Subject: Re: 2.0 upgrade
To: Alex Pelts <alexp@broadcom.com>
From: Claudio Leiva S <cleiva@mindspring.com>
List: port-cobalt
Date: 03/08/2005 11:09:31
Thanks, that will be nice, and let us know.


Claudio Leiva
Las Vegas, Nevada
USA
http://nv4x4.no-ip.org/claudio





----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Alex Pelts" <alexp@broadcom.com>
To: "Claudio Leiva S" <cleiva@mindspring.com>
Cc: <port-cobalt@netbsd.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 10:30 AM
Subject: Re: 2.0 upgrade


>I was not planning on recompiling 2.0 kernel mainly because each person 
> has different preferences on how to configure the kernel. My personal 
> preferences is to remove the things I don't use. I can however just make 
> GENERIC+lcd kernel to put on the restore cd.
> I am planning to release another set with the fix for the MAKEDEV bug as 
> soon as I can find and fix it.
> 
> Thanks,
> Alex
> 
> Claudio Leiva S wrote:
>> Hi Alex:
>> 
>> Are you planning to make a new ISO file with all the new changes like 
>> the lcd and stuff like that any soon??, thanks.
>> 
>> 
>> Claudio Leiva
>> Las Vegas, Nevada
>> USA
>> http://nv4x4.no-ip.org/claudio
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alex Pelts" <alexp@broadcom.com>
>> To: "Carsten Pache" <newsabo@gmx.info>
>> Cc: <port-cobalt@netbsd.org>
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2005 6:39 AM
>> Subject: Re: 2.0 upgrade
>> 
>> 
>>> If you did not recompile kernel and running GENERIC, it does not have 
>>> lcd driver enabled. Just enable it and recompile. You can also disable 
>>> devices which you dont use like SCSI and so on. Saves some memory.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Alex
>>>
>>>
>>> Carsten Pache wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Oh yes and the lcd panel driver is a part of 2.0. No need to apply 
>>>>> the patch.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Really? I upgraded my Qube II from 1.6.1 to 2.0 but after that the lcd
>>>> panel does not work anymore. Only a boot time I see the message
>>>> "Starting up", then it clears and shows nothing.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Does anyone have any performance impressions about 2.0 vs 1.6.2?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> My Qube now delivers files quicker than before (NetBSD 1.6.1: 1.700
>>>> kilobytes/sec, NetBSD 2.0: 2.500 kilobytes/sec (using Samba)).
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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