Subject: Re: How many pc532 still running ...
To: Phil Nelson <philnelson@home.com>
From: Eyal Lebedinsky <eyal@eyal.emu.id.au>
List: port-pc532
Date: 12/17/2001 22:19:49
Phil Nelson wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> 
>   It is now to the point that for the pc532 port to continue
> some effort is needed to get gcc and the system working
> correctly.  Before this effort is taken, I'd really like to
> know how many people would really like this to happen.
> 
>   Please answer the following questions for me.  I'll send
> a summary of the answers to this list next week.
> 
>   a) Do you have a running pc532?  (If more than 1, how many?)
>      If yes, is it (are they) running NetBSD?
Yes. 1. Yes NetBSD but still has minix bootable.

>   b) Would it cause you a big problem if NetBSD-1.5 was the last
>      NetBSD version that supported the pc532?
No. Maintaining 1.5.? should be fine.

>   c) Would you be willing to invest some time to bring the pc532
>      port up to -current and be ready for 1.6?
Maybe. I am way too busy at work, but would like to make some time
for this kind of fun.

>      (A full working cross compile system might make this a lot
>      easier and much less time to get things working.)
What host system is suitable? NetBSD of course, but my main machine
is Linux - is it easy to set up for this? Or else I can put together
a NetBSD machine early next year when I next do the next upgrade/shift.

>   d) Any other comments you would like to make?
I still do not have the 4MB SIMMS working even after modding the mobo
as instructed on the list. Any comments/help welcome.

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