Re: [Ps2hacking-devel] No source!

[YAEGASHI T. <t...@ke...>]

Hi,

In the article <200...@ke...>,
YAEGASHI Takeshi <t...@ke...> wrote:

> I've noticed that sources of some kernel modules are not provided by
> PS2 Linux kit.  They include:
> 
> 	/lib/modules/2.2.1_ps2/misc/ps2cdvd.o
> 	/lib/modules/2.2.1_ps2/misc/ps2mc.o
> 	/lib/modules/2.2.1_ps2/misc/ps2pad.o
> 	/lib/modules/2.2.1_ps2/misc/ps2sd.o
> 	/lib/modules/2.2.1_t10000/misc/ps2cdvd.o
> 	/lib/modules/2.2.1_t10000/misc/ps2mc.o
> 	/lib/modules/2.2.1_t10000/misc/ps2pad.o
> 	/lib/modules/2.2.1_t10000/misc/ps2sd.o
> 
> They are owned by kernel-modules-2.2.1_ps2-6 package and its SRPM has
> only tar'ed binaries.  It also has other binaries obviously under GPL,
> which may become the license problem.
> 
> This means that we cannot get the specs for some important devices.
> I'm afraid that this could discourage people's effort to port another
> kernel (including the latest Linux, BSD, eCos) to PS2 here and there.
> 
> I suppose there are more files without source in the kit.  I asked
> SCEI about this issue, hope I can get the answer in Monday.

I compeltely forget to report the particulars to this list.

I received the answer by mail from SCEI at June 29.  They admit there
are some kernel modules without sources in the PS2 Linux kit, and they
have no plan to release the sources.

As a result we won't have any CD dirve, memory card, controller, sound
devices on the new kernel.  This doesn't mean our effort is useless
immediately, but I'm sorry about that.

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YAEGASHI Takeshi <t...@ke...> <ta...@ya...>