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authorJoachim Nilsson <joachim@gnufans.org>2002-11-05 13:19:00 +0000
committerJoachim Nilsson <joachim@gnufans.org>2002-11-05 13:19:00 +0000
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@@ -11,10 +11,33 @@ This page is a simple project page for me. I use it to keep track of things conc
# <a name="Current_Project"> Current Project </a>
-I am currently working on upgrading the OSKit's Linux drivers. The OSKit is currently at Linux version 2.2.12 for most of the drivers. My objective is to upgrade from 2.2.12 to 2.2.22 and eventually import the ATA-100 patches for Linux 2.2.19.
+Currently I'm working on importing new Linux drivers to the OSKit. "New" means simply to add more of the drivers existing in Linux 2.2.X that don't exist in the OSKit today.
+
+## <a name="Add_new_Linux_drivers_to_the_OSK"> </a> Add "new" Linux drivers to the OSKit
+
+To test any of the work in this project you first need to upgrade the OSKit to Linux 2.2.22 using my patches below.
+
+<table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0">
+ <tr>
+ <th bgcolor="#99CCCC"><strong>Part</strong></th>
+ <th bgcolor="#99CCCC"><strong>Brief description</strong></th>
+ <th bgcolor="#99CCCC"><strong>DIFF</strong></th>
+ <th bgcolor="#99CCCC"><strong>Date</strong></th>
+ </tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td> 2.2.22-NET </td>
+ <td> Adds more Linux NIC drivers </td>
+ <td>   </td>
+ <td>   </td>
+ </tr>
+</table>
+
+# <a name="Previous_Project_s_"> Previous Project(s) </a>
## <a name="Upgrade_OSKit_Linux_drivers"> </a> Upgrade OSKit Linux drivers
+The OSKit itslef is currently at Linux version 2.2.12 for most of its drivers. The objective of this project was to upgrade from 2.2.12 to 2.2.22.
+
The first patch brings the drivers up to version 2.2.13, it also includes some [[Mach/UsefulOskitPatches]].
**_Note:_**
@@ -22,7 +45,7 @@ The first patch brings the drivers up to version 2.2.13, it also includes some [
1. The patches are cummulative, i.e., you only need one.
2. The patches only upgrade existing OSKit drivers, they don't add support for new ones.
-The second statement is important since the corresponding Linux patches **do** add new drivers. I too will add [many of] them, but not at this stage.
+The second statement is important since the corresponding Linux patches **do** add new drivers.
<table border="1" cellpadding="1" cellspacing="0">
<tr>
@@ -85,6 +108,12 @@ The second statement is important since the corresponding Linux patches **do** a
<td><a href="http://gnufans.org/joachim/hurd/patch-oskit-linux-2.2.21.diff.gz" target="_top">patch-oskit-linux-2.2.21.diff.gz</a></td>
<td> Nov 5, 2002 </td>
</tr>
+ <tr>
+ <td> 2.2.22 </td>
+ <td> Upgrade from Linux 2.2.12 to 2.2.22 </td>
+ <td><a href="http://gnufans.org/joachim/hurd/patch-oskit-linux-2.2.22.diff.gz" target="_top">patch-oskit-linux-2.2.22.diff.gz</a></td>
+ <td> Nov 5, 2002 </td>
+ </tr>
</table>
Testing against [[Mach/OskitMach]] is currently a real hassle. Fortunately I found [an older **stable** oskit-mach](http://gnufans.org/joachim/hurd/oskit-mach-2002-06-22.tgz) (before Roland messed up the GDT's) -- dated June 2002.