Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2015 23:28:37 +0000 (UTC) From: Dan Mahoney <dmahoney@isc.org> To: Adrian Chadd <adrian@freebsd.org> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Comtrol Rocketport drivers? Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1501012301080.99483@bikeshed.isc.org> In-Reply-To: <CAJ-Vmo=EMidxEqMDF66s49C3mECP%2BApP%2BNdCBWZE1Bq7JY3LdA@mail.gmail.com> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1412310358250.27135@bikeshed.isc.org> <CAJ-Vmo=EMidxEqMDF66s49C3mECP%2BApP%2BNdCBWZE1Bq7JY3LdA@mail.gmail.com>
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On Thu, 1 Jan 2015, Adrian Chadd wrote: > On 30 December 2014 at 20:02, Dan Mahoney <dmahoney@isc.org> wrote: > > Hey all, > > > > We use rocketports quite a bit around the office. We've largely been > > replacing them with USB-based devices, but they're still functional and it > > seems a shame to throw working kit away. > > > > I notice support for these rocketport boards stopped in 7.x. Did the > > kernel just diverge too much, or was there some other reason support was > > dropped? (i.e. closed-source driver, etc?). > > > > If there's a better mailing list to ack on (-hackers?) please let me know. > > A lack of hardware and a lack of developer interest. > > I'm sure you could find someone to pay to update the rocketport driver > for stable/10 and head. :-P If it's a case of "you just need the hardware to make sure the existing code works", let me know and I'll figure out where to send it, or I can get a devbox online for someone. As far as paying someone, I don't know how many hours of work this is, or what API/ABI changes are required between 7.x and 10.x, but I'm open to hearing it (off-list, please). -Dan -
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