Jeff, Could you send me the driver and I will give it a go if I get time before I go skiing, otherwise I will do it as soon as I get back. That was I can spend time on the i2c_nscacb driver instead of duplicating your effort. David On Thursday 01 April 2004 23:33, Jeff Oliver wrote: > I already have the driver compiling clean...after spending a day with > the conversion document and the old 2.4 driver. I have not yet tested > it since I dont have my hardware yet. I can send you guys the driver if > you'd like to check it out and play with it. I'm going on vacation as > well, and hope to have hardware when I get back late next week. > > I've been working against the stock 2.6.4 kernel. Moving to a newer > kernel can be done when the first port is verified. > > Jeff Oliver > > P.S. Can I be added to the mailing list as well? > > David Goodenough wrote: > >On Thursday 01 April 2004 20:30, Jean Delvare wrote: > >>>I searched through the mail archives and found that the LM87 chip had > >>>no plans to convert to the 2.6 kernel at the moment. First I wanted > >>>to get an update on that status, and second, I'm going to be using it > >>>on a project im working on, so if there is nothing ported at the > >>>moment, I'll probably end up porting it myself. Actually, the port is > >>>in progress, unfortunately, I don't have my hardware to test it out on > >>>yet. The driver porting directions have been very helpful on getting > >>>started on the conversion. > >> > >>Two other persons have deplored the lack of support of the LM87 in > >>Linux 2.6, I just invited them into this thread ;) > >> > >>I invite you to work together so as not to waste your time and instead > >>share your forces on porting the driver. I think David was wanting to > >>port the driver as well, while Chris was "only" wanting to test it once > >>done. > >> > >>If you have questions while porting the driver, just ask on this list. > >> > >>Once the port is considered ready, post it here in the form of a patch > >>against the latest -mm kernel, and we (most likely I) will review it. > >> > >>Thanks. > > > >I am going to do some work on this next week (I am going skiing, and I > > will do this in the evening). I hope to come back with something that at > > least compiles cleanly. I will not have the kit to test with me on the > > trip, but I will start testing when I get back. I have no idea now well > > connected I will be next week, so if I hit a problem it may have to wait > > until I return. > > > >I am working against a Debianised 2.6.4 kernel in the first instance, > >I will move to a later one when I have done the basic conversion. > > > >David > > > >BTW, I am still only getting mail that is explictly addressed to me, not > > mail that is for the list in general > > Disclaimer: The information contained in this transmission, including any > attachments, may contain confidential information of Matsushita Avionics > Systems Corporation. This transmission is intended only for the use of the > addressee(s) listed above. Unauthorized review, dissemination or other use > of the information contained in this transmission is strictly prohibited. > If you have received this transmission in error or have reason to believe > you are not authorized to receive it, please notify the sender by return > email and promptly delete the transmission
