Re: [Gnewsense-dev] Re: linux-image-2.6.32.1-libre-lemote and -2.6.31.8-libre2-lemote

[Karl Goetz]

On Fri, 18 Dec 2009 10:32:42 -0500
Daniel Clark <address@hidden> wrote:

> Karl Goetz wrote:
> > On Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:43:22 -0200
> > Alexandre Oliva <address@hidden> wrote:
> > 
> >> On Dec 15, 2009, Alexandre Oliva <address@hidden> wrote:
> >>
> >>> It is now time to announce 2.6.32.1-libre and 2.6.31.8-libre2.
> >>> Corresponding gNewSense/mipsel (Lemote Yeeloong) [...]
> >>> are underway.
> >> They're now available from the apt repository at
> >>
> >> deb http://linux-libre.fsfla.org/pub/linux-libre/lemote/gnewsense
> >> metad main
> >>
> >> Once you set it up in sources.list, you'll be able to do:
> >>
> >> # apt-get install linux-image-2.6.31.8-libre2-lemote \
> >>                   linux-image-2.6.32.1-libre-lemote
> >>
> >> Now, beware: 2.6.32.* kernels require you to add machtype=8.9 in
> >> the boot command line in order to deal with lemote yeeloong laptops
> >> properly, as in, reporting battery, powering off, and probably
> >> more.
> >>
> > 
> > Will this compile cleanly for ia32/amd64? If yes I'll build a kernel
> > from that source :)
> 
> It's from lemote's rt4ls git branch I believe - I wouldn't use the
> same source for non-yeeloong if it's avoidable.

Ah, ok. I'll steer clear of it then. :)
kk

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