Date: Mon, 21 Jul 1997 10:50:21 +0930 (CST) From: Michael Smith <msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au> To: marko@ki.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de (Marko Schuetz) Cc: msmith@atrad.adelaide.edu.au, marko@kiste-5.ki.informatik.uni-frankfurt.de, pw@snoopy.mv.com, freebsd-mobile@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: polling in sio.c Message-ID: <199707210120.KAA19795@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> In-Reply-To: <199707170936.TAA28636@genesis.atrad.adelaide.edu.au> from Marko Schuetz at "Jul 17, 97 11:36:40 am"
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Marko Schuetz stands accused of saying: > > I have a laptop running the PAO kernel, only because from the > documentation I had it seemed to be the only way to get support for > apm and pccards. Is this not correct? No. > If not then what exactly is the difference between PAO and non-PAO > kernels? Their kernel contains their extra code. This affects the APM interface, the PCCARD interface, and some drivers. > What are those devices supported by PAO which are not supported by > the mainstream kernel? I would suggest reading their patches to see what their current state of play is, and/or visiting their webpage. On the whole, the basic stuff is covered by the standard kernel. There is a shortage of time and resources when it comes to integrating the Nomads' code into the base system. > Marko -- ]] Mike Smith, Software Engineer msmith@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] Genesis Software genesis@gsoft.com.au [[ ]] High-speed data acquisition and (GSM mobile) 0411-222-496 [[ ]] realtime instrument control. (ph) +61-8-8267-3493 [[ ]] Unix hardware collector. "Where are your PEZ?" The Tick [[
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