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devel-digest            Monday, May 3 1999            Volume 02 : Number 158

In this issue:

    patch-2.2.6-rmk1.gz
    Newer binutils
    Re: Newer binutils
    Re: Newer binutils
    Armmodems, was : unknow host system type

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Date: Sun, 2 May 1999 12:03:54 +0100 (BST)
From: Russell King - ARM Linux Admin <[email-masked]>
Subject: patch-2.2.6-rmk1.gz

Hi All,

Here's the first non-pre patch for 2.2.6.

Things changed:

 * ISA IRQs and ISA DMAs start at 0
 * LEDs stuff re-worked
 * CONFIG_ADDIN_FOOTBRIDGE stuff should now be closer to compiling
 * ether3 driver updated
 * various architecture timer stuff updated for synchronised clocks
 * __ioremap included on all 32-bit architectures
 * nwfpe updated with Phil's patch + user access bug fixed
 * a few warnings fixed
 * various configuration option helps updated
 * tulip driver reverted to v0.90

Enjoy!
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Date: Sun, 2 May 1999 15:41:58 +0100 (GMT)
From: Alex Holden <[email-masked]>
Subject: Newer binutils

Do binutils releases later than 2.9.1.0.19a work okay on ARM?
(the most recent appears to be binutils-2.9.1.0.24)
Have the problems with elf sections been fixed in later versions?

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Date: Sun, 02 May 1999 19:39:35 +0000
From: Ralph Siemsen <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Newer binutils

Alex Holden wrote:
> 
> Do binutils releases later than 2.9.1.0.19a work okay on ARM?
> (the most recent appears to be binutils-2.9.1.0.24)
> Have the problems with elf sections been fixed in later versions?

According to Scott's page at www.netwinder.org/~scottb/tools.html, the
current binutils is based on 2.9.1.0.23... does this help?

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Date: Sun, 2 May 1999 21:06:18 +0100 (GMT)
From: Alex Holden <[email-masked]>
Subject: Re: Newer binutils

On Sun, 2 May 1999, Ralph Siemsen wrote:
> According to Scott's page at www.netwinder.org/~scottb/tools.html, the
> current binutils is based on 2.9.1.0.23... does this help?

Okay, I'll give 2.9.1.0.24 a whirl tonight, and hope it doesn't blow up ;)

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Date: Mon, 03 May 1999 00:23:56 +100
From: "<\"Arent_Kits_van_Heijningen[106016.3614]\""<[email-masked]>
Subject: Armmodems, was : unknow host system type

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Andrew

Some time ago you mentioned the
possibility of a build-in modem
reappearing on the 'winders

May I chime in here to propose you to
seize the opportunity to go for a
fully ARM-based 'winder (really
low-power !) ?
Currently there are low-power PCMCIA
modem and networking cards available
wich are based on ARM chipsets
Perhaps you can get hold of these
chips and incorporate them in the next
generation of 'winders 

Also I got hold of this article on
the Net :

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