Re: HighPoint- GPL Licensed Controller wants To be Include InDebian Distribution
Dear May,
On Mon, 28 Jan 2008, May Hwang wrote:
> Dear Margarita,
>
> Thanks, please help include our driver in etch-n-half.
>
> Please find Latest HighPoint Source files in 2.6.24 are located at:
> drivers\scsi\hptiop.c
> drivers\scsi\hptiop.h
> Documentation\scsi\hptiop.txt
>
> 2.6.24-rc8-mm1 built-in it, you can get it from www.kernel.org.
as linus already merged the driver update.
just commited the patch from latest git into our tree for the
2.6.24 etch+half update kernel:
http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/kernel-svn-changes/2008-February/009187.html
> FYI, HighPoint do have validation program with most of main vendors in the
> market- Seagate, Western Digital, Hitachi, Supermicro, Tyan, Asus,
> clustersoftware vendor, Storage software vendors, AIC, CI-design and etc.
>
> In regards of source package guideline, I will check with my firmware group
> if they have any questions.
>
> Thanks for the quick response!
thanks for bringing the issue to our attention.
> Best Regards,
>
> May Hwang
>
> HighPoint Technologies,Inc.
>
> Tel:408-240-6118/6112
> Fax-408-942-5800
>
> www.highpoint-tech.com
> www.hptmac.com
>
> Distribution Partners: ASI, BellMicro, D&H, Malabs
> "RocketRAID - Terabyte Storage Technologies"
for more information about the debian kernel see
http://wiki.debian.org/DebianKernel
(commit list, team, general docs, ..)
it would be cool if you would test tomorrows sid snapshot builds?
see aboves for the apt lines.
best regards
--
maks
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