RE: 2 Ethernet port operating in a PPC405EP system

Hi,

I really do not know what happened about MediaMVP, could you mind giving
me a review?

Thanks.

Best regards,
Lo Chun Chung

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From: Otto Solares [mailto:solca@guug.org]=0D
Sent: Thursday, 31 August, 2006 2:23 AM
To: Chun Chung Lo
Cc: linuxppc-embedded@ozlabs.org
Subject: Re: 2 Ethernet port operating in a PPC405EP system


On Wed, Aug 30, 2006 at 09:17:20PM +0800, Chun Chung Lo wrote:

I know my source code is vert old. But since there are lots of=0D
applications developed base on this 2 sets of source code, if the=0D
kernel and U-Boot needs to change, the above applications (tons of=0D
codes) also need to revise ... (lots of multimedia players, drivers,=0D
and other supporting tools). My team cannot afford such great change.
=0D
So I say "update is not recommended" ...

Hopefully your product will say:

"buy this product is not recommended" :)

Don't repeat the same mistake as the MediaMVP, it uses the same
processor and same kernel version, it sucks badly...

-otto

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On Thu, Aug 31, 2006 at 08:54:19AM +0800, Chun Chung Lo wrote:

Hi,

Hi.

I really do not know what happened about MediaMVP, could you mind giving
me a review?

Sure, the problem with the MediaMVP is that it ships with a real old
and buggy kernel (specially the NIC driver) and with propietary kernel
modules, so you can't really upgrade the kernel.

I was succesful in booting a 2.6 kernel but without drivers for the
special hw I lost interest.

So I really hate vendors shipping buggy old kernels, that's all. :)

-otto