Messages in this thread |  | | | From | (david parsons) | | Subject | Re: New pre-2.0.31 patches.. | | Date | 5 Aug 1997 06:42:14 -0700 |
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In article <linux.kernel.199708050952.LAA05225@boole.fs100.suse.de>, Dr. Werner Fink <werner@suse.de> wrote: >>> A few other small points about pre3. >> >> 1. The pci.h/3c59x patches were not added. This fixed my 'Unrecognized >> pci hardware' problem. Find it at >> http://www.linuxhq.com/patch/20-p0542.html >> >> 2. Could it be that the wrong menuconfig patch was added? The pre2 and >> pre3 have different linux/scripts/Menuconfig patches, and the pre3 causes >> 'make zImage' to go back into 'make config'. The expr patch successfully >> now allows integer changes. No .config is created. >> >> 3. Are the 'filename.c needs config but has not included config file' >> going to be removed? >> >> 4. Larry M. Augustin's (lma@varesearch.com) memdetect patch was not >> added. This succeeded in recognizing my 96meg box. I don't see it on >> linuxhq now, but the 2.0.30 patch worked great. > >This last one works for YOU but breaks one OTHER systems the memory >detection.
I'm curious; what other systems does it break? I don't use lma's memory patch myself (having a far superior one that I authored), but since the largest difference between his and mine is that he uses int15,ah=c7, it shouldn't be failing on other systems.
____ david parsons \bi/ my patch is in a commercial product running on several \/ hundred av firewall machines; no horrible failures yet.
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