[gentoo-alpha] Ditching 2.4 kernel support?

[gentoo-alpha] Ditching 2.4 kernel support?

[Bryan Østergaard]

Hi all.

2.4 kernels is generally the biggest problem when building new releases
and most, if not all should be able to use 2.6 kernels by now.
Considering that I'm currently only planning to provide 2.6 support for
the 2007.0 release and forward.

Please contact me if 2.6 kernels doesn't work on your alpha so we can
try to work out any problems in time for next release.

Regards,
Bryan Østergaard

PS. You can catch me on kloeri@gentoo.org or as 'kloeri' on
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RE: [gentoo-alpha] Ditching 2.4 kernel support?

[Amos H. Weatherill]

If you want to ditch 2.4 kernal support someone will need to modify MILO to work with 2.6 series kernals.  The only reason that I am not currently using Gentoo on my Alpha is that I cannot get a working MILO for current generation kernals.  Unfortunately, I do not have the programming skills to do this myself.  If you or anyone else knows where I can get a MILO boot floppy for a 2.6 kernal, as recent a version as possible please, would you please reply to the list if appropriate or directly to me at 'right_maple_nut@yahoo.co.uk'.

Thank you in advance to all who reply.  I would really like to get my Alpha up and running.

Signed.
Amos H. Weatherill

-----Original Message-----
From: Bryan Østergaard [mailto:kloeri@gentoo.org]
Sent: December 15, 2006 9:49 AM
To: gentoo-alpha@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-alpha] Ditching 2.4 kernel support?


Hi all.

2.4 kernels is generally the biggest problem when building new releases
and most, if not all should be able to use 2.6 kernels by now.
Considering that I'm currently only planning to provide 2.6 support for
the 2007.0 release and forward.

Please contact me if 2.6 kernels doesn't work on your alpha so we can
try to work out any problems in time for next release.

Regards,
Bryan Østergaard

PS. You can catch me on kloeri@gentoo.org or as 'kloeri' on
irc.freenode.net.
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Re: [gentoo-alpha] Ditching 2.4 kernel support?

[Davide Cittaro]

Hi,
On Dec 15, 2006, at 3:48 PM, Bryan Østergaard wrote:

> Please contact me if 2.6 kernels doesn't work on your alpha so we can
> try to work out any problems in time for next release.

I have 3 alpha with gentoo. Two of them are DS25 (ev68) and I cannot  
run a 2.6 kernel. I may be totally dumb, I may be unable to configure  
a proper kernel, but while I can set the "legacy start address" for  
this machine (and therefore boot) on 2.4 kernel, I cannot do this on  
2.6. Probably I missed something, but docs about DS25 are very poor  
and I couldn't find out how to boot a 2.6 kernel on it.

Cheers

d


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Re: [gentoo-alpha] Ditching 2.4 kernel support?

[Davide Cittaro]

I found that 2.6 kernel can't run on DS25 with SMP support. Only one  
CPU is supported

d
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Re: [gentoo-alpha] Ditching 2.4 kernel support?

[Jeff Donsbach]

Which machine do you have? I have an XLT (Milo only machine) and it works fine with 2.6 kernels. Admittedly, I haven't upgraded in a while. I think I am running something like 2.6.14  or so.


----- Original Message ----
From: Amos H. Weatherill <right_maple_nut@yahoo.co.uk>
To: gentoo-alpha@lists.gentoo.org
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 3:52:18 PM
Subject: RE: [gentoo-alpha] Ditching 2.4 kernel support?

If you want to ditch 2.4 kernal support someone will need to modify MILO to work with 2.6 series kernals.  The only reason that I am not currently using Gentoo on my Alpha is that I cannot get a working MILO for current generation kernals.  Unfortunately, I do not have the programming skills to do this myself.  If you or anyone else knows where I can get a MILO boot floppy for a 2.6 kernal, as recent a version as possible please, would you please reply to the list if appropriate or directly to me at 'right_maple_nut@yahoo.co.uk'.

Thank you in advance to all who reply.  I would really like to get my Alpha up and running.

Signed.
Amos H. Weatherill

-----Original Message-----
From: Bryan Østergaard [mailto:kloeri@gentoo.org]
Sent: December 15, 2006 9:49 AM
To: gentoo-alpha@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-alpha] Ditching 2.4 kernel support?


Hi all.

2.4 kernels is generally the biggest problem when building new releases
and most, if not all should be able to use 2.6 kernels by now.
Considering that I'm currently only planning to provide 2.6 support for
the 2007.0 release and forward.

Please contact me if 2.6 kernels doesn't work on your alpha so we can
try to work out any problems in time for next release.

Regards,
Bryan Østergaard

PS. You can catch me on kloeri@gentoo.org or as 'kloeri' on
irc.freenode.net.
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RE: [gentoo-alpha] Ditching 2.4 kernel support?

[Amos H. Weatherill]

Hello Mr. Donsbach.

Sorry that it took so long to get back to you.  All I know about the machine
without digging up some RAM and turning it on is that it is one of the few
systems that cannot use the SRM firmware, thus I must use MILO to load a
kernel.  If you have a floppy boot image that will work with a 2.6 kernel,
please post send it to my E-Mail Address or post a link and I'll download
it.

