From 633f626a00f38589e3eec10907e92f4a9c3eefa9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joachim Nilsson Date: Thu, 7 Nov 2002 05:38:39 +0000 Subject: none --- Hurd/JoachimNilssonHurdPage.mdwn | 24 ++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) (limited to 'Hurd/JoachimNilssonHurdPage.mdwn') diff --git a/Hurd/JoachimNilssonHurdPage.mdwn b/Hurd/JoachimNilssonHurdPage.mdwn index 4002470b..aa0fa32e 100644 --- a/Hurd/JoachimNilssonHurdPage.mdwn +++ b/Hurd/JoachimNilssonHurdPage.mdwn @@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ # Introduction -This page is a simple project page for me. I use it to keep track of things concerning the Hurd. If you wish to comment do so in [[TWiki/GoodStyle]], preferably at the bottom of this topic. +This page serves as a simple project page for me. I use it to list my personal Hurd related projects. If you wish to comment on my lack of progrss, do so in [[TWiki/GoodStyle]], preferably at the bottom of this page. # Current Project @@ -36,16 +36,14 @@ To test any of the work in this project you first need to upgrade the OSKit to L ## 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 OSKit itslef is currently at Linux version 2.2.12 for most of its drivers. The objective of this project was to upgrade to 2.2.22. -The first patch brings the drivers up to version 2.2.13, it also includes some [[Mach/UsefulOskitPatches]]. +The first patch brings the Linux drivers up to version 2.2.13, it also includes some [[Mach/UsefulOskitPatches]]. **_Note:_** 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. +2. The patches only upgrade existing OSKit drivers, they don't add support for new ones. Unlike the corresponding Linux patches. @@ -116,17 +114,19 @@ The second statement is important since the corresponding Linux patches **do** a
-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. +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) that I can use for testing. # Future Work -1. _Try to enable GNUmach to use the [[FreeBSD]] drivers in the OSKit_
I have now looked into this. The [[FreeBSD]] PCI related drivers are initialized from the [[FreeBSD]] PCI probe. GNUmach uses the Linux PCI stuff and hence it would not be done easily. -2. Port a simple DHCP client. -3. Use the sound drivers in the OSKit -- port a useful sound daemon. -4. I want to get SMP working with OSKit-mach. +1. Add support for my [[RealTek]] 8139 - testing has begun using the 8139too.c and rtl819.c drivers from Linux 2.2.20 - as well as the [latest work by Donald Becker](http://www.scyld.com/network/rtl8139.html). +2. Add support for my ATA-100 controller to the OSKit - using [And� Hedricks ATA-100 patches](http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/hedrick/ide-2.2.20/). +3. _Try to enable GNUmach to use the [[FreeBSD]] drivers in the OSKit_
I have now looked into this. The [[FreeBSD]] PCI related drivers are initialized from the [[FreeBSD]] PCI probe. GNUmach uses the Linux PCI stuff and hence it would not be done easily. +4. Port a simple DHCP client. +5. Use the sound drivers in the OSKit -- port a useful sound daemon. +6. I want to get SMP working with OSKit-mach. ---- -Feel free to contact me if you have any comments or suggestions. -- [[Main/JoachimNilsson]] - 1 Nov 2002 +Feel free to contact me if you have any comments or suggestions. -- [[Main/JoachimNilsson]] - Nov 7th 2002 # Comments -- cgit v1.2.3