Hi, On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 1:05 PM, Gaudenz Steinlin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi > > The current state of MOL in Debian is broken since quite some time. If > we want to have MOL in the next release we have to act now! > > Currently there are 2 major issues holding up the MOL packages in > Debian. >
Maybe we can use suse's solution: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?thread_name=8CA7A2DFB5204E9-1240-4DAB%40WEBMAIL-MA01.sysops.aol.com&forum_name=mac-on-linux-users Best regards, Bin > -> Unusable kernel modules: This is caused by the removal of > handle_mm_fault in recent kernels. To fix this we have to talk to the > kernel team to see if they accept the attached patch which reenables > the export. > Additionaly the modules as shipped in mol-source currently don't > compile with recent kernels. This can be fixed by updating mol-source > to the most recent version in the upstream SVN. > This issue is Debian bug #445359. > José: What's the status of the upstream integration of the MOL kernel > modules. Is this expected to happen anytime soon or is the work on it > abandoned? > > -> MOL SVN segfaults or hangs: The current version of MOL in unstable > just hangs after startup if used with the latest kernel modules > compiled from SVN. The latest SVN version segfaults at the same point > where the other version hangs. This segfault was also reported on the > upstream mailinglist. AFAIK there is no fix for it atm. José: are you > planning to work on this in the near future? > Probably the appropriate place to discuss this bug is > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Unfortunaltely I have very little free time at the moment and I'm unable to > fix this two issues without help. Is there anyone else on the MOL > Packaging Team or the Debian PowerPC Mailinglist who could take care of > one of these issues. I wold be glad to assist if problems arise. Solving > the first problem probably only needs communication to the kernel team. > > Gaudenz > > -- > Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. > Try again. Fail again. Fail better. > ~ Samuel Beckett ~ > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >