Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 20 Jun 2002 00:52:59 +0200 | From | Dave Jones <> | Subject | Re: Need IDE Taskfile Access |
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On Wed, Jun 19, 2002 at 06:43:57PM -0400, Scott Tillman wrote: > I'm working with a group of people in an effort to get Linux running on the > XBox. The XBox uses a set of security PIO commands to restrict access to > the IDE drive, requiring a 32 byte password to be delivered before sector > access is allowed. > > Another comment/question (related to XBox support): > As part of this effort the xbox-linux team has coded support for the XBox's > proprietary partitioning and it's new filesystem. This code (and any > further kernel support code) has been developed for the 2.4.18 kernel, and > we have no desire to port it to 2.5.x unless there is some hope of it's > adoption. Could I get an official decision on whether this code might be > adopted if made available to the 2.5.x kernel?
I wonder about the legality of including such a port in the mainline kernel. The IDE restriction sounds like it definitly comes under the 'circumventing an access control' clause of the DMCA.
Dave
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