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Re: RedBoot for Intel IXP425 platform


On Fri, May 30, 2003 at 09:26:31AM +0800, eric_sy_huang@wneweb.com.tw wrote:

> After RedBoot booted, the followed linux kernel was loaded, and
> the ixp425_eth.o used by linux kernel to initial ethernet, and
> the ethernet function worked. Maybe I am innocent, but I
> think... since we have the ixp425_eth source code for linux
> kernel patch provided by Intel to handle non-PCI situation, can
> we port the source code to RedBoot to enable ethernet function?

In theory, yes.  How easy the port is depends a lot on the
design of the Linux ethernet driver.  Whether it gets done or
not depends on how badly somebody wants it.

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Grant Edwards
grante@visi.com

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