Re: [Expert] ETA on Kernel 2.6.18?

[Thomas Backlund]

Jim C. skrev:
> > we are holding of most kernel updates until Cooker gets fully unfrozen 
> > again, so that 2007 Release tree will have complete 2.6.17.* sets ...
> >
> > And the work Danny has to do to get a *mm* 2.6.17 updated into 2.6.18 
> > is _huge_, so it can take a while...
> >
> > I have a *tmb* 2.6.18 set ready, but I havent released it yet as it 
> > took  almost a month to get the last mirror mess sorted out, so I dont 
> > want to risk it...
> > But if you wait a while, they'll show up...
> > As for the media drivers you want, are you sure the *tmb* and *mm* 
> > kernels does not already have it ?
> > We have a media tree from a 2.6.18-rcX
>
> I'm looking for built-in drivers for the pcHDTV 5500 which according to 
> the site were going to be built into the 2.6.18 kernel.  So I don't 
> know, but I doubt it. I can always us a vanilla kernel for now I 
> suppose, if I can find a good .config for it.

I just checked the patch...

We have it supported (the patch is from 2.6.18-rc3-git7), and that card 
is supported by the cx88xx module...

so just go ahead and try it out...

--
Thomas