From: <mi...@us...> - 2003-08-05 15:39:31
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Update of /cvsroot/xbox-linux/kernel In directory sc8-pr-cvs1:/tmp/cvs-serv1738 Modified Files: README.xbox Log Message: added some words about what the patches do Index: README.xbox =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/xbox-linux/kernel/README.xbox,v retrieving revision 1.17 retrieving revision 1.18 diff -u -d -r1.17 -r1.18 --- README.xbox 29 Jul 2003 10:33:16 -0000 1.17 +++ README.xbox 5 Aug 2003 15:37:23 -0000 1.18 @@ -272,7 +272,7 @@ CVS SYNCMAIL ************ -CVS is configured to send all repository changes to the xbox-linux-devel +CVS is configured to send all repository changes to the xbox-linux-cvs mailing list. The following text is taken from the official sourceforge CVS synmail @@ -289,6 +289,20 @@ SourceForge.net does not provide the means to remove posts from mailing list archives; once a commit message appears in list archives, it will always appear in those archives. Proceed with caution." + + +INSIDE THE XBOX PATCHES +*********************** + +The Xbox has at least the following problems so it doesn't run the Linux +kernel very well: +* the PCI bug: reading from 0:0:1 freezes the machine +* the timer: it is off by 6% +* the shutdown/reboot sequence: it's incompatible +The current kernel detects the Xbox by its 0:0:0 PCI device ID and sets +machine_is_xbox to 1. The PCI, timer and shutdown/reboot patches will +be applied then. This means that a Linux kernel with Xbox support will +still work on a PC without any differences. PROBLEMS |