Re: PATCH: linux-2.4.7-pre3/drivers/char/sonypi.c would hang some non-Sony notebooks

2001-07-08 Thread Robert J.Dunlop
Hi again, On Sun, Jul 08, 2001 at 03:26:48AM -0700, Adam J. Richter wrote: > > Yes, although that is a task that is never complete. So, I > would recommend that we adopt a simple test that should work into the > stock kernels with the expectation that the test will probably be > refined

Re: PATCH: linux-2.4.7-pre3/drivers/char/sonypi.c would hang some non-Sony notebooks

2001-07-08 Thread Robert J.Dunlop
Hi, First off, it works for me on my VAIO PCG-Z600NE. On Sun, Jul 08, 2001 at 09:30:44AM +0100, Adam J. Richter wrote: > The pci_device_id tables in linux-2.4.7-pre3/drivers/char/sonypi.c > claims that the driver wants to be loaded on all computers that have > an that have a PCI device

Re: PATCH: linux-2.4.7-pre3/drivers/char/sonypi.c would hang some non-Sony notebooks

2001-07-08 Thread Robert J.Dunlop
Hi, First off, it works for me on my VAIO PCG-Z600NE. On Sun, Jul 08, 2001 at 09:30:44AM +0100, Adam J. Richter wrote: The pci_device_id tables in linux-2.4.7-pre3/drivers/char/sonypi.c claims that the driver wants to be loaded on all computers that have an that have a PCI device with

Re: PATCH: linux-2.4.7-pre3/drivers/char/sonypi.c would hang some non-Sony notebooks

2001-07-08 Thread Robert J.Dunlop
Hi again, On Sun, Jul 08, 2001 at 03:26:48AM -0700, Adam J. Richter wrote: Yes, although that is a task that is never complete. So, I would recommend that we adopt a simple test that should work into the stock kernels with the expectation that the test will probably be refined in

Re: Microsoft and Xenix.

2001-06-25 Thread Robert J.Dunlop
Hi, On Mon, Jun 25, 2001 at 06:27:24PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I first used Unix on a PDP11/44 whilst studying for my Computer Engineering > degree at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. I think they and Queen Margaret > College, London were the first folk running Unix version 6

Re: Microsoft and Xenix.

2001-06-25 Thread Robert J.Dunlop
Hi, On Mon, Jun 25, 2001 at 06:27:24PM +0100, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I first used Unix on a PDP11/44 whilst studying for my Computer Engineering degree at Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh. I think they and Queen Margaret College, London were the first folk running Unix version 6