Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Old hardware (was Re: [PATCH] Prevent trident driver from grabbing pcnet32 hardware) | From | Lee Revell <> | Date | Thu, 12 Jan 2006 18:32:14 -0500 |
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On Thu, 2006-01-12 at 23:52 +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote: > On Thu, Jan 12, 2006 at 05:42:10PM -0500, Lee Revell wrote: > > On Thu, 2006-01-12 at 23:00 +0100, Adrian Bunk wrote: > > > CYBER5050 is discussed in ALSA bug #1293 (tester wanted). > > > > OK I set that bug to FEEDBACK, but it's open 5 months now and no > testers > > are forthcoming. I think if we don't find one as a result of this > > thread we can assume no one cares about this hardware anymore. > > The majority of Linux users doesn't read linux-kernel... > > We might find users after the OSS driver is deprecated in a released > kernel, or perhaps some months after it's removed from the kernel. > > This would match my current experiences regarding my suggested > removal > of some OSS drivers.
While we're on the topic, what *is* the best place to solicit hardware donations for purposes of driver development?
I ask because the snd-nm256 driver is one that we know users have, but the ALSA driver has never worked (sound OK but the machine frequently locks up IIRC, see ALSA bug #305), and the device has been unavailable for years. Basically these users are screwed if we can't get a hardware sample, but I think that might mean someone has to give us a whole laptop.
Lee
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