clarke wrote: >>> anthing that is NOT an ODW will not work out of the box. At the moment. >>> >>> end of story. >> >> Is it a matter of device drivers? A fundamental difference in the way >> they work? Any idea at all? >> >> Just curious. > > It's mostly device drivers. Interrupt controller, DMA controller, reliance > on certain MMU features of the G4 (? I forget if the e300 has Extended > BATs), distinct lack of memory (128MB on the current model, legend has it > that Solaris bites in those kinds of environments) and absolutely no > provision for SoC-level debugging. > > We might fix some of that on a future revision. > > All in all, though, an Efika port, while we're struggling to get to a > command > prompt after 18 months on the ODW, is going to be like punching Guy in the > face. We've had a very hard time trying to convince the NetBSD and FreeBSD > developers to PLEASE concentrate less on the Pegasos (which hasn't been on > sale for 2 years now..) and try the Efika, but they are at the same stage. > > I've since learned to quit pushing and let people do what they like, but > without it, not much gets done too fast :) >
The *real* question is if you can produce a limited number of the ODW's or not. Of course it can be done for $1M but the question is can it be done with a lower number. It looks like, at least for this project, more are needed. Furthermore they need to be exactly identical to the one from 2 years ago. Dennis Clarke
