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On Tue, 12 Dec 2006, Zhang Weiwu wrote: |
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> Then, again it seems all 2.6 serial kernel are marked by package.mask |
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> - sys-kernel/vanilla-sources-2.6.19 (masked by: package.mask) |
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> # Gustavo Zacarias <gustavoz@g.o> |
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> # We mask core 2.6 stuff to avoid bootstrap issues |
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> Do people on this list use 2.6 kernel? |
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Yes. My first guess is that /etc/make.profile on your system is pointing |
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to a kernel 2.4 profile (i.e. |
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/usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/sparc/sparc64/2006.0/2.4) If this is |
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the case, change it to point to something like |
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/usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/sparc/sparc64/2006.0 or |
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/usr/portage/profiles/default-linux/sparc/sparc64/2006.1 |
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For 2.6 kernels, gentoo-sources is the suggested package as it will |
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contain fixes that vanilla-sources won't. |
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> I currently have two problems related to kernel that made me wish to try |
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> 2.6 |
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> I. the RAID bus controller "VIA Technologies, Inc. VT6421 IDE RAID |
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> Controller" do not work even if all IDE controller drivers are |
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> compiled as module on 2.4.32-sparc-r2 sparc-sources kernel. I |
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> hope by installing new kernel there will be better driver |
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> support and thus is looking forward to install new kernel |
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2.6 has been better at handling non-Sun PCI devices than 2.4 was. I'd |
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suggest trying 2.6 to see if this resolves the issue. |
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> II. the keyboard sucks |
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What type of system are you using here? Blade 100, 150, 1000 or 2000 |
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should work fine with USB input (since its the only input system on those |
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models). Make sure you have USB HID support enabled in the USB driver |
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section. Also, if you are using a USB keyboard in either 2.4 or 2.6, make |
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sure /etc/conf.d/keymaps uses an x86 style keymap (i.e. us) rather than |
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the default sunkeymap or another Sun keyboard specific keymap. |
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Cheers, |
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Jason Wever |
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Gentoo/Sparc Team Co-Lead |
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