On Wed, May 08, 2013 at 01:07:42AM +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote: > Neil McGovern, le Tue 07 May 2013 11:14:01 +0100, a écrit : > > On Mon, May 06, 2013 at 10:27:54PM +0200, Samuel Thibault wrote: > > > We have not worked too much on the hardware support in the past months, > > > so it is basically network board drivers from linux 2.6.32, and IDE > > > disk support. I for instance installed it on my Dell D430, and network > > > just works fine. Working on a SATA driver should not be a problem. I > > > just haven't put it high on my TODO list, and have rather worked on the > > > Wheezy release whenever I had time to. > > > > Basically: in about 1 months time, will I be able to install it with a > > default installation process, and have it working on: > > a) A HP DL360 or similar > > b) A Dell inspiron 660s or similar > > c) A Lenovo Thinkpad X220 or similar > > I don't know what ethernet driver these would need. 2.6.32 linux kernels > already have e1000, 8139*, tg3 etc. drivers. This is the usual issue of > not-so-mature systems, just like Linux had in its early days. > How about things like wireless drivers, raid controllers, suspend/resume, power management etc? > About disk support, I happen to have right now a few days of holiday > with no RL plans (at last!), so I'll work on the SATA driver. Having it > working within a month should just happen. But not tested - how about USB - did that ever get sorted? > > d) VMWare/VBox etc. > > This already works. > Just tried it with vbox - as soon as I selected 'text install', I got a "critical error" and the vm stopped. For something to be accepted in testing, it should be in a releaseable state. This isn't something I can see happening for Hurd. Neil --
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