Re: NetBSD WWW feedback from khelben@telia.com (fwd)

[Andreas <aw...@sw...>]

Hello Bj=F6rn

Bj=F6rn Johansson wrote:

> Klaus Heinz wrote about NetBSD WWW feedback from kh...@te...:
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>> Bj=F6rn Johansson wrote:
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>>> What I really need to know is if it's possible to port this to
>>> PPC architecture? I'm not a coder myself, just a Linux user.
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>> I would say it's certainly possible to create a Linux driver out of th=
e
>> NetBSD driver. The main piece of work will probably be to write the
>> necessary functions to let the rest of the Linux kernel use the driver.
>> The NetBSD part of the driver will not be directly usable for this
>> because the inner workings of the NetBSD and Linux kernel are differen=
t.
>> But someone who knows Linux sound drivers should be able to use the
>> NetBSD driver as a base for the development.
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>>> I personally don't know much about NetBSD, but as I've understood
>>> it, there doesn't exist a NetBSD PPC port, right?
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>> NetBSD has been running on PowerPC machines for a very long time. Ther=
e
>> is even NetBSD/amigappc but as far I know the main developer lost his
>> machine and thus it has not been in a usable state for some time.
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>>> Bj=F6rn Johansson "Debian rocks!!"
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>> NetBSD as well :-)
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>> Regards,
>>      Klaus Heinz
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> Hi!
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> I've had a discussion with Klaus Heinz at NetBSD, and he thinks it's
> possible to port the Repulse sounddriver to PPC. Now I want to know if =
there
> is anyone in the LinuxAPUS community which is willing to do this. Any
> volunteers?

Maybe you should better post that on -apus-devel, but I guess that everyo=
ne is
reading both lists anyway.

So, why don't you have a go at it yourself. I am
sure you will learn a lot about the linux kernel itself. There are some g=
ood
documents out there, or you may also consider buying a book, for instance
"understanding the linux kernel" (o'reilly) though it is based on kernel
version 2.2 (at least the one I have, maybe theres a new one outthere
already). There has also been a book about writing linux device drivers, =
AFAIK
also o'reilly.

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Best wishes,
Andi