Re: MIPS port maintenance (debian-installer, kernel)
* Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com> [080309 17:07]:
> We need more people actively testing debian-installer and the kernel
> on various MIPS (mips and mipsel) platforms. I've tested d-i and the
> kernel on various MIPS platforms over the last years, even platforms I
> wasn't terribly interested in myself. I no longer have the time or
> interest to maintain platforms I'm not interested in, so I'm asking
> other people to step up.
>
> Let's look at what is supported at the moment and who could do some
> testing:
>
> r4k-ip22 (SGI Indy): this platform broke with every new kernel version
> in the past but Thomas Bogendoerfer is now maintaining the kernel
> upstream and he is very responsive. Still, we need people to test the
> Debian kernel (and report issues upstream) and to test d-i on a
> regular basis. Florian Lohoff has done some kernel tests recently, so
> I hope he can continue with that and also do d-i tests on a regular
> basis.
Does this still include r5k-ip22 SGI Indys?
Hochachtungsvoll,
Bernhard R. Link
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