Re: Debian installer/live stock kernels iMac G5
On Thu, Jul 27, 2006 at 02:29:14PM +0200, Johannes Berg wrote:
> On Thu, 2006-07-27 at 14:23 +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
>
> > The package name is hw-detect.
>
> I just filed a bug against it but it hasn't come through yet.
>
> > What kernel exactly is the one where snd-aoa is
> > enabled over powermac ?
>
> 2.6.18 will have it.
>
> > In general we probably need a better per
> > subarch/machine solution for those hacky workarounds.
>
> In the bug report I outlined how for 2.6.18+ we should use the same
> mechanism that snd-aoa currently uses for deciding what to do (layout-id
> node is present). In the future after that, if snd-aoa handles
> everything, the whole snd-powermac will just die.
Well, they will probably not fix it, saying that etch will chip with 2.6.16 or
2.6.17, but it is good to file bug reports. But then maybe it will be fixed.
Filling bug reports is good, thanks for doing it.
Friendly,
Sven Luther
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