linux-2.6.10

[Joseph E. Sacco, Ph.D.]

I downloaded, built, and installed linux-2.6.10. 

For a config file,  I started with the pmac_defconfig and added:

*  the nVidia RIVA support as a module along with its DDC support,
*  some additional ALSA sound stuff
	<M> Sequencer support
        <M> OSS Mixer API
	<M> OSS PCm API
	<*> OSS Sequencer API  

I discovered a name change in the mount command for the USB file system
that required a modification of /etc/rc.sysinit

        diff -c rc.sysinit rc.sysinit-
        *** rc.sysinit  2004-12-25 16:38:27.000000000 -0500
        --- rc.sysinit- 2004-12-04 12:09:49.000000000 -0500
        ***************
        *** 211,217 ****
          fi
           
          if [ $usb = 1 -a ! -f /proc/bus/usb/devices ]; then
        !     action $"Mounting USB filesystem: "  mount -t usbfs none
        /proc/bus/usb
          fi
           
          needusbstorage=
        --- 211,217 ----
          fi
           
          if [ $usb = 1 -a ! -f /proc/bus/usb/devices ]; then
        !     action $"Mounting USB filesystem: "  mount -t usbdevfs
        usbdevfs /proc/bus/usb
          fi
           
          needusbstorage=
    
[ignore the line wrapping].



Initial observations
-------------------
* Riva frame buffer implementation is still broken
	- modprobe rivafb fails
* ALSA sound works with things like XMMS and Xine
* KDE sound still hisses badly.


-Joseph


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