My E-Mail address is : right_maple_nut@yahoo.co.uk

Many Thanks.
Amos H. Weatherill

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Donsbach [mailto:jeff_donsbach@yahoo.com]
Sent: December 17, 2006 11:09 PM
To: gentoo-alpha@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-alpha] Ditching 2.4 kernel support?


Which machine do you have? I have an XLT (Milo only machine) and it works
fine with 2.6 kernels. Admittedly, I haven't upgraded in a while. I think I
am running something like 2.6.14  or so.


----- Original Message ----
From: Amos H. Weatherill <right_maple_nut@yahoo.co.uk>
To: gentoo-alpha@lists.gentoo.org
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 3:52:18 PM
Subject: RE: [gentoo-alpha] Ditching 2.4 kernel support?

If you want to ditch 2.4 kernal support someone will need to modify MILO to
work with 2.6 series kernals.  The only reason that I am not currently using
Gentoo on my Alpha is that I cannot get a working MILO for current
generation kernals.  Unfortunately, I do not have the programming skills to
do this myself.  If you or anyone else knows where I can get a MILO boot
floppy for a 2.6 kernal, as recent a version as possible please, would you
please reply to the list if appropriate or directly to me at
'right_maple_nut@yahoo.co.uk'.

Thank you in advance to all who reply.  I would really like to get my Alpha
up and running.

Signed.
Amos H. Weatherill

-----Original Message-----
From: Bryan Østergaard [mailto:kloeri@gentoo.org]
Sent: December 15, 2006 9:49 AM
To: gentoo-alpha@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-alpha] Ditching 2.4 kernel support?


Hi all.

2.4 kernels is generally the biggest problem when building new releases
and most, if not all should be able to use 2.6 kernels by now.
Considering that I'm currently only planning to provide 2.6 support for
the 2007.0 release and forward.

Please contact me if 2.6 kernels doesn't work on your alpha so we can
try to work out any problems in time for next release.

Regards,
Bryan Østergaard

PS. You can catch me on kloeri@gentoo.org or as 'kloeri' on
irc.freenode.net.
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Re: [gentoo-alpha] Ditching 2.4 kernel support?

[Jeff Donsbach]

Amos,
   Unfortunately, it is not that simple. MILO is model specific, so unless you know what machine type you have, I might be sending you the wrong file. If you can't power it on, can you snap a picture of it? That will likely help identify it.

Cheers,
Jeff D
p.s. sorry for the delayed response too. Holidays and all.......

----- Original Message ----
From: Amos H. Weatherill <right_maple_nut@yahoo.co.uk>
To: gentoo-alpha@lists.gentoo.org
Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 12:40:55 AM
Subject: RE: [gentoo-alpha] Ditching 2.4 kernel support?

Hello Mr. Donsbach.

Sorry that it took so long to get back to you.  All I know about the machine
without digging up some RAM and turning it on is that it is one of the few
systems that cannot use the SRM firmware, thus I must use MILO to load a
kernel.  If you have a floppy boot image that will work with a 2.6 kernel,
please post send it to my E-Mail Address or post a link and I'll download
it.

My E-Mail address is : right_maple_nut@yahoo.co.uk

Many Thanks.
Amos H. Weatherill

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeff Donsbach [mailto:jeff_donsbach@yahoo.com]
Sent: December 17, 2006 11:09 PM
To: gentoo-alpha@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-alpha] Ditching 2.4 kernel support?


Which machine do you have? I have an XLT (Milo only machine) and it works
fine with 2.6 kernels. Admittedly, I haven't upgraded in a while. I think I
am running something like 2.6.14  or so.


----- Original Message ----
From: Amos H. Weatherill <right_maple_nut@yahoo.co.uk>
To: gentoo-alpha@lists.gentoo.org
Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2006 3:52:18 PM
Subject: RE: [gentoo-alpha] Ditching 2.4 kernel support?

If you want to ditch 2.4 kernal support someone will need to modify MILO to
work with 2.6 series kernals.  The only reason that I am not currently using
Gentoo on my Alpha is that I cannot get a working MILO for current
generation kernals.  Unfortunately, I do not have the programming skills to
do this myself.  If you or anyone else knows where I can get a MILO boot
floppy for a 2.6 kernal, as recent a version as possible please, would you
please reply to the list if appropriate or directly to me at
'right_maple_nut@yahoo.co.uk'.

Thank you in advance to all who reply.  I would really like to get my Alpha
up and running.

Signed.
Amos H. Weatherill

-----Original Message-----
From: Bryan Østergaard [mailto:kloeri@gentoo.org]
Sent: December 15, 2006 9:49 AM
To: gentoo-alpha@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: [gentoo-alpha] Ditching 2.4 kernel support?


Hi all.

2.4 kernels is generally the biggest problem when building new releases
and most, if not all should be able to use 2.6 kernels by now.
Considering that I'm currently only planning to provide 2.6 support for
the 2007.0 release and forward.

Please contact me if 2.6 kernels doesn't work on your alpha so we can
try to work out any problems in time for next release.

Regards,
Bryan Østergaard

PS. You can catch me on kloeri@gentoo.org or as 'kloeri' on
irc.freenode.net.
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