Re: 2.6.x-amiga kernel + misc.
On Fri, 29 Apr 2005, Haakon Innerdal wrote:
> Should I try to ensure that the 2.6-kernel is built with gcc-2.95? is it
> even possible to build 2.6.x with gcc-2.95? (I could try, but each kernel
> build is taking about half a day...)
Yes, 2.6 can be built with gcc 2.95 (I'm using a cross 2.95.2 myself). But
there's one asm file that needs a not-too-old binutils (read: more recent than
the release date of gcc 2.95).
> Next question, I have a hydra NIC, when downloading, I get about
> 60-80 Kb/sec, I know this is not exactly high-end hardware anymore, but is
> this full speed I can expect?
Sorry, no idea. I don't have a Hydra. I get a few (like in: 2-3) hundred kB/s
on my Ariadne in a A4000/040.
> almost last Q: would a Picasso IV card be a good investment? my goals is
> to get reasonable graphics in both amiga-os, and in m68k/xfree, other good
> (cheap) options?
In theory, this card is supported by cirrusfb. In practice, I don't know
whether it will still work. Just try, and it's a good sign Christian just got
one himself ;-)
> finally: Upgrading my system with Mediator PCI wouldn't give me any
> better options in m68k/linux, right? it's not supported? or is there
> something in the works?
So far the Mediator is not yet supported. But if someone writes the support,
at least some PCI cards should work with Linux/m68k.
> I noticed somewhere in the kernel about a graphic driver "depends on FB &&
> (ZORRO || PCI)",
> but googling on the subject didnt give me any immediate answers...
Yep, that's for cirrusfb, which supports both Zorro cards (on Amiga) and PCI
cards (on systems with PCI). But since there's no PCI support for Amiga yet,
it's limited to Zorro cards for us.
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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