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Re: 2.6.16-rc2 sparc32 (and sparc64) kernel images available



if any one gets a sparc32 - smp 2.6.16+ kernel compilied and get make it available for download as a deb, I can test 
on some dual and quad processor systems.  Let me know.

Jim



---------- Original Message -----------
From: Jurij Smakov <jurij@wooyd.org>
[UTF-8?]To: Ludovic Courtès <ludo@chbouib.org>
Cc: debian-sparc@lists.debian.org
Sent: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 20:32:05 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: 2.6.16-rc2 sparc32 (and sparc64) kernel images available

[UTF-8?]> On Fri, 10 Feb 2006, Ludovic Courtès wrote:
> 
> > Hi,
> >
> > Yesterday, 19 hours, 45 minutes, 7 seconds ago, Jurij Smakov wrote:
> >> I've committed the changes to build sparc32 images to the experimental
> >> branch of the svn and run a test build. The resulting images are available
> >> for download at http://www.wooyd.org/debian/kernels/.
> >
> > Great!  Would it be possible for you to build sparc32 SMP images as
> > well?  I'd be glad to test it.
> 
> I don't think it makes too much sense to build the SMP images at this 
> point. The only person actively involved in making 2.6 SMP kernels work 
> on sparc32 is Bob Breuer, and according to his recent post to sparc-linux
> list [0], it's not quite there yet. If you are seriously interested in 
> testing SMP on sparc32, it is pretty simple to apply the patch mentioned 
> in this message and build your own kernel (let me know if you'll need help 
> with it).
> 
> [0] http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-sparc&m=113822757706953&w=2
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Jurij Smakov                                        jurij@wooyd.org
> Key: http://www.wooyd.org/pgpkey/                   KeyID: C99E03CC
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