RE: linux kernel patch

2004-10-15 Thread Gin
Ron, 
Thanks for the email. I downloaded the freebios2 version. It looks much
cleaner. Good work. Currently we are looking for a proper mainboard
among our products to run linuxbios on. I don't know the specific
chipset but we tend to use Intel solution on our products. Is there any
suggestion for us to pick a chipset/cpu model? We hope to build a more
stable machine at the first time. 

I happened to have a old board(440GX). As I can't wait for they to pick
a mainboard, I decide to try linuxbios on this one first. 
Can I build the linuxbios image from the new source- freebios2? Would
that work as the included directories might have been changed in the new
source?  

For the new source(freebios2)
1. Do we need a Config file for each mainboard to run? Does it work(the
building process)like the old way or it has been changed?
2. Is any document of how to build linuxbios on the new source? 


Regards,
Gin
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From: Ronald G. Minnich [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 11:32 PM
To: Gin
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: linux kernel patch 

we don't patch kernels any more. Just ignore anything about kernel 
patches.

What's the hardware in question ?What chipset? We're happy to help.

ron

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Re: linux kernel patch

2004-10-14 Thread David Hendricks
We appreciate your interest in the project! As I recall, the patches
were just something for some SiS chipset support in older LinuxBIOS
versions (freebios1). Since then, LinuxBIOS has advanced to include more
generic chipset support that does not require kernel patches.

The current LinuxBIOS (freebios2) will work without patches to your
kernel.

On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 15:34:13 +0800
Gin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Hello Ron,
 I don't' know if you are still working on this project since it's 2004
 now. I just finished a presentation of Linuxbios at work. We are
 highly interested in getting linuxbios running on our systems(we
 design motherboards). I have a question about the way you do the
 kernel patch. If the patch is to initialize the uninitialized hardware
 in order to run linux. Then why didn't we add it into the C code. Let
 it become part of linuxbios rom image? Furthermore, why do you have
 different patches for different linux kernel versions?   
 Sorry if the questions are too basic. We just started trying to get it
 built. 
  
 Thanks,
 Gin
 
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RE: linux kernel patch

2004-10-14 Thread Gin
Hello David,
Thanks for your quick response. Do you know where I can get the latest
linuxbios source code(freebios2)? Call me crazy, but I couldn't seem
able to find it through SourceForge.
http://sourceforge.net/

thanks,
Gin
  

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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Hendricks
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 4:08 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: linux kernel patch

We appreciate your interest in the project! As I recall, the patches
were just something for some SiS chipset support in older LinuxBIOS
versions (freebios1). Since then, LinuxBIOS has advanced to include more
generic chipset support that does not require kernel patches.

The current LinuxBIOS (freebios2) will work without patches to your
kernel.

On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 15:34:13 +0800
Gin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Hello Ron,
 I don't' know if you are still working on this project since it's 2004
 now. I just finished a presentation of Linuxbios at work. We are
 highly interested in getting linuxbios running on our systems(we
 design motherboards). I have a question about the way you do the
 kernel patch. If the patch is to initialize the uninitialized hardware
 in order to run linux. Then why didn't we add it into the C code. Let
 it become part of linuxbios rom image? Furthermore, why do you have
 different patches for different linux kernel versions?   
 Sorry if the questions are too basic. We just started trying to get it
 built. 
  
 Thanks,
 Gin
 
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RE: linux kernel patch

2004-10-14 Thread Dave Aubin
http://sourceforge.net/cvs/?group_id=3206

Freebios2 is the latest chipsets and mainboards. 

-Original Message-
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Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 5:05 AM
To: 'David Hendricks'
Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: linux kernel patch

Hello David,
Thanks for your quick response. Do you know where I can get the latest
linuxbios source code(freebios2)? Call me crazy, but I couldn't seem
able to find it through SourceForge.
http://sourceforge.net/

thanks,
Gin
  

-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of David Hendricks
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2004 4:08 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: linux kernel patch

We appreciate your interest in the project! As I recall, the patches
were just something for some SiS chipset support in older LinuxBIOS
versions (freebios1). Since then, LinuxBIOS has advanced to include more
generic chipset support that does not require kernel patches.

The current LinuxBIOS (freebios2) will work without patches to your
kernel.

On Thu, 14 Oct 2004 15:34:13 +0800
Gin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

 Hello Ron,
 I don't' know if you are still working on this project since it's 2004

 now. I just finished a presentation of Linuxbios at work. We are 
 highly interested in getting linuxbios running on our systems(we 
 design motherboards). I have a question about the way you do the 
 kernel patch. If the patch is to initialize the uninitialized hardware

 in order to run linux. Then why didn't we add it into the C code. Let 
 it become part of linuxbios rom image? Furthermore, why do you have
 different patches for different linux kernel versions?   
 Sorry if the questions are too basic. We just started trying to get it

 built.
  
 Thanks,
 Gin
 
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Re: linux kernel patch

2004-10-14 Thread Ronald G. Minnich
we don't patch kernels any more. Just ignore anything about kernel 
patches.

What's the hardware in question ?What chipset? We're happy to help.

ron

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