Re: ALIX specific kernel

Hi Erich;

Am Dienstag, 15. März 2016, 16:38:15 schrieb Erich Titl:
> Hi KP
> 
> Am 15.03.2016 um 16:17 schrieb kp kirchdoerfer:
> ...
> 
> > Hi Erich;
> > 
> > what's the difference between the alix specific kernel and the geode
> > kernel?
> Tha ALIX kernel has just one single PATA adapter. All the other storage
> drivers are absent.
> 
> > Will the difference justify a seperate image?
> 
> Maybe not. I _believe_ that the majority of our users don't really rely
> on too much diversity in their hardware. In the past we used to have
> general purpose hardware, mostly obsolete PC's which would run a real
> zoo of different network cards. Nowadays we either have SoCs or SBCs
> with a limitied choice of add-ons. I don't know enough about our users,
> I would guess a big majority are using some ALIX and APU boards, some
> use sophisticated multy processor machines. I myself am still restricted
> to a few old WRAPs lying around, they are sufficient for my purposes. I
> would love to see some statistics.
> 
> So If you feel those two images are not worth the trouble, that is fine
> with me. It is more a proof of concept than anything else.

Just to be clear I don't argue against a seperate WRAP image, until it's 
proofed to be outdated by download stats.
But I'm questioning seperate images for ALIX and Geode.

kp

